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Ashley Young

Ashley Young

hometown: Anchorage, AK

Just below the Arctic Circle, a songwriter with fiery, lush vocal texture warms her ancestral land— Alaska. Ashley Young invites you in like a friend with her refreshing honesty and infectious laughter. Her unquenchable curiosity has led her to exploring expressions unbound by genre. Her focus is rather on using music to reveal vulnerable and personal truths that many experience but are often afraid to discuss. Ashley Young is on the DIY circuit, completing her 4th west coast tour in spring of 2025. She and her band were privileged to open for Australian future soul band, Hiatus Kaiyote. Ashley has performed with Grammy Award-winning band Portugal. The Man and toured with Medium Build. The band also notably performed the main stages at both Áak’w Rock Indigenous Music Festival and Sundown Solstice Festival. Ashley’s act continues to captivate, bringing attention to the vibrant independent music scene in Alaska.