Well here we are (or there we were - yesterday) at the fantastic Lichfield Folk Festival - run by the amazing Lichfield Arts team. It's probably the most welcoming festival I've ever been to (Patron John Tams was right…
Oct 12 2017
Recording!
Here's a picture of us when we were recording on October 1st with the marvellous Roger Jackson: he's a sound engineer, composer, choir director, musician,...he also took this photo! Is there nowt he cannot do? Oops double negative! We're happy...as…
Oct 1 2017
New CD in the making
We've just spent a very productive weekend working on our second CD, which are pleased to say will contain our own original material. For anyone who has ever recorded, this is a thoroughly exhausting process, but we are feeling great…
Sep 23 2017
Stugglers Inn Gig
Hello everyone!
Thanks for continuing to follow our progress. We are haivng a lot of fun playing in all sorts of different places, but are delighted to return to The Strugglers' Inn, in Lincoln on Sunday 8th October. This…
Aug 6 2017
Busy summer...!
Hi folks
We'd just like to thank those of you who have given us such positive words of encouragement at our recent gigs. We had an absolute blast at the Adam and Eve this Saturday and Leadenham Day of…
May 13 2017
Festival Success!
Last weekend we played at Orwell Bluegrass Festival at Orwell, Suffolk. It's such an amazing festival. The site is a large Scout camp, and at this time of year, there are fields and fields of yellow oil seed and blue…
Mar 20 2017
Thank you Victoria Inn!
We had a blast at the Vic on Saturday night! If you were there, thank you for being such a great audience. The backing singing to 'True Colours' was much appreciated! Thanks again and see you again at the Vic…
Mar 15 2017
Victoria Gig!
Hello everyone!
Just a quick note to say we're really looking forward to playing at the Victoria this Saturday night! Be great to see you there!
Just a quick note to say we're really looking forward to playing at the Victoria this Saturday night! Be great to see you there!
Jan 14 2017
Happy New Year from The Rye Sisters
Hello everyone!
Looking forward to some more playing out this year. The first one's at the Struggler's Inn on Westgate, Lincoln on 12th February. The fab landlady here creates a cosy atmosphere for tea time on a Sunday. Please come…
Looking forward to some more playing out this year. The first one's at the Struggler's Inn on Westgate, Lincoln on 12th February. The fab landlady here creates a cosy atmosphere for tea time on a Sunday. Please come…
Nov 11 2016
So proud to win 'Song for Lincolnshire 2016'!
Well...what can I say? What an honour to win 'Song for Lincolnshire 2016' - and what a heart-warming, moving evening, filled with talented people playing original songs. We're quite exhausted from the excitement today, actually. Thank you to all the…
Nov 1 2016
Song for Lincolnshire (Thursday 10th November)
We're very excited to announce that we got through to the finals of 'Song for Lincolnshire' with our song 'White Mercury'!
The finals night is on Thursday 10th November and there may be more tickets available if you want to…
The finals night is on Thursday 10th November and there may be more tickets available if you want to…
Sep 23 2016
Song-writing: WHITE MERCURY 
As we 'Rye Sisters' played our gig in the wonderful Strugglers' Inn last Saturday night, I couldn't help thinking: did the people I'd just written a song about enjoy their last pint within these very walls?
It was after a…