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Ryan Babarsky

About Me

I try to laugh as much as possible these days. Maybe that's not very important, but it sure keeps my days memorable. I think laughing and being my weird, goofy self has been making me feel good, not embarrassed like it used to. Joni Mitchell once wrote a lyric that I abolutely identified with: "I get so damn timid, not at all the spirit that's inside of me..." However, lately, I've been feeling the spirit inside of me come out. The songs on this page are part of my weird, goofy self, so feel free to laugh at them if you feel so inclined. But, they are also part of my spirit, so I hope someone out there can appreciate how revealing it is to let other people listen to that. Anyways, thanks for taking any time to listen, and leave me a message if you have any comments/criticism/jokes, etc. Cheers.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/21/2007
Band Members: Me
Influences: Joni Mitchell, The Beatles (especially John), Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Susan Tedeschi, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Carole King, Paul Simon, Gillian Welch, Sarah McLachlan, The Band, Regina Spektor, Ray Charles, Devon Sproule, Old School Freight Train, CCR, The Duhks, Otis Redding, Nickel Creek, Darrell Scott, Miles Davis...
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

AnnaLee’s Company

Hey all, Gina Sobel and I recently created a duo act called "AnnaLee's Company" (after the line in the third verse of "The Weight"). We're hoping to play around in some of Charlottesville's smaller ve...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:52:00 GMT

Update Shmupdate

Ok, so an update on my music and myself: I just recently moved to an apartment in Charlottesville, VA with my boyfriend Chris (Gypsy 1), and ended up getting an office job in for a financial advising ...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:25:00 GMT

Mountville Folk Festival

The annual Mountville Folk Festival this year was a great success!I played a 30 minute set with my band the Rock River Gypsies, which went quite well (A special thanks to Andrew McKnight for inviting ...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:55:00 GMT