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Ash & Eric have never shied away from life’s hard edges.

The married couple’s latest album “Sure”is “a tale of love… [with] some heartaches and a pinch of disputation along the way” (Americana UK). Hailing from the gritty heart of New England (Worcester, MA), the two are experts in discovering beauty in the challenges of life. Their musings reflect the hope and pain we all experience, sung in voices as vulnerable and honest as their lyrics. Their songs feel like a warm welcome, a shoulder to lean on and a hand to hold at the end of a long day. No Depression says their writing will leave listeners “...coming away from many of these [songs] cleansed,”.

Their warm harmonies, swirling acoustic guitars, and easy stage presence have earned them a dedicated following in the emerging US folk scene, performing with folk legends like Livingston Taylor, Vance Gilbert, Heather Maloney, and Mark Erelli.

Their independent 9-song release, “Sure”, was recorded, mixed and produced by Eric at a boarding school in Western Massachusetts, and was accompanied by a 29-minute visual album, “A Song for Every Sadness”. The film premiered at Club Passim (Cambridge, MA) in June 2024 and is now available to stream globally.

“Best Americana Band”

2022 New England Music Awards Nominee

“Best Americana Artist”

2022 Boston Music Awards Nominee

2022 NewSong Music Performance and Songwriting Competition
Finalists

2024 NERFA Songwriting Contest Finalist

(Chasing the Light)

“Sure is the ideal anecdote for the noise and negativity of these tempestuous times.” - American Songwriter

“gently engaging and beautifully melodic 1960s folk-vibe.” - Americana UK

"… if this is where folk music is in 2022 then that old genre has found firm ground." - Americana Highways, “Sure” album review

 

“a gorgeous slice of modern folk with an older soul, music which is of the here and now but will still tick a lot of boxes with the traditionalists”
- Ear to the Ground

 

Accolades

  • 2024 NERFA Songwriting Contest - Winner (Chasing the Light)

  • “Until My Heart Grows Quiet” inducted into the Essential Western New England Songbook by New Music Alliance.

  • Finalists - 2022 NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition

  • “Best Americana Artist” 2022 Boston Music Awards - Nominee

  • “Best Americana Band” 2022 New England Music Awards - Nominee

  • “Sure” Named #4 “Favorite Albums of May 2022” by Americana Highways.

  • August 2020, #22 FAI Folk Chart Song of the Month, “Until My Heart Grows Quiet”

  • “Until My Heart Grows Quiet” (single) named one of UTR Media’s Best Gourmet Songs of 2020.

  • 2020 Grassy Hill Songwriting Contest, CT Folk, Finalists.

  • 2019 Grassy Hill Emerging Artist Showcase, Finalists, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

  • In 2019, 2 singles, “River” [Instrumental] and “Lost & Found” [Instrumental], were added to Spotify’s Editorial “Sweater Weather Instrumentals” playlist and gained 1 million & 600K streams, respectively.

  • 2019 Northeast Regional Folk Alliance, Suzi Wollenberg DJ Showcase Artists.

  • Nominated for 2018 New England Music Awards, Roots Act of the Year.

  • 2018 Northeast Regional Folk Alliance, Semi-Formal Showcase Artists.

Press & Radio

Ash & Eric’s music has been heard on:

KEUL (Alaska)
WLJS (Alabama)
CKUT (Ontario, Canada)
FolkRootsRadio.com (Ontario)
KRFC (Colorado)
WESU (Connecticut)
WHDD (Connecticut)
WHUS (Connecticut)
WEFT (Illinois)
WFHB (Indiana)
WGCS (Indiana)
WOMR (Massachusetts)
WBRS (Massachusetts)
WMVY (Massachusetts)
WCUW (Massachusetts)
WICN (Massachusetts)
Folk Music Notebook (online)
KTAL (New Mexico)
WIOX (New York)
WUSB (New York)
WHRW (New York)
WEOS (New York)
WJCU (Ohio)
KBOO (Oregon)
WIUP (Pennsylvania)
WRCT (Pennsylvania)
WGDR (Vermont)

Upcoming shows

Tour history

Ash & Eric have toured extensively since 2015 and have shared the stage with:

Rupert Wates
Gaelynn Lea (winner of 2016 Tiny Desk Contest)
Crys Matthews,
Hayley Reardon
Town Meeting
& many more fabulous artists in the emerging folk scene.

Livingston Taylor
Vance Gilbert,
Mark Erelli,
Jesse Terry,
Antje Duvekot
Parsonsfield

 

Ash & Eric have headlined venues & festivals all over the Eastern USA, including:

Isis Music Hall (Asheville, NC),
Voices Cafe (Westport, CT),
Rockport Music Hall (NYC),
Bread Box Theatre (Willimantic, CT),
Falcon Ridge Folk Fest (CT),
Black Bear Music Fest (CT)
Bridgewater Music Alley (Bridgewater, MA)
Godfrey Daniels (Bethlehem, PA),
The Living Room at 35 East (Philadelphia),
Jammin’ Java (Vienna, VA)

The Sounding Board (West Hartford, CT).
StageOne (Fairfield, CT),
Friday Night Folk (New London, CT)
Club Passim (Cambridge, MA),
The Bowery Electric (NYC),
The Tin Pan (Richmond, VA),
The Evening Muse (Charlotte, NC),
The Neon Rooster (Aberdeen, NC),
The Roasting Room (Bluffton, SC),
the WDVX Blue Plate Special (Knoxville, TN)

 

Ash & Eric have showcased at the
Folk Alliance International (2022) and NERFA (2017-2019) conferences.

Discography

“Sure” LP May 2022

“Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Going” April 2015

“Every Seed Must Die” LP, May 2018

“Every Seed Must Die” [The Instrumentals]”, March 2018.
(Over 1 million streams on Spotify.)