About the song... "Another Story"

About the song... "Another Story" another one of the 4 new songs from my Christmas album. This is sort of a "Chasing Heaven" commentary song but for Christmas how so many of us miss the real Christmas, and tend to get caught up in the commercialization of the holiday. There is another story - and it's waiting for you!.

After all these years I still like to rock out every once and a while, so this one is a musical nod to some of the stuff I listened to like VH, Boston etc. And by turning the guitar riff into a piano riff, it ended up sounding a bit like Billy Joel's mid-period rock-ier stuff. A fun song and unique twist on the modern Christmas song.

With Wayne Stewart, Christopher Akers, Nick Gallus and Clark Bishop.

About The Song: "A Star Above The Highway"

About the song.... this is the title track and one of 4 new originals on my Christmas album. My friend Chris Akers (who sings the background vocals here...) says it's one his very favorite songs of mine. In my life I've had several friends who were truck drivers - and I always wondered and thought about how they felt around Christmas time as they tried to work their schedules around the season and being with their families. This song wasn't even planned for the project - I wrote in the middle of planning for it, and it ended up being a centerpiece for the project. Enjoy!

With Wayne Stewart, Christopher Akers, Clark Bishop and Nick Gallus

About The Song: "We Are Waiting"

A walk through the new original songs on my Christmas album. About the song: "We Are Waiting" - wanted to share about each of the new original songs on my Christmas album. A lot of Christmas songs are about remembering Jesus's birth and that's good. I wanted to write an Advent song that looked forward to the joyous time that we believe when He will come again and join in celebrating that. Many thanks to Todd Teske for the lyric wordsmithing, and to Wayne Stewart and Chris Akers for the great arrangement.

New song "Mercy Has Come" - Wayne Stewart

new song from Wayne Stewart with Emi Stewart and yours truly on the electric guitar goodness. great song!

Mercy Has Come--lyric video from Wayne Stewart on Vimeo.

New Christmas CD "A Star Above The Highway"

December 7th 2015 - New CD Release "A Star Above The Highway"

http://www.cdbaby.com/ryansheeler6


I'd like to announce the release of my new Christmas CD "A Star Above The Highway".   There were a lot of hurdles big and small to cross, and even a few short months ago I wasn't sure if I was going to get this done. But here it is!   14 tracks including 4 brand-new original songs including the title track, "We Are Waiting", "Another Story" and "Iowa Country Christmas".   This CD has a very wide range of styles from rock, pop, country, blues, jazz, Americana/roots, and Gospel music.   I am very happy with this project and I hope you will be too.
The CD is available for purchase or download at CDBABY, Amazon, Apple ITunes, Google Play, Spotify and other online retailers. In the Central Iowa area it is available at the following stores:

Ames Vinyl Cafe 303 Kellogg Ave, Ames IA 50010 https://www.facebook.com/vinylcafeames

Iowa Music Store 300 Main Street, Ames IA 50010 http://iowamusicstore.com

ZZZ Records - Des Moines 2200 Ingersoll, Des Moines IA 50312 http://www.zzzrecords.com

CD RELEASE CONCERT: https://www.facebook.com/events/583094968506475/
Saturday, December 12th 2015 at Christ Community Church - during The Perfect Gift
with special guests: harpists Rachel Greene and Katie Quandt
Saturday, December 12th 2015; 2PM-3:30PM
During “The Perfect Gift” - in Gather 1 venue
Christ Community Church
5501 George Washington Carver, Ames IA 50010

Iowa Music Showcase, Epsiode 13: Iowa Folk and Acoustic Music

Hey all,
I'm thankful to be featured in this installment with some other great Iowa songwriters. I put on my folk/roots hat for this one, on a turn for a song from back in my repertoire that I haven't pulled out for a long time -- 'Johnny Fire'

http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2015/07/epsiode-13-iowa-folk-and-acoustic-music.html

20 Things To Remember If You Love A Highly Creative Person

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/20-things-remember-you-love-highly-creative-person.html?dgs=1