Two-time Canadian Country Music Awards nominated recording artist, songwriter, and philanthropist Ryan Laird is recognized for his Canadian Top 10 radio and CMT music video hit song, “I’m Your Man”, followed by consecutive Top 40 radio charting songs. His live shows are not to be missed, with his blend of entertaining showmanship, storytelling and virtuoso guitar playing. He’s toured extensively as the exclusive opening artist on international superstar Alan Jackson, Dierks Bentley and Terri Clark tours and was originally discovered via a huge Nashville Music Row billboard asking Taylor Swift to produce his album - which led to becoming an original “Highway Find” on Sirius Satellite XM Radio's popular station "The Highway." Laird has headlined BiggerThanThat! youth empowerment concerts to over 300, 000 youth in North American schools. Ryan is often described as the Ed Sheeran of country music, with a big Keith Urban flare!

We LOVE music because #MUSICMATTERS, and we love #MusicsJourney.  Listening to music is unlike any other experience, but you knew that.  When you're listening to a piece of music it awakens something inside you that's hard to put into words. The music experience can be different for everyone by evoking emotions that create strong images, beliefs, and excitement, love to pain or sadness, or even anger. The same can be true of podcasts, which many listeners will find to be a unique combination of soothing and addictive. So why not mesh the two? A good music podcast will not only add weight to your perception of an artist, a song, or beat but allow you to engage in a whole new way to the songs you love and know in an hour or less.  We will be talking to your favorite artists from living legends to the new artists in the world of music. Music is a way of expression for so many songwriters.  Feelings of being an outsider or feelings of not quite fitting in might be a songwriter's catalyst for great lyrics. Topics will include songwriting, influences, why music helped an artist to connect to the lyrics that create a human life interest story.  Human interest stories might be about overcoming depression, a tragedy or loss, mental health, addictions, or the love of writing, so let's dive in. Every artist has a vice or weakness just like you and me.  Let's face it, we are all the same in one way or another.  Lyrics tie us all together, that's why a certain song can have such an impact on your life.  Lyrics can move you in ways as nothing else can.  Talking about subjects that might be painful, hard, or not easily shared is what you will get in this podcast.  The stories behind the songs. No matter what is happening in your life, there is a song that you can relate to.    It's time to break down the lyrics, share the artist's story, talk music, and their lives.

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