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Ryan Law and the Shelter “Ryan Law and the Shelter”

June 7, 2022 Alasdair Fotheringham 0
Hard hitting, big hearted, dynamic Southern-esque rock of the kind that never dates. One thing that strikes you instantly about Ryan Law and the Shelter’s second, eponymous, album is that they certainly know how to write […]
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Interview: Ryan Law talks about his new release and The Shelter

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Ryan Law has dabbled in music for the last 20 years. Here he talks to Americana’s Gordon Sharpe about the recording of his new album ‘Just A Stranger’ with his band, The Shelter, and working with […]

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