Prodigious 17 year old singer/songwriter Ryann Barnes began crafting songs at age eight. She applies the same carefree stream of consciousness techniques when she writes now. “The guitar comforts my imagination, while the piano inspires it.” Striking the right chord helps her to reach the "secret garden" she fantasizes about. There are many references to classic stories and tales throughout her work as well as her own personal observations about teenage life. Her music plays with imaginative lyricism and acoustic roots set to a youthful, punching production, with echoes to her personal childhood nostalgia. She draws inspiration from varied musical sources like Judy Garland, Joni Mitchell, Paul McCartney, and the 1951 animated classic, Alice In Wonderland. “I look at the world like it is a wonderland, and see faces in the trees.”