Bright Jewels
Kyf Brewer

2002 Ryf Records #C009

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"The songs are killer, the sound is perfect
and there is an undeniable coolness."
The Album Network

"Like Tom Petty when he's doing his best
melodic tunes."
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Songs For Mushers (And Standard Folk)
Kyf Brewer

2006 Ryf Records #C012

The concept of this collection began with two tunes written for videographer & lifelong friend Donna Quante for her film, Pretty Sled Dogs, about Iditarod musher Karen Ramstead and her pure bred team of siberian huskies. Scotlyn co-wrote the title track with me, as well as sang and played some flute. Donna's a three-time emmy winner for camera operation as well as being really into sled dogs. We had such a great time with her huskies that we decided to create a whole album to accompany the movie, so I looked through and hand-picked some of my other stuff that felt right. In addition to the songs from the film, there are two other new ones, penned with gifted buds Rick Bell & Kit Hain, as well as an alternate version of an old favorite. If you enjoy it, wag your tongue. You can purchase the film here as well.

Salvador Deli
Kyf Brewer

1998 Ryf Records #C005

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This record has alot to do with Kyf's hometown Reisterstown, Maryland. The Salvador Deli didn't really exist, except in the minds of himself, Dave, & a few others. The thank-yous on the back are actually a list of everyone Kyf & Dave ever played with together in a band. The early story of Kyf's life, as told to Andy Bopp.

Me and My Big Mouth
Kyf Brewer

1994 Ryf Records #C002

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"We recorded this LP over a period of three years with money I made from singin' jingles. "Beautiful Thing" did alot to establish me as a solo artist. Dave & I recorded each song at a separate time, so to me it's like a singles collection. You liked it, so we cut another." -- Kyf

Skulduggery Street
Barleyjuice

2010 Ryf #C017

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The Juice's fifth studio album, on which you'll find a song written by every band member. Skulduggery Street winds through the back alleys of every bleedin' bar in every bleedin' city we've played, and speaks of the artists, thieves, lost souls, drunks and angels we've met along the way. The hooks won't leave your head, the characters are colourful. Join us for an evening stroll and let's see who we meet.

The Barleyjuice Irish Collection
Barleyjuice

2 CD set:
disc 1: A Night at the Pub
disc 2: The Morning After

2008 Ryf Records #C016

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Originally created for a special "Irish Festival" appearance on the American QVC network, this double album immediately became a favourite of radio programmers and critics. I suppose it just happens to be a really good collection of Irish songs, trad and original, culled from our first four releases. The inclusion of a few remixes and two never-before-released singles - Celtic Girl and Town of Ballybay - helped it get its legs as far as popularity among the masses, that is to say, you. The perfect choice for your first Barleyjuice purchase if you love Irish rock & folk.

Bonny Prince Barley
Barleyjuice

2008 Ryf Records #C015

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Our fourth album, all of it done at the Brewery. Ever so slightly less drunken, but with much more earth and swagger. The boys, bein' together for a few years now, have developed a keen sense of steering clear of each others' gobwash whilst sloshing together as a whole. In gentlemen's terms, they do play nicely with each other. Cliff Hillis is back at the mix desk, God is in his Heaven, and all's right with the Juice in 2008.

Six Yanks
Barleyjuice

2006 Ryf Records #C012

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The third 'Juice album, meant for playing loud. Plenty more trad immersed within brilliant new originals by Swanson, Brewer & Carbomb. Not as much pandering to the fogies, and geared more toward the upstarts of the paddy/rock generation. A heaping pile of malarky minus the Malarky Brothers, Six Yanks is sham/rock at its best.

Another Round
Barleyjuice

2003 Ryf Records #C010

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"Our second album with much more original input than the first. Still some good old trad but alot of whiskey-soaked foot-stompers by us as well. And alot more hooly for your buck."

One Shilling
Barleyjuice

2003 Ryf Records #C008

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"After five years of piping, we found ourselves knowing all these clever drinking songs. St. Patrick's Day gigs just weren't enough, and so here is the next obvious incarnation - Barleyjuice! Someone once described it as "Stones meet Pogues in a dirty Irish pub in NYC..." Well, that's pretty pretentious but that's what I had in mind, so all right. We'll know if you like it by how loudly & drunkenly you can sing along."

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All the shirts, mugs and stickers you can drink.

Raining Hearts
Raining Hearts

2008 Ryf Records #C014

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Scotlyn, CoCo, and Claire Brewer, ages 13, 11, and 9, performing on their very first collection. Three self-penned tunes, including the brand new Celtic Girl, previously released single, Valentine's Day, and their spin on Dad's tune, Pretty Sled Dogs. Also includes four traditional celtic-flavoured songs.

