Most recently releasing his debut singles, “Deadbeat Story (Following Me)” and “Smoke in the Wind”, Ryan Stanley brings his band Love Light Dynamite, to The Union Street stage, Friday, June 2nd. Local poet, J.G. Lutes, opens the show. Doors open at 6:30pm and show starts at 8pm. Tickets are $20 (+tax) and are available online, or by calling the restaurant, (902) 538-7787.

More information on R.C. Stanley

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The following excerpt of information was gathered on the Wolf Moon of Jan ‘22. Extracted from an interview of Newfoundland & Labrador-born Improvisor, Guitarist, and Songwriter R.C. Stanley - By Poet J.G. Lutes. (The conscious effort to foster their friendship was noted.)

JGL - What would you like the reader to take from this?

RCS - That I hail from St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, currently inhabiting the foggy southern shores of Nova Scotia. I’ve studied, and I’ve been working in the music industry for “twenty-plus years.” Truth is: I have performed with three Juno Award winners (Amelia Curran, Tom Cochrane and Matt Mays) as an accompanying guitarist. Most frequently collaborating/performing with friends and recording artists Matt Mays and Adam Baldwin. Performed at the SXSW festival (TX), the Bowery Ballroom (NYC), Massey Hall and the National Arts Centre of Canada. I am an aspiring songwriter and just released my debut single: Deadbeat Story (Following Me).

Halifax Bloggers called it: “Bluesy Dylan-esque folky fare” after a debut performance of original works at HUFF ‘21 (The Carleton, Halifax).

Others have said: “Stanley delivers songs that hail from a “classic” “folk rock” “revival” school of writing with a safe, colourful dose of psychedelia. Flares of rocky shore Canadiana, singing lyrical wordplay steeped in truth and thick foggy mystery.

JGL - Do you like guitar solos?

RCS - Next question.

JGL - Have you been in an airplane?

RCS - Yes.

JGL - Denim or leather?

RCS - One over the other.

JGL - Is anything real?

RCS - Not yet.

(R.C. Stanley, J.G. Lutes ‘22)

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