Earl Ryan is a West St. Paul musician making "dirt road" Americana music that evokes the rural Midwest. His first full-length album, The Dark and the Devil, is available now.
"Working on this album became something positive that I could put myself into to keep my mind off of the worry of everything else." -Earl Ryan
We talk with Ryan about music, process, and inspiration.
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