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Blue Fox is the collective name for Winchester boy Ryan O'Reilly and Canadians Tyler Kyte and Nick Rose. You may well have encountered Ryan as a solo performer who's been touring his way around the more intimate venues and festivals of this fair land of late. And if you've been impressed by his live show, you'll be blown away by the magic of this self-released EP. It's beautifully recorded. The songs are gentle, evocative and surprisingly self-assured. Ryan's voice is edged with woodsmoke, the harmonies fit like jigsaw pieces, and celtic and bluesy hints invigorate a classic style of songwriting. Whether he's pacing the cold streets of New York or treading the lonely London pavements trying to escape his past, Ryan (and his Blue fox boys) are surely on their way towards a bigger league. Catch them,now, before they're busy dating movie stars.
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CD REVEIWS
RAWRIP.COM - 2008 - (Blue Fox EP)
" ..inspirational...vibrant and stimulating... making songs ubiquitous with youthful articulation and playful vocal melodies...the sense of epicness attained sending shivers up your spine."
ROCK'n'REEL - 2008 - (Blue Fox EP)
"Evocatively sublime.. and perfectly paced..an unhurried and effortlessly bewitching take on Americana"
IN THE CITY MAGAZINE- 2007 - (In The Shadows & the Neon)
"..There are so many influences at work… guitar hooks that fall over each other spectacularly, cascading like waterfalls… improbable yet delightfully bittersweet… so well harmonised it’s criminal and a rhythm you can’t help but tap your feet to… there is enough to ensnare you and ensure that the disk doesn’t leave your stereo for a long time."
HAMPSHIRE CHRONICLE- 2007- (In The Shadows & The Neon)
"...Ryan is a sophisticated wordsmith and an extremely talented musician. His lyrics are fiercely emotional, sometimes surreal and the delivery has a tortured feel at times, which gives it that raw edge. "
AMERICANA-UK- 2007 - (In The Shadows & The Neon)
"...O'Reilly has a unique vocal which combine brilliantly with harmonica on one of the best songs on the record 'Back of the Old Hotel'...Other highlights are 'Don't Feel Cold', the opening song 'What Has She Done', 'I Haven't Fallen' and the last song 'Are You Sure' ...There's plenty here to enjoy"
AMERICANA-UK- 2005 - (Ryan O'Reilly)
"...my is he talented..... Simple sparse songs with a good melody, sung well and just a guitar to enhance the ambience... Excellent"
LIVE REVIEWS
"his mellow yet evocative style is complemented by lyrics and a voice that comes straight from the heart."
- THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY VARSITY (@93 Feet East)
"O'Reilly has a passionate and characterful voice, Celtic fire, faltering heartbreak (and) the commanding stage presence of a young matador...If he could bottle it, he would make his fortune"
- ROCKnREEL MAGAZINE (@ The Electro-Acoustic Club)
"Whilst you can hear this bands influences, you only hear their music and their music is memorable giving it a contemporary twist that modernizes country, blues and folk as we know it with that bit more of a rock element."
-THE FLY MAGAZINE (@ The Railway)
"His songs are traditional although certainly not pedestrian, with some highly refined lyrics and melodies... His bluesy/country sounding tunes were packed to the gills with raw emotion set to a toe-tapping, edgy beat.... Ryan exudes ease and confidence on stage and listening to his songs is like riding an emotional roller coaster."
-THE HAMPSHIRE CHRONICLE (29th December 2006 @ The Railway)
"He has a fragility and sense of sad solace that strikes at chords many older than he are struggling to hit"
- Electricity & Lust
"soulful country-rock. Perfect for those with a country music background or someone who's just exploring."
- Kuci 88.9 FM (U.S Radio) - 2007
"...Ryan was a stand out star of 2005's Up All Week Festival..."
-THE MONTH 01962- 2006
"The love child of Jeff Buckley and Bob Dylan........ Ryan was born to have it all, and all he will have" - 2005
PAST SHOWS:
LONDON:The Borderline, The Troubadour, 93 Feet East, 12-Bar Club,
TORONTO: The Rivoli, Reverb, Holy Joe's
DUBLIN: The Hub, The Mezz, Bruxelles
OSLO: The Leile Festival
U.K: The Theatre Royal (Winchester), The Joiners (Southampton), Mole's (Bath), The Brunswick (Brighton), Thekla (Bristol) Beach Break (Polzeath) Assembly Rooms (Durham)
IRELAND: Earnie's (Wicklow), Regatta Festival (Wicklow)
CANADA: Fishbones (P.E.I), Eacket High Auditorium (Ontario)
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