Emmy Ryan wants to tell you a story. Her award winning songs carry truth like a heartbeat — stories of love, loss, belonging, and the land that holds us. Following in the footsteps of troubadours like Joan Baez and Paul Kelly, Emmy sings with fierce tenderness about what it means to find home, to face history, and to stay open-hearted in a complicated world. Rooted in the folk tradition of storytelling, her music lives at the meeting place of protest and poetry.

Emmy tours nationally, curates songwriting showcases, and believes songs can build bridges, soften edges, and connect. Whether she’s singing about the land, the ache of leaving, or the simple hope of starting again, Emmy Ryan’s songs remind us that truth and beauty can still share the same bed. Whether playing solo or with her band The Hard Times, Emmy weaves deft musicianship with a voice that sits somewhere between a lullaby and a reckoning.