Southern-born Ashland Miller puts a pen to paper, an acoustic guitar on her knee, and a passionate voice unleashes songs that make you laugh, cry, feel inspired, and ultimately wanting more. Ashland toured for ten years as part of the award-winning acoustic duo CommonbonD, releasing six CD's and perfoming in over forty states and two foreign territories. Using her experiences on the road to pen a catalog of songs that saw fans singing along from city to city, Ashland's songwriting, harmonies and creative musical arrangements effortlessly erase boundaries between the genres of Country, Folk, Pop, and Rock music. Ranging from the whimsical "Livin' Within My Means" to the heart wrenching ballad "This Love", Ashland's lyrics combined with a powerful voice have created timeless moments in song, and thousands of loyal fans. For current tour schedule, go to www.playinout.com, Upcoming Events.
Songwriter/Vocalist/Producer
Southern-bred Ashland Miller first began studying piano as a child under the tutelage of her mother. She then went on to study guitar at Appalachian State University, which yielded the formation of the acclaimed acoustic duo 'CommonbonD.'
Ashland toured with CommonbonD for ten years, packing venues and pleasing audiences with her signature smooth slide guitar and equally engaging soulful voice. The duo released six full length CD's, was nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Group and Best Contemporay Folk Recording, and shared the stage with Terri Clark, Kyler England, Lucy Kaplansky, Sophie B. Hawkins, Jill Sobule, eddie from ohio, Catie Curtis, David Wilcox, and Melissa Ferrick.
Moving into the next phase of her already successful career, Ashland now concentrates on songwriting, producing and artist development as Managing Partner of the independent studio/production company,
Rock Star Productions.
Contact Ashland at www.ashlandmiller.com.