Interview with Lorne Ryder

Over the past 25 years Toronto born singer-songwriter Lorne Ryder's music has taken him across Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec as well as to Nashville, Tennessee. Most recently he was nominated for a 2009 Canadian Smooth Jazz Award for Best Original Composition (Beautiful Feeling.) He has also been nominated for 3 Top-Ten CCMAs for keyboard player of the year (2004, 2005 and 2006), and 2 Ontario Independent Music Awards for Best Country Artist (2007 and 2008.) Lorne first started singing, songwriting and touring in the mid-eighties with “First and Last," a rock band he co-founded. They toured for 4 years and produced 2 albums, the second being co-produced by New York born producer Bob Gallo (Ben E. King, James Brown.) Following those tours, Lorne returned home and switched gears, working on a country-influenced album. The result was his debut solo record, "Ice Cream and Guns." The title track was co-written by Lorne, Naiose Sheridan (Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Rankin) and Toronto writer Peter Linseman. A fan commented on the CD: "Lorne Ryder's first solo CD really has made it into my top-ten list of favorite CDs. Every song creates a picture and tells a different story. There isn't one song I have to skip past when I throw this CD on." Tune in to get caught up with Lorne Ryder and all the latest with his music.