Ravyns
Ravyns

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Everybody's gotta start SOMEWHERE... four fairly horrible recordings of three early Ravyns songs and one Paul Revere & the Raiders cover. A bit unlistenable, but Ryf's got a few autographed copies if you want 'em. The day this was released, the Ravyns broke up, then re-formed a year later with Tim Steele & Dave Bell and signed with MCA Records. A true collector's item, produced & mixed by Rick Witkowski & John Palumbo of Crack The Sky. Cost - $30 and you'll need a turntable.

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Raised on the Radio
Ravyns

"Rob wrote this years before we recorded it for Fast Times at Ridgemont High. I played the little piano plink-plinks and sang harmony. Produced by Allan Blazek, of Eagles & Elvin Bishop fame, the recording session put our manager in the hospital for alcohol poisoning." -- Kyf

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Soundtrack)
Various Artists

1982 - Warner/Elektra/Asylum

"A mess of songs written by very cool people at the time - all the Eagles, Stevie Nicks, Oingo Boingo, Billy Squier, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Buffet, Louise Goffin, oh... and Graham Nash, who I accidentally peed on in my excitement at meeting him by the men's room urinal at an early viewing of the flick. This film was our big break."

The Ravyns
The Ravyns

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A household name in 1984 Baltimore & vicinities, thanks to 98Rock and other great stations of the time. A different version of "Raised On The Radio" for the LP. Three videos on a brand new cable station - MTV. Instant rock stars!

Remnants
The Ravyns

1999 - Itsaboutmusic.com - #9901

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Here we have ten shiny little tunes in a not-so-shiny little case, the first eight having been recorded & produced by Rob in his spooky Haven Street basement and at Maxwell's in the mid eighties. This would have been the second album, and now, by gosh & default, so it is. Nice production, some of their best never-released gems... if you were in the bar with them in those days, you already know 'em. The last two tracks, I'm A Rav'n Maniac, and a stadium version of the same were recorded in 1996 for the Baltimore Ravens football team, produced by Kyf and The Ravyns.

LIVE at Maxwells 1983
The Ravyns

2004 - Itsaboutmusic.com

"People ask me if I feel old and sometimes I say yeah. It's usually a lie, but not such a convincing one when I hear the raw energy that leaps from these recordings. It was the weekend of May 7, 1983 and DJ Mark Russo's last stand at Maxwells in Parkville MD. The Ravyns were in their heyday, a year after the release of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and days before beginning our record for MCA. The place was packed, we were on fire. You'll notice some of the versions of tunes that appeared on recordings were in their infant stages here, some being debuted for the first time in front of an audience. Mark recorded the entire weekend, and twenty-odd years later here they are for you & your rowdy kids to peruse. Rock on." -- Kyf

Ravyns Gear

Here you will find a nice assortment of Ravyns gear from polos to baby doll t-shirts.

Company of Wolves
Company of Wolves

1990 - Itsaboutmusic.com - #C011

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"Big, fat, loud, end-of-the-eighties production. Some great playing by Steve & John Conte & Frankie La Rocka, with me bellowing out in front with my big fat hairweave. Rock'n'roll! I can't even tell you how much fun this was...I don't remember!" -- Kyf

Call of the Wild
Company of Wolves

1990 - Mercury/Polygram

"The first single, the one everybody played, and I still play live. The one we would have sold to Harley-Davidson." -- Kyf

Shakers and Tamborines
Company of Wolves

1997 - Ryf Records - #C004

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"This is a collection of demo recordings, most of which being songs that never made the mercury records debut, cut by Company of Wolves in 1988 with the sole purpose of finding a major record deal. After succeeding, it was popular consensus among friends and fans at the time to release them just like this." -- Kyf

Steryl Spycase
Company of Wolves

2001 - Ryf Records - #C007

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"The best yet from COW, as far as I'm concerned. I loved making the first album, and this was just more of the same, with better production. All new songs, including a full studio version of Rocks in Your Head, and many new instruments tackled by Steve, John & meself. I'd been doing "Dance Yourself Stupid" and "The Ballad of Sailor Jack" live for years - now you can, too! Great reviews from all over the globe, ah, thankyaverramush. Like they say, if ya want it done right...." -- Kyf

Spats and Sporrans
Loch Rannoch Pipe Band

1998 - Ryf Records - #C006

"This album is what can happen when you send the aspiring rocker to a far corner of the earth to shoot a video - he picks up local instruments, and, unwatched, may even find others to play them with. Though drum major Sandy Sinclair is the only true first-generation Scot in this bunch, the rest of us truly wish we were. Hoot, man!" -- Kyf