The Romany Rye (band) The Romany Rye (band) The Romany Rye is a band formed by Luke MacMaster, former guitarist of The Colour. Their first album, "Highway 1, Looking Back Carefully", was released on October 5, 2009 with a track listing of eight songs. The band could be categorized as indie folk-rock and draws comparisons to the likes of Neil Young, My Morning Jacket, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, and many others. Kings of Leon guitarist Matthew Followill, whose band has its early roots in country rock, dubbed them a band to watch in 2010. On January 3, 2012, they released their second album,
Mark Followill Mark Followill Mark Followill is an American sports announcer. Early in his career, Followill worked in various positions at KTCK The Ticket in Dallas including as host of "The Ender." He still makes regular contributions to the station. He also had a stint at KTOK in Oklahoma City. Followill is the television play-by-play voice for the Dallas Mavericks, a position he's held since 2005. He and analyst Derek Harper won a Lone Star Emmy award in 2014 for their work on Mavericks broadcasts. Followill had previously been the radio play-by-play voice for the Mavericks on 103.3 ESPN Radio from 2001