Ryan Manuel is a singer- songwriter from Lawrence, Kansas who has a passion for connecting  with audiences and making listeners sing along.  While performing original music and familiar covers, his music has filled rooms ranging from bars, fairs, prisons, wineries, and theatres, sharing stages with acts including the Red Clay Strays, Whiskey Myers, Cody Canada, and more. 

Ryan is the founder of Willow Rose’s Country for the Kid’s Toy Drive, annual live music driven events collecting toys and raising funds for the Snowflake Shop at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City every Christmas. The toy drive has raised over $100,000 since its inception in 2018!