# Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand

Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand is an American country music and bluegrass group founded in the mid-1990s in Ogden, Utah. The band's current lineup comprises Ryan Shupe (fiddle, guitar, ukulele, mandolin, lead vocals), Roger Archibald (guitar, vocals), Craig Miner (banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, guitar, vocals), Josh Larsen (bass guitar, string bass, vocals), and Nate Young (drums, vocals). After recording four studio albums on their own independent record label, Ryan Shupe & The RubberBand were signed to Capitol Records in 2005. Their first album for Capitol, 2005's Dream Big, produced a Top 40 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in its title track. The second single from the album, however, failed to chart, and the band was dropped from Capitol. In 2008, the band signed to Montage Music Group and released the album Last Man Standing. After this, the band continued to tour nationally and promote their unique brand of music. In 2010, the band released the album "Brand New Shoes" on their own independent label. This album has many crowd favorites and highlights the cross-genre, acousti-jam sound they have become known for. The band is currently promoting their new album "We Rode On" which leans more into the rock side of their musical arsenal and have released three videos to promote the upcoming release. These videos are for the songs The Sun Will Shine Again, We Rode On, and Just Say Yes.

## Formation and ideology

Ryan Shupe started playing the fiddle at age 5. He played in various musical groups growing up starting with a group of talented 10 yr olds called the "PeeWee Pickers" who toured nationally. His experiences in bands forming and then breaking up led him to the concept of a "rubber band". It would be elastic in members being able to rotate in and out without a name change or breaking a groove. Since their formation they have become one of the most successful musical acts from the state of Utah among other acts such as SHeDAISY, Peter Breinholt, and Neon Trees. The band also made an appearance on the show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on October 18, 2006, for a family in Logan, Utah.

## Sound

Though the band has played in traditionally country venues and festivals all over the United States (such as the Telluride Music Festival and Nashville, TN) their music draws from various influences such as bluegrass and rock as well. They have been described as "a mix between Dave Matthews Band and Dixie Chicks without the political agenda."

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country | US |
| If I Were a Bird | Release date: 1996 Label: Tydal Wave | — | — |
| Simplify | Release date: 1999 Label: Tydal Wave | — | — |
| Live! | Release date: 2001 Label: Tydal Wave | — | — |
| Hey Hey Hey | Release date: 2003 Label: Tydal Wave | — | — |
| Dream Big (re-issue of Hey Hey Hey) | Release date: September 26, 2005 Label: Capitol Nashville | 13 | 87 |
| Last Man Standing | Release date: May 27, 2008 Label: Montage Music Group | — | — |
| The Gift | Release date: November 18, 2008 Label: Tydal Wave | — | — |
| Brand New Shoes | Release date: May 2010 Label: Tydal Wave | — | — |
| We Rode On | Release date: September 2015 Label: Tydal Wave | — | — |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | US Bubbling | Album |
| 2005 | "Dream Big" | 27 | 13 | Dream Big |
| 2006 | "Banjo Boy" | — | — | Dream Big |
| 2008 | "Be the One" | — | — | Last Man Standing |
| 2016 | "We Rode On" | — | — | We Rode On |
| 2016 | "The Sun Will Shine Again" | — | — | We Rode On |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||

### Music videos

| Year | Video | Director |
| 2005 | "Dream Big" | Peter Zavadil |
| 2006 | "Banjo Boy" | Peter Zavadil |
| 2008 | "Be the One" | Acosta/Webley |
| 2008 | "10,000 Lakes | |
| 2014 | "We Rode On" | Jesse Ranney/Doug Goodwin |
| 2015 | "The Sun Will Shine Again" | Alvey Productions |
| 2016 | "Just Say Yes" | Jesse Ranney/Doug Goodwin |
| 2017 | "Dream Big (from We Rode On album)" | I.C Media/Danor Gerald |