Ruth Wyand

Join us at The Lifesaving Station to listen to the amazing, acoustic sounds of Ruth Wyand.

6:30 - 9:30 PM @ The LIFESAVING STATION

Demonstrating guitar virtuosity Ruth will take you on a journey of American Root Guitar. Featuring Ruth's fingerstyle arrangements of songs by Duke Ellington, Duane Allman, Leo Kottke, Scott Joplin, and also several of her originals.

Being diversified is Ruth Wyand’s specialty. Ruth plays a mix of Americana, jazz, blues, folk, and country with a portion of Piedmont picking and bluegrass clawhammer thrown in. Her songwriting is universal, using a melting pot of styles with lyrics that are timeless, relatable, emotionally resonant, sometimes witty, sometimes serious but always human and genuine.

Ruth presents a mixture of originals with poignant lyrics as well as well-crafted instrumental arrangements of classics ranging from Doc Watson, Etta Baker, Jimi Hendrix, Leo Kottke to Thelonious Monk and Nina Simone. Each song, no matter how different, has a firm Ruth Wyand stamp of style on it.

“Wyand’s shows and recordings demonstrate some serious guitar playing and passionate singing. She also displays a sense of humor that ranges from the rather subtle to practically in your face. That being said, she will bring a smile to your face or a tear to your eye if you focus on the lyrics. If you focus on the musicianship, her skillful command of the fretboard will impress every guitarist in the room”… Roots/Americana Guitar