Emmy Ryan @ the Lookout House Concert Series

The finest folk music explores the personal and the political and Mparntwe/Alice Springs-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Emmy Ryan excels at exploring and detailing the complex terrain of both of those aspects of the genre.

Born and raised on Bundjalung and Wiradjuri Country in regional NSW, of Irish and Scottish heritage, Emmy is now based on Arrernte Country in the NT. In September 2024 she released her debut EP I Ain’t So Blue, a consummate collection of songs that have been shaped by the skies, seas, cities, mountains, plains, and deserts of her homes. The EP has received acclaim and airplay from community and commercial radio around the country, was the feature album on 8CCC Radio in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek in its release week, and has been featured on ABC Radio. Emmy has performed at Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Desert Song Festival, St Albans Folk Festival, the Australian Celtic Festival, and the Top Half Folk Festival, and has shared the stage with Jordie Lane, Maggie Rigby (the Maes), Lucy Wise, Gleny Rae Virus, and Michael Waugh.

Emmy's songs explore colonisation, climate change, capitalism, and love through a lens of emotive folk and languid country while also drifting seamlessly into jazz and soul territory. A line can be drawn to artists such as Paul Kelly, Tiny Ruins, Laura Marling and Sarah Blasko - all experts at stretching and morphing genre expectations into a sublime blend of traditional and contemporary song.

To check out Emmy's music online go to https://emmyryan.com/

Doors 7pm, music starts at 7:30pm. Light supper and snacks available.