Ashleigh Flynn hails from Kentucky where she grew up foot stomping along the Ohio River as the steamboats and barges made their way to the muddy Mississippi. A songwriter of exceptional emotional depth, Flynn is also an electrifying performer blessed with unbridled charisma and the voice of a fallen angel.
Flynn has released 2 full-length albums the last few years: Chokecherry (2002) and Ashleigh Flynn self-titled (1999). Both records were acclaimed nationally and saw great sales independently. About Chokecherry, The Village Voice said, "...Flynn adds a smoky soulful voice...marrying styles such as bluegrass to pop and instrumentation from dobro to drum beats."
Currently based in Portland, OR, Flynn recently released Live w/ Sneakin' Out at Mississippi Studios, a documentation of a night spent playing with Sneakin' Out — one of Portland's best alternative bluegrass bands at one of Portland's most renowned listening rooms, The Mississippi Studios. The sold out performance featured National songstress Tracy Grammer.
Reviews and Quotes
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"Ashleigh Flynn, Kentucky angel shines with national debut!" |
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"A Kentucky girl with an adventurous sonic sensibility." |
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"There's a breathy ache in Ashleigh Flynn's husky voice. Flynn sprinkles her album (Chokecherry) with peppy pop that's got an off-kilter slant to it. If "Isa" doesn't make you believe she's got it, "Don't You Believe" will." |
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"As it is, Flynn is an amazing artist with immense talents - not the least her magnetic voice. This is an intense and convincing album that holds great promise for the future." |
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"Singer Songwriter Ashleigh Flynn's vocals are the focus, make no mistake, but one of the joys of her new CD, ChokeCherry, is the intricate and unobtrusive production that acts as a setting for that jewel of a voice." |
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"Ashleigh Flynn - a darling of the NW Americana scene... promoting her new CD, Chokecherry build upon her strengths of marrying styles such as bluegrass to pop, and instrumentation dobro to drum beats, she adds a smoky soulful voice and mournful doe eyes to the package..." |
Website
http://www.ashleighflynn.net
http://www.myspace.com/ashleighflynn
Discography
Chokecherry (2002)
Ashleigh Flynn (1999)
