
Telephone Number : 01909 477545 or 07719 590436
Email address : ryanedwards1@btinternet.com
Address : 39 Roundhouse Crescent, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 7AL
Concert organist, Ryan Edwards, was born in Derbyshire on February 4th, 1978. Having developed a passion for organs at an early age, through the influence of his grandfather, an amateur organist, Ryan embarked on his first electronic organ lessons at the tender age of eight on an old Gulbranson organ. Ryan's enthusiasm for organ playing later led him to seek tuition from top organist Tim Flint, who managed to foster his natural talent and put him at the forefront of the concert circuit.
He started his public life back in 1992, when he appeared as a junior at the National Electronic Organ Festival in Morecambe, which were followed by appearances in 1993 and 1994. His first official booking was for the Belper Organ Society and Southport Organ and Keyboard Club in 1994. His popularity grew rapidly and bookings started coming in thick and fast. Since 1992 he has given over 500 concerts across the British Isles as well as playing for all the major festivals. He became a professional organist in 1996. He was very privileged to be featured on the front cover of 'Organ Times' magazine (December/January 1998) and have an article about his life in the 'Musicians for the Millennium' section of 'Organ and Keyboard World/ magazine (February/March 1998).
Ryan's first recording "Skyliner" was released in 1995 and he later went on to record "Now ... I Know Why" in 1997. A further CD " Re Draft" was issued in 2001. Tracks from all three albums have been featured on the BBC Radio 2 programme 'The Organist Entertains'. He has also produced a Performance Disk on the Yamaha EL900 for the Yamaha Club, being sold through Inter-Active, the official club magazine for the Yamaha enthusiast. Tracks are 'At Last/I Know Why', 'Festal Day', 'March of the Cobblers' and 'Zampa'.
Ryan's continued popularity on the circuit could be a result of his fresh approach to organ playing which is reflected in the variety of styles of music in his concert programme. He understands the need to awaken new interest in the organ especially in his generation by appealing to both traditional and modern tastes. In his spare time Ryan is a keen sports enthusiast, regularly playing snooker, golf, running, walking, swimming and generally keeping fit. He also enjoys going to local and national concerts and to the theatre as much as possible.
Concerts in 2018 | |
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January 8th | Cheadle and District Organ Society |
January 16th | South Yorkshire Keyboard and Organ Club |
January 21st | Music for the North East |
February 13th | Withernsea Organ Society (more details) AGM pre-concert |
February 14th | Lincoln Electronic Organ and Keyboard Society |
February 21st | Bourne Organ Club |
March 20th | Bideford Keyboard and Organ Club (more details) Apologies for this cancellation due to bad weather - rescheduled for June 2019 see concert listing |
March 21st | Llay Organ Society |
March 22nd | Kingswinford and District Organ Society |
March 27th | Hastings & Bexhill Organ & Keyboard Society |
April 27th | Crawley Keyboard Club |
April 30th | Nottingham Organ Society |
May 15th | Woodhall Spa and District Organ Society |
July 10th | East Devon Organ Club |
August 26th | Swineshead Charity Concerts (more details) SHOWTIME 2.30PM |
September 10th | Felixstowe Electronic Organ Club |
September 16th | Scarborough Electronic Organ Society (more details) Sunday 2.30pm |
September 19th | World of Music (formally North East Derbyshire Organ Society) |
October 9th | Abergele and District Electronic Organ Society |
October 10th | East London and Essex Electronic Keyboard Club |
October 18th | Sussex Keyboard and Organ Club |
October 26th | St Edmundsbury In Tune (more details) Horringer Community Centre, Horringer, Nr Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5RU. Contact Mike Roberts 01359 250704 or 07773 244616. Email mikedrob27@gmail.com |
November 14th | Sutton in Ashfield Electronic Organ Society |
December 18th | Bolton In Tune (BADEOS) |
Concerts in 2019 | |
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March 4th | Association of Organ Enthusiasts (AOE) (more details) Evening Concert |
May 21st | Bournemouth Electronic Organ Society |
June 4th | Eastbourne Piano and Keyboard Club |
June 18th | Bideford Keyboard and Organ Club |
September 24th | Norwich Electronic Organ and Keyboard Club |
October 30th | Verwood in Tune |