Amidst personal upheaval, Ramah began writing music while working construction in 2010, leading to the formation of Wooden Rings – a delicate acoustic chamber group aiming to captivate intimate venues. Their journey included attention-grabbing EPs like “Wooden Rings” (2012) and “Twisted & Tangled” (2013), spotlighted by WBEZ/NPR. After a hiatus, Wooden Rings returned in 2015 with an electric format captured on vinyl “Heliocentric,” released just before the pandemic.

Today, Wooden Rings is poised for artistic evolution and invested in sharing both the music written in Chicago and fresh compositions to new audiences in North Carolina. The band eagerly anticipates collaborative songwriting, arranging, and recording with local engineers.

Ramah is usually dual-amped on acoustic and electric guitar, Kevin Jensen commanding drums, and newcomer Misha Keith on electric bass. Drawing out the ghosts is violinist Asa Jackson, and Cameron Kellner on a variety of horns and reeds, harmonizing with the confident lead saxophone of Dakota Nyman. If you’re lucky enough to catch Wooden Rings with Andrew Munger on vibraphone, your face will melt.

One moment you’re in a folk forest, the next grinding against the asphalt of delayed and cavernous rock from Chicago. The compositions demand attention and appeal to the listener’s sense of compassion, leaving them with more than they may have expected.

Current Contributors

Past Core Contributors

Ramah has been blessed to play with some inspiring collaborators, many of whom have become family and seen him through the very best and worst times in his life.

Past Contributors

Many have contributed their time, talent, and perspectives to this project, for which we are so grateful.

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