A DRH Show? What?!

Apparently David Ryan Harris is scheduled to perform Wednesday October 10, 2007 at Loyola Marymount University. It's not been added to their events page as of yet, or to DRH's main page, but hopefully more info to come soon.

SOURCE: Pollstar

DRH Performing on the Cayamo Songwriters Cruise

Set Sail with many of today’s most critically acclaimed artists on a truly unique music experience, Cayamo: A Journey Through Song, February 4-10, 2008!

Confirmed lineup:
Lyle Lovett
Emmylou Harris
John Hiatt
Patty Griffin
Shawn Colvin
Brandi Carlile
Buddy Miller
Edwin McCain
Shawn Mullins
DAVID RYAN HARRIS
The Pat McGee Band
The Duhks
Danny Flowers
Josh Rouse
Ari Hest
Chris Janson
Oval Opus
Oakhurst
Beth Wood
Meghan Coffee
Patrick Davis
Brandon Young

DRH Hitting the High Seas

The Mayercraft Cruise Line-Up:

John Mayer
Brett Dennen
DJ Logic
Teddy Thompson

Recently Added:
The RM & GW Band (Robbie McIntosh & Geraint Watkins)
The Bomb Squad
David Ryan Harris
Bob Reynolds
Cooper

More artists soon!

Source: Mayercraft Cruise Message Board / tryjm

DRH in The Oregonian, 1997

DEBUT OF A JACK-OF-ALL-TEXTURES

by MARTY HUGHLEY of the Oregonian

Friday, September 12, 1997

Summary: David Ryan Harris mixes solid guitar chops with keen harmonic sense

Three years ago, when the Dionne Farris album ``Wild Seed -- Wild Flower'' was released but before its remarkable single ``I Know'' grew into the light of the Top 10, Farris was most readily identified by reference to her earlier work.

She'd been an ``extended family member'' of Arrested Development and had stamped ``Tennessee,'' the hip-hop group's breakthrough hit, with a distinctive gospel wail.

Similarly, the easiest reference point for David Ryan Harris is his contribution to Farris' hit. The ear-grabbing country-blues slide guitar that helped make the fusion of styles on ``I Know'' come across so convincingly was played by Harris, who also co-produced the album and was musical director for Farris' terrific touring band.

And, just as ``Wild Seed'' revealed a vibrant, wide-ranging talent, so does Harris' solo debut.

In the early '90s, Harris was part of a young Atlanta band called Follow For Now that echoed such bands as Fishbone and Living Colour in its hard-hitting fusion of funk, ska, thrash and progressive rock. But the group foundered, reportedly because of management problems. Harris has been working on his own music since before helping Farris with her project and eventually signed with 57, a new label led by Brendan O'Brien, Pearl Jam's producer and a fellow Atlantan.

The resulting album reflects a maturity of vision and a musical open-mindedness to match Harris' abundant guitar chops. He acknowledges as prime influences Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone, the Allman Brothers and Bad Brains. But while the album ranges from bluesy rockers to lushly poetic musings to pure pop pleasures, it finds a cohesive character through Harris' invitingly soulful voice and Wonder-fully keen harmonic sense.

Harris does so many things so well (writing, arranging, producing, performing all vocals and guitars and so on), it's hard to know where to start praising him. He's a jack-of-all-textures on guitar -- from the shimmering e-bow intro of ``Me and the Leaves'' to the acidic-freakout solo that climaxes ``It's All the Same'' -- but he specializes in beefy funk rhythm riffs as tasty as Brunswick stew.

While it's easy to get caught up in just the sound and the feeling, Harris turns a neat phrase or two, also. In ``Change,'' he chides those unwilling to challenge themselves: ``Well that old man's . . . is rotting in his favorite rocking chair/Hell and high water drop by, and they always find him there.'' And the album's should-be smash single, the gorgeous pop confection ``Six Feet off the Ground,'' turns on this romantically ebullient chorus: ``You make a psychedelic town out of a world with no color or sound/the way your kisses lift me six feet off the ground.''

If radio programmers aren't scared off by such an unclassifiable talent, Harris' career should lift off soon, too.


***Thanks to Furious Rose for submitting this review.

Want Him? Demand Him!

DRH Wants to Play...FOR YOU!

A repost of the DRH/Tiff bulletin:


Aug 10, 2007 3:05 PM
Subject: DAVID RYAN HARRIS ROCKS!!!
Body: ----------------- Bulletin Message -----------------
From: David Ryan Harris
Date: Aug 10, 2007 2:57 PM


Friends:

Happy Friday from DRH Headquarters. While I stew over the jealousy of DRH's recent aquisition (iPHONE!), I figured it would be a good time to let you all know of two huge things going down today in DRH world....

Go ahead and minimize this window. Go over and click on your iTunes link. If you don't have iTunes, you should either go to www.apple.com or just stop reading right now because I have no hope for you (but still have love for you). See that handy search box at the top of the music store? Type in "David Ryan Harris" and press enter. Lookie there. "The Bittersweet" is now available for you and all of your family, friends, enemies, pets, co-workers.. you get the idea... and our International Friends, don't think we forgot about you... the UK, Canada, Australia and Japan stores all have the album ready for you to purchase as well. It would be kind of sweet to rock the top 100 albums on iTunes with "The Bittersweet"... go download it now!

Now after hearing the CD, I'm sure you're wondering about the possibility of a tour, yes? Well... maybe is my answer. DRH would like to come play this beast for you is my answer. But DRH wants to come to YOU where YOU want him. We've got this delightful little tool on the myspace main page called Demand It where you can make your request for DRH to come play your city-- you never know, maybe he'll pack it up and come hit your town some time very soon! We don't know where you want him unless you get on it, so let us know. Feel free to send us a message after putting in your Demand It request on the main page to let us know of any tasty venues in your town... colleges, clubs, theaters, bring on the info! We'd love it.

And friends, would you do us a favor? Copy/paste this bad boy and repost it from your own myspace-- we need your help to spread the word about the album being available and the Demand It feature- tell your friends, post it everywhere, get it out there-- I want this to catch fire like those prisoners who make musicals and post them on You Tube.

THRILLER!
-tiff at davidryanharris dot com
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Email: see above, then translate into email friendly language