Wooden Rings is a singer-songwriter project out of Chicago. Ramah D Jihan Malebranche, the only permanent member curates a revolving door of members and contributors in pursuit of a transition from an entirely acoustic, chamber focus to a larger, amplified format.
Ramah D Jihan Malebranche began writing music for the Wooden Rings project in the summer of 2010 after a difficult divorce. He was met with warmth at open mics and small clubs in Chicago. Soon a quartet emerged of nylon string guitar, clarinet, bells, cello, glockenspiel, and electric bass.
The release of the self-titled disc in 2012 attracted notable press from local radio stations stations, national music blogs and built a responsive fan-base of sensitive listeners in Chicago. Twisted & Tangled, the follow-up EP, was recorded at Electrical Audio and garnered press and performances from institutions like WBEZ, WLUW, WXRT, and the Old Town School of Folk Music.
The newest iteration of Wooden Rings is Ramah performing steel-sting accompanied by electric guitar, drums bass, trombone, saxophone and oboe. Look forward to two Eps Heliocentric I & II in 2016.
Past Shows
Current Contributors
Current Contributors
Ramah Jihan Malebranche:
Songwriting, Lead vocal, Acoustic guitar, ProgrammingPeter Burger V:
Supporting vocal, Electric guitar, GlockenspeilJon Ozaksut:
Electric BassNathan Staley
Drum kits, GlockenspeilContributors to the EPs
Byron Harden:
Electric bassJoshua Torrey:
TromboneKeith Bjorklund:
Oboe and Saxophone
Past Contributors
Past Contributors
Ramah Jihan Malebranche:
Songwriting, Lead vocal, Nylon string guitarJustin Rodig:
Supporting vocal, secondary writer, clarinet, banjo, bellsMarissa Deitz:
Cello, supporting vocalsIra Oaks:
CelloBrett Bakshis:
Electric bass, GlockenspeilNoah Silver-Matews:
Electric BassJonathan Chui
Drum kits, GlockenspeilRapheal Crawford:
TromboneAndrew Zelm:
TromboneEd Yanasal:
TromboneJoVia Armstrong:
Percussion