Mike P. Ryan

Born and raised in Oklahoma, Mike P. Ryan's humble roots and keen eye for detail help him craft songs that have been described as “honest portraits of real people painted on a canvas of beautiful music.” Mike has won a host of prestigious national and international songwriting awards and is a two-time finalist in The Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk competition. A gifted live performer and a natural raconteur, Mike entertains audiences at music venues, folk festivals, and songwriting events from coast to coast.  His music has been played on Folk and Americana Stations around the world and he has opened for regional and national acts including Michael Martin Murphy and Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek. 

An avid student of the craft of songwriting, Mike teaches songwriting workshops and provides songwriting mentoring to songwriters of every experience level.  A former Army paratrooper and a combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, Mike volunteers with a number of veteran-focused charities including The Warrior Music Foundation. He also serves as a volunteer with Musicians on Call and Music Mends—organizations that bring live music to hospital patients and low income assisted care facilities. Mike’s debut CD, American Tales, was released in 2015.  His follow-up At Home In The Darkness was released in November of 2018.