Ryland Moranz / Geoff McKenzie

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Ryland Moranz

Both in his own right as a solo artist and as an integral member of Leeroy Stagger’s Rebeltone Sound, Ryland spends considerable time traversing the highways and byways of Canada, the US and Europe. He filters the spirits and genius of literary giants like Vonnegut and Hemingway thru the templates of Townes Van Zandt, John Prine or Blaze Foley. Ryland’s compositions span bygone days, the here and now, and what may be to come, for himself and all of us.

Ryland Moranz Website

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Geoff McKenzie

Geoff McKenzie writes songs that are about something. Love and its malfunctions, candied moonlight, at least one murder ballad and the plot of a drugstore novel set to rhyme. It’s hard to tell if he’s a disgraced poet who got good at guitar or verse vice-a, but somewhere along the line he raised a brood of restless folk songs that will jump in your lap and seize hold of your feelings. The little bastards.

Geoff McKenzie Website

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Write On! Participants

The Rocky will be hosting several graduates of the WriteOn! Songwriting Experience this season. Each will perform a short “floor set” after our opening performance.

Paulina Morgan

Paulina Morgan, a Calgary based singer-songwriter who has released her newest EP “The Night is a Woman” in late 2023. Along with her first EP “Soliloquy” (2021), her heartfelt original songs explore the themes of complexities of life, love, and human emotions

Garry Stickle

Garry Stickel is a Canadian singer-songwriter, deeply rooted in the fabric of rural Alberta culture. Garry is an engaging performer, delivering his lyrically driven stories with a quiet wisdom, clarity and strength, all wrapped within a country/roots/blues musical format that is as easy to listen to as it is unique and personal. Many of his songs speak to his rural roots and draw the listener in

2024-2025 Concerts