RODGER DELANY

A few weeks back, our song “Blind” got some love on the KXT Homegrown Music Show and we’re still buzzing from it. Huge thanks to Waffles for spinning the track and shouting out our upcoming Dallas shows — PNC Plaza with Bronson Louis in March and Opening Bell in April.

🎵 NEW MUSIC VIDEO DROP — “BLIND” 🎵

Some songs come easy… and some take a lifetime to grow into themselves. Blind is one of those songs.

A long time ago, making a record meant building a band, rehearsing like crazy, gigging anywhere that would have you, and finally stepping into a studio where—even as hobbyists—you felt like rock stars. I honestly thought those days were behind me… until Kimberlee surprised me with studio time as a Christmas gift. That changed everything.

By then, Chris Ritchie, Chris Babler, and I had been grinding—open mics, odd shows, a residency at Six Springs. As Chris Babler always says, “We were doing the work.” And nowhere did that work shine brighter than on Blind.

This song has lived many lives:

• Born from a high‑school heartbreak

• Shaped in the last days of Mother Redcap with Steve Oakley

• Reinvented acoustically thanks to Patrick Keating

• Supercharged by Brian Fin and Matt Doyle before I left for Texas

• And finally, fully realized with Chris and Chris as we kept “doing the work”

When we walked into Panhandle House Studios, I had one mission—capture Blind exactly the way it feels live. So, we recorded it old‑school, just three musicians locked in together. And it worked. I’m proud of the whole Ray of Hope record… but Blind holds a special place.

🔥 What to listen for:

1. That drum intro — crank it up and let it hit you

2. The chorus bass line — headphones or subwoofer highly recommended

3. The wah‑wah guitar — not usually my go‑to, but it fits perfectly here

This is the first of several behind‑the‑song stories I’ll be sharing from Ray of Hope. Every track has its own journey, its own meaning, its own heartbeat.

For now, I’m proud to share the album‑cover video for Blind.

Huge thanks to Kimberlee for the push, Megan for the artwork, and Chris & Chris for doing the work.

🎧 Stream “Blind” and the full Ray of Hope album on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, YouTube—everywhere you listen.

Someday I will record a full band version of Alright to Love (Christmas Again). Until then, I will share the simple acoustic version recorded so many years ago.

I love the song for all of the reasons that I’ve previously shared.

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a great new year. Hug the people who matter and let them know you love them.

Pretty excited to share that the FM radio premier of Blind will be tonight at 9pm on 88.1 Indie right here in Denton, Texas!!

"Blind" starts streaming on May 19th!! The Rodger Delany Band releases "Ray of Hope" a full studio album recorded at the Panhandle House in Denton, Texas.  "Ray of Hope" is the first record from the Rodger Delany Band – a trio featuring Chris Ritchie on bass, Chris Babler on drums and Rodger Delany on vocals and guitar.

The release for "Ray of Hope" begins on May 18th with a live interview/performance on Real Texas Radio followed by the release of "Blind" the following day.

The release process begins on May 18th with a live interview/performance on Real Texas Radio followed by the release of the song “Blind” the next day.

On October 4th, Chris, Chris and I will mark the full record release with an intimate presentation of “Ray of Hope” at Opening Bell in Dallas.

Over the next few weeks, I will share all of the happenings with posts and events.

Special thanks to Megan for the great artwork and Kimberlee for percussion on the title track. As always, thank you for the friendship, support and simple love of music.

It’s great to be back!! Bronson Louis will join Chris Ritchie, Chris Babler and me for a full band show is April 13th in Colleyville, Texas for a “Colleyville Concert in the Plaza.” Performance starts at 4:30pm at the Plaza at City Hall.

A few weeks ago, Chris Ritchie and I had the honor of joining Bronson Louis for his record release party at Birdie’s Social Club in Fort Worth. Here is a video of “I’ll Still Be Here,” one of Bronson’s many great new songs.

Bronson is gifted writer and vocalist who doing the work that it takes to enjoy creating and performing new music.

Over the next few months, Chris Ritchie, Chris Babler and I will share several shows with Bronson including a concert on the Colleyville Plaza in April. I will share details on that and other shows in a separate post in a few weeks.

As with a lot of things these days, it seems like yesterday and yet a lifetime ago when we released Mother Redcap’s “All This Nothing” CD. Either way, today marks fifteen years from the “official release” of what would become the final recording by Mother Redcap.

Here is Track #10 - “Dry Land” - one of the last songs recorded for All This Nothing and one of my favorites.

During the making of the CD, we enjoyed unbelievable support for which we are forever grateful. In the end, we are left with a fine sounding record and memories of great friendships.

I am proud to share that earlier this week we published the sheet music for Angels Gathering making it available on Sheet Music Direct, Sheet Music Plus, Music Notes...

For the technically curious, it took thirteen hours to chart Angels Gathering before editing by Susie. The MIDI and the audio were recorded together with the piano track. My thought was, "This will be easy... Buy an app, import the MIDi and life is good..." Well, it did not go quite that smooth. The piano did not directly convert to a single time signature and I only recorded MIDI for the accompaniment - left and right hands. There was no melody. In order to create a piano version, I had to write-out the melody by hand. I spent a hour or so running from the piano at one side of my office back to the computer on the other side. Like everything else, I did this the hard way - one dotted quarter note at a time.

Once complete, we decided to create an easy piano version for publishing which led to more editing and complications relating to software idiosyncrasies.

Despite writing quite a few songs, Angels Gathering is the first song that I charted since college. Let's just say that was a long time ago. It's a challenging process. But, I found it to be highly rewarding adding a sense of legitimacy to the songwriting process.

1. Friday (daytime): Main Street Fest with Cassidy Bostick

2. Saturday (daytime): Main Street Fest with Brian Shuck & The Local Legends

3. Saturday (evening): Opening Bell - Solo Acoustic

4. Sunday (daytime): Main Street Fest with Brian Shuck

It’s hard to believe that I get to perform four times on this beautiful weekend!!