Ashley Robertson
Ashley Robertson
© 2003 Ashley Robertson (777215104785)
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Her debut album has enjoyed radio success all over the world with the material of the album oriented towards a fusion of bluegrass, traditional country styles, and contemporary Nashville sophistication complimented by her unique and fluid vocals.
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Canada's Ashley Lauren Robertson is a young newcomer to the country music scene. Born March 3rd, 1984 in Winnipeg, she showed remarkable musical promise at a tender age. She started piano lessons at age six and later took up guitar, Dobro guitar, banjo and mandolin guitar. Her interest in country music came naturally from her parents' recordings of Patsy Cline, Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Horton and many others. Her modern day influences include Alison Krauss, the Dixie Chicks, Brad Paisley, and Shania Twain.
In 2000, Ashley joined the Manitoba Country Music Association and became a frequent performer at the MCMA's songwriter's nights. In the MCMA, she found encouragement to venture south to Nashville, where she has performed at the Boardwalk Café, the Broken Spoke, the Gibson Bluegrass Showcase, and the Bluebird Café.
At age 17, Ashley began to further her development as an artist under the tutelage of Allen Frizzell of the legendary Frizzell family. "Ashley is one of the most talented female singer-songwriters I've had the pleasure to work with," says Allen. Working alongside Allen and his wife Gayle of Frizzell House M-U-S-I-C, Ashley continuously works on her songwriting and records demos whenever she can. 'I really enjoy working with Allen and Gayle, we have such a great personal and musical connection and they have a lot of knowledge about the music industry, I like to just listen and learn," says Ashley.
Ashley's album, produced by Allen Frizzell, was recorded and mastered at Hilltop Studios in Madison, a suburb of Nashville, using the best session musicians with the head engineer being former MCA staff engineer Ron Treat. The material of the album is oriented towards a fusion of bluegrass music, traditional country styles, and contemporary sophistication. The song choices are meant to be fun and upbeat with Ashley providing three of her own compositions to lend an introspective, thoughtful touch. Ashley is currently attending Nashville's prestigious Belmont University majoring in Music Business with a minor in classical piano.
Ashley's first single, accompanied by a video on this enhanced CD, enjoyed worldwide success at country radio."LIVING IN MISERY" from Ashley's debut album HIT No. ONE across Europe on October 26, 2003,
No. ONE in Norway & Sweden on October 12, 2003,
No. ONE in the UK on November 30, 2003
No. ONE in Germany & Italy January 30, 2004
No. ONE in Austria on February 13, 2004
No. ONE in Poland on February 20, 2004
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No. ONE on IndieWorld Chart December 19, 2003
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Her followup single 'I Will Never Tell' is enjoying a warm reception as well. Buy the CD and experience it for yourself what millions of listeners already know. Ashley is a bright new artist around to stay. For updates check out the website www.AshleyRobertson.com and stay tuned.
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author: normthis music is great. just the right blend of old country and bluegrass mixed with the pop country sound.
WHAT A WONDERFUL YOUNG VOICE, WITH A GREAT FUTURE
author: RADIO F.M.COUNTRY 97.4 FM NETWORK AUSTRALIAHello Ashley, As I listen to you, you have a big future in music ahead of you, the songs you have chosen for your first album is great, you have great vocals, and we would love to hear from you soon, so we can play your album on our network in Australia. A big Aussie G'Day to you. Man/Dir: Dave Peters, CEO. Contact: Peterco Entertainment Promotions, Radio F.M.Country 97.4 FM Network. PO Box 3038, Tuross Head, NSW, Australia 2537 E-mail: peterco-media@southernphone.com.au Radio Exposure Is The Key To An Artists Success & Future!!
Ashley se révèle être une talentueuse auteur-compositeur-interprète.
author: Backstage Radio NewsAshley débute le piano à l’âge de 6 ans, elle découvre ensuite la guitare et le banjo. Très tôt, elle dévoile son intérêt pour la musique country (Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, etc). Plus récemment, Dixie Chicks, Brad Paisley ou Shania Twain influencent la jeune femme qui rejoint la Manitoba Country Music Association. Sous la tutelle d’Allen Frizzell, Ashley se révèle être une talentueuse auteur-compositeur-interprète. Voici son premier album qui franchement vaut la peine d’être écouté.
Twelve country goodies range from toe-tapping to meditating introvert mood.
author: Paul Davis, AuthorProduced by Alan Frizzell (younger brother of David), these twelve country goodies range from toe-tapping to meditating introvert mood. Here’s a Winnipeg country manifestation on full throttle. She joyfully lays it all out with great abandonment and honesty. This is a new – now Nashville-based gal - who to me is promising. Earthy, she is mature class comes to mind. Her heart songs are her better songs of all. Here’s an impressive mixture of her talented repertoire that concludes with a soulful ‘Amazing Grace’.
Both kinds of music -- country AND western.
author: Winnipeg SunHer family may live in Winnipeg, but her musical -- and literal -- home these days is Nashville. GENRE: Both kinds of music -- country AND western. LOWDOWN: A few years back, singer-songwriter Ashley Robertson headed down to Tennessee, where she was taken under the wing of country veteran Allen Frizzell (yes, he's one of those Frizzells). He produced this impressive debut disc, which houses a dozen cuts of classic-sounding honkytonk and country topped by Robertson's heartfelt twang, which owes more to the classic sounds of Loretta and Emmylou than the prefab country-pop of Shania and Faith. All in all, not bad for a gal who's still shy of her 21st birthday.
