Ben and Ash

Bio:

Ashley Ann Lambert had the privilege of meeting Mr. Ben Kendall in the summer of 2006 on the streets of Santa Barbara. State Street to be exact. Little did she know, two years later, the two would join together to create a mixed sound of Kendall's rustic rock songwriting and Lambert's New York savy classic vocals. Born and raised in Santa Barbara,(and hasnt left yet), Benjamin Stowell Kendall found the guitar in the fall of 1999 at age 18. Years later, his rock/western songwriting style is influenced by an abundance of artists such as Bruce Springsteen, the Old 97s, Metalica, and even Sarah Mclachlan. Kendall has played with other local bands such as Wil Ridge and The Dead Horse Opera, Tonedown, and Cutthroat but is now pursuing (at times with the help of Ashley Ann Lambert) his own art. Also born in Santa Barbara, Ashley grew up training classically at the Music Academy of the West developing an operatic and musical theater repertoire. She pursued theater in New York City attending New York University's Tisch School and currently bounces back between both coasts. This is her first experience with singer/songwriter material and she has adapted quite nicely to this new sound.

Member Since:

August 14, 2008

Members:

Benjamin Stowell Kendall-Guitar, Bass, vocals, songwriter/ Ashley Ann Lambert-Vocals, songwriter

Influences:

Everything. Bruce Springsteen. Metallica. Tom Petty. Sarah McLachlan. Old 97s. Keren Ann. Rilo Kiley. David Bowie. Christina Courtin. Etta James. Bon Iver. Glen Hasgard. JT. Dire Straits. The Eagles.

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