Ash Devine(Lead vocals/Guitar/Ukulele) Quetzal Jordan (Chello/mandolin/vocals) and Patrick Turner(Bass) Sky ( Drums/Percussion)
Influences
Appalachian music, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Ani Difranco, Doc Watson, Old Timers of SWVA, Billy Holiday, Peggy Seeger, Utah Green, Key Andrew, Mad squirell, John Fahey, Bonnie Raitt, Tracy Chapman, Mozart, Bach, Joan of Ark, Richie Havens, All those amazing people out there. Family. City Streets. Puddles. The mountains. Trees. Pollution. Meg-a Corporations (got to thank them for always being there ) Too many to mention.
Sounds Like
Original Folk Fusion Sound. Unique and captivating with an innovative finger picking guitar style. Sounds like: Lucinda Williams, Woody Guthrie, Neil Young, Ani Difranco, Bob Dylan and Tori Amos, Billy Holladay, John Fahey, Mazzy Starr .
Ash Devine has written over 150 songs, and more coming, Ash's music and artist themes relate to social justice, poetic webs of society, nature and the relationships between it all.
Ash Devine has lived and performed in Asheville North Carolina for over five years. Asheville is home to thousands of artists seeking vehicles for their work. Ash's growing repretuar of songs continuously awes audiences with a fresh folk fusion style integrating old time and celtic traditional styles with jazz, african and eastern music and alternative experimental sounds. The lyrics are infused with meaning, telling stories of people, nature and social revolution. Ash Devine performs with a three piece band: Quetzal on Cello, and Brian on percussion. Together, the trio creates hauntingly beautiful and emotionally powerful musical compositions.
The Debut album Ash Devine will be released in August 2009. The release will be followed by a CD release tour of the Northeastern and South Western United States and in 2010, the tour will continue to the Western United States and beyond.
With the strong belief music is a tool for education, healing and community transformation, Ash is always searching for ways to emerse her art into humanitarian and social change efforts.
ash, you are my shining light!! When did you get back in the country?? I wish I could come to your show at Rosetta -- have a great show and finish the semester strong. This is it!!!
I think back to leaning against a car with you on a december thursday night in blacksburg, sharing a beer and looking for a lighter. wonderful.
Ash, I hope your show tonight is blissful. I had it in my mind that it was later so I am not in the audience...I will catch you soon though. Your music is amazing, as always. Blessings, Anneabell
Hey! I wanted to let you know that I just posted two new songs from my debut album "Like I'm Beautiful" which comes out in March. I hope you'll check out the music and look for the album when it is released next month :)
Online Now!
