Ash Devine, Folk Troubadour
Devine is known as a true ‘folk troubadour’ because she writes, collects, and performs cross genre music based on numerous folk traditions including original Americana & indie-folk-rock, traditional Appalachian old time, contemporary folk, and international folk music. Ash has self produced two albums of original music, and is working on two more, including a traditional Appalachian and folk legacy compilation. The facilitation of community connection & social advocacy through music & arts is at the root of this folk singer’s mission. Reminiscent of Pete Seeger, or Joan Baez, Ash weaves story, history, themes of solidarity, and group singing into her performances. She has shared the stage with acclaimed musicians and folklorists such as Sheila Kay Adams, Matthew Sabatella, David Holt, Paula Bradley, Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis, and many more.
In 2022, Ash was a featured songwriter at the Forbes Center for Performing Arts on NPR’s Acoustic Cafe songwriter series Songstress Sojourn which was recorded in front of a live audience. In 2015, Ash starred as Maybelle Carter of the legendary Carter Family band and musically directed the play Esley: The Life and Music of Leslie Riddle, where she closely replicated Maybelle’s iconic Carter scratch guitar style. In 2025, Ash developed and performed a new one woman show, My Home’s Across the Blue Ridge Mountains: Music of the Carter Family and Appalachian Folk Traditions which explored Appalachian song collecting traditions, and the multicultural roots found within the music of the Carter family and debuted at Port Townsend, WA’s Key City Public Theater in May, 2025.
Teaching & Community Arts in Health
Ash leads ukulele, guitar, and folk song workshops/jams at the John C. Campbell folk school, Handmade Music School, Staunton Old Time Music Gathering, & at community events. And over the last two decades, Ash and has directed, produced, and implemented numerous community based arts programs, and multi-artist events, designed for health care, education, humanitarian & environmental causes. Inspired by a decade of international travels with Patch Adams, M.D., Devine offers programs in the nursing care setting with people effected by Alzheimer’s and other disabilities. Click this link to learn more.
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“Ash Devine’s music has a classic folk sound without pretense, Devine is the real deal.” -Tret Fure (Award-winning songwriter and producer)
“Ash’s unique background and ability to connect with