new album
Dare to jump? “Call of the Void” is an 11 song solo album from the mind and voice of Ashley E. Norton, recorded in Nashville by producer and lead guitar player for Garth Brooks/Trisha Yearwod, Johnny Garcia. Ashley describes it as true Americana, with elements of Country, Folk, Rock and Blues. She wrote and co-wrote all of the songs but one, which is a unique Led Zeppelin cover of “Going To California.” Johnny Garcia plays all instruments except for some of the acoustic guitar by Ashley and cello/ violin from Jimmy Mattingly, who also plays fiddle for Garth Brooks. Ashley has produced a stunning mix of something for everyone the “Call Of The Void,” which is the phenomenon of the unexplainable urge to jump in. She puts all of this into music, beginning with metaphors of driving and falling in love across America. The journey continues down a spiritual world where women spill their secrets, the allure of a Cowboy, the dark side of love, broken hearts, overworked thinking everything, snarky steel guitars, the loss of a friend and the joy of the small things in life. True, Americana. Can you hear it calling?
about
Ashley E. Norton is SoCal’s fearless leader of all female Americana band, Dolly’s Revenge (dollysrevenge.com, formerly Lady Psychiatrist’s Booth,) high energy rock band, Ash & The Mondays, leader of all female Songwriter showcase, “Songbirds,” solo artist, three time San Diego Music Awards nominee and winner of Ramona’s “Citizen of the Year.” She has recently released a solo album produced by Johnny Garcia (guitarist for Brooks/Yearwood), “Call Of The Void,” that sat at #20 on the Euro Americana charts for two months straight in 2024 and received multiple glowing reviews and “best of 2024” accolades, including recent semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition. Ashley began her long career in the Arizona music scene with folk-rock band Delcoa, then moved to Nashville in 2010 to pursue her love for Country music. There she hosted many successful songwriter nights and worked with some of Nashville’s finest. In 2014, she began touring the world non-stop with her folk duo, Whitherward, embarking on countless successful national and European tours for 6 years. She has received endorsements with companies such as Subaru Europe, Martin Guitars, Avian Guitars and most recently, Electro-Voice. Recent cover girl for San Diego’s top music magazine, “The Troubadour” and “The Ramona Home Journal.” Ashley makes the world her stage and can regularly be found singing ontop of tables, bars, in the back of the room or wherever her wireless mic can reach. Her songs have something for everyone…be ready to laugh, cry and be dazzled by her amazing singing dog, Garfunkel…the real star of the show.
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