About
Multi-award-winning acoustic duo Tu-kay & Ryan (Ash Tu-kay & Rebecca Ryan) craft a captivating blend of folk, Americana, and roots music, renowned for their lush harmonies and profoundly optimistic lyrics. Since forming after an instant musical connection in 2018, they've released four critically acclaimed EPs (2019-2022) earning glowing reviews and global radio play, and unveiled their debut album in 2023. Their single 'Temporal Drifter' hit #1 on the Amazon Folk Charts in May 2022. Veterans of UK and international stages, Tu-kay & Ryan consistently engage audiences from intimate clubs to major festivals.
Reviews
Anyway I Can
“At a time when we are all understandably swimming against global anxiety, it's so great that these two wildly optimistic tunesmiths are keeping our peckers up for us. An ear worm melody that defies is it or is it not coolness by just being so openly fresh faced and catchy." Tim Bricheno (All About Eve)
Passage Of Time (EP)
“An emotional roller-coaster in 5 songs, an outstanding EP from such a talented duo of singer-songwriters.” Welsh Connections
“Well...I listened to the new EP from @tukayandryan today and it is absolutely terrific. Beautiful and with something to say.” Tim Wheeler, BBC Northampton
The Grey Dog Trust
Tu-kay & Ryan are advocates for supporting charities, one in particular is The Grey Dog Trust, based in Northampton. The charity focusses on 'Putting Young People's Mental Health Centre Stage'. During lockdown of 2020/2021 Tu-kay & Ryan invited 10 other musicians to contribute to a song in order to raise money for The Grey Dog trust. The song was later made into a video featuring all the performers. The resulting song and video can be seen below.