THE VALLEY HOUR with Annalyse & Ryan PERFORMERS

Annalyse & Ryan are an Americana duo who live in Beacon, NY. Their music has taken them throughout the US and across continents.

Dobro, lap steel and steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar is a five-time Grammy recipient. A native of Woodstock, NY, Cindy’s talent on the dobro and lap steel led her to touring and performing regionally with local Woodstock luminaries Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and more. Cindy has collaborated with Asleep At The Wheel, Willie Nelson, Amy Helm, Ryan Adams, Bob Dylan (on his Grammy winning Time Out of Mind album), Lyle Lovett, Van Morrison, Dave Alvin, and so many more. She was the first woman to be inducted into the Texas Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 2011. Cindy was also inducted into The Texas Music Hall of Fame in 2012 and was nominated as Instrumentalist of the Year by the Americana Music Association in 2016. She has a beautiful new self-produced release, Waltz for Abilene, on her own Silver Shot Records label.

Upstate is a band guided by a clear concept: to write honest songs, play compelling music, and “leave it all” on the stage and in the studio. Founding members Dean Mahoney, Mary Webster, Harry D’Agostino, and Melanie Glenn draw on varied influences, traditions, and experiences. The result is art that’s both fresh and firmly rooted in what’s come before. The band weaves traces of Americana, jazz, gospel, and R&B with their eyes towards music that tells the truth above all. Upstate spent 2019 touring in support of their acclaimed sophomore record ‘Healing,’ and have spent 2020 writing, reflecting, and regrouping. They’re prepared to deliver on what they’re known for and then some.