This quality of talent only comes around once in awhile.
author: Indie World CountryThis quality of talent only comes around once in awhile. Ashley, your star is already there. I enjoyed this review. More than anything I've heard in a long, long time. The CD has 12 cuts and I loved them all. Ashley's cut #12 of Amazing Grace will leave you in a very reflective mood. I don't want to send this CD to my Webmaster. I want it in my private collection. Hope they send me another one.
Expert training shows in this great album, studying in Nashville.
author: Country CapersA recent arrival in our mailbox was stamped from Canada and was a debut album from a young 19 year old Winnipeg born newcomer to the country music scene Ashley Robertson. This talented young lady began her career at age 6 but her career developed from age 17 when she was under the tutelage of Allen Frizzell, of the legendary Frizzell family. Certainly the expert training shows in this great album. Ashley is currently studying at Nashville’s Belmont university, majoring in music business with a minor in classical piano. Remember the name Ashley Robertson because it is going to be around for a long time bringing pleasure to country music listeners.
Shades of cross-over, traditional & religious, the tunes hit their mark.
author: CountryReview.comIt’s good when a plan comes together. Take Winnipeg-born Ashley Robertson. As a growing child, she loved music. In her Canadian home, the sounds of country filled the rooms. Her music-loving parents played Marty Robbins, Patsy, Johnny Horton, and many others following the popular timeline. Little known, but now realized, it was those well-worn tracks that stirred creative interest and ambition. It was an interest leading Robertson, at age 6, to learn the piano, moving later to the Dobro, banjo, and the guitar. But it was modern day heroes like the Dixie Chicks and Shania that shaped the possibilities. Robertson wanted to be a country singer. And now she is. Years on, this 19 year-old has released her self-titled debut. With 12 tracks calling on some of Nashville’s finest writers, including Ron Harbin (Lonestar’s 5 week chartbuster "What About Now") who claims a 4-song involvement, and with a primed session band, this CD is a realization of dreams and talent. The talent further proven with three self-written songs on this Allen Frizzell (younger brother of the legendary Lefty) produced album. And what about the album? With shades of cross-over, traditional, and religious, the tunes, powered by Robertson’s developing voice, find solid direction and hit their mark. One such cut, "Living In Misery", a rocky tale of denial, grabs attention as a bonus video. Listen out, too, for the song getting the play in Australia, "I’m Gonna Get There". The song pushes the lovin’-leavin’-movin’ on boundaries with an infectious beat. The song could appeal as a possible single. "Cold Enough To Burn", "Nothing In This World" (one of 4 songs written by producer Frizzell), and "But He", a tune of decision and comparison when it comes to love, allows Robertson full tear-soaked expression. With a self-played piano for accompaniment and a chorus for comfort, Robertson digs deep and mines mortal fiber with her rendition of "Amazing Grace". The song, carried tunefully by this Belmont University of Nashville Music Business major, flows, beautifully, with its intended power and clarity. It’s an interesting song choice, but possibly a little out of place here; however, it showcases fine vocal qualities and future considerations. On an energized track laced with banjo, piano, fiddle, and tight harmonies, "Good Chance, Bad Choice" tells of love’s losing moves, while "Convince Me" is a breathless midpaced search for devotion in need of confirmation. When speaking of Robertson, Allen Frizzell, a 30-year music veteran, nails the possibilities of his young charge. In the liner notes, he tells, "Ashley is one of the most talented female singer-songwriters I’ve had the pleasure to work with." It’s good when a plan comes together, don’t you think?
Winnipeg's Ashley Robertson has ample touches of passion, hurt & soul.
author: Canadian Country Music NewsWow…what’s this !! A 19 year-old female country singer who actually sounds ‘country’. How different is that in today’s diva dominated world!! Winnipeg-born Ashley Robertson has ample touches of passion, hurt and soul, and even a bit of mountain twang in her vocal delivery; all elements that are often missing in today’s tender voiced female singers. Ashley Robertson’s self-titled debut album is filled with fresh material, written by some of Nashville’s better tunesmiths (Sam Hogin, Ron Harbin, Sharon Vaughan, etc.) She is also given a huge helping hand here by the crafty production touches of Allen Frizzell (Lefty and David’s younger brother), and some ace Nashville session players chipping in with their talents. Robertson herself shows some extra versatility by writing three of the album’s selections on her own. There are several highlight moments, the very best coming in the mid-tempo winners Living In Misery and the album’s debut single, I Will Never Tell, both co-written by Allen Frizzell who also has his pen dipped in two other tunes on the album. The edgy Cold Enough To Burn, co-written by hit songwriter Sharon Vaughan has ‘single’ potential; while Convince Me, a tune co-written by Canadians Kortney Kayle and Cyril Rawson, rates among the ‘pick hits’ on the album. The best of Robertson’s original tunes comes in her Little League Tryouts, a crafty tune that tells about a ‘tomboy with a special kind of swing’. This one could make for a pretty neat music video as well. Speaking of videos, this enhanced CD, also contains a video version of the Living In Misery track. Watch and listen for Ashley Robertson – a talented newcomer on the scene, and someone who is just around the corner from being a ‘star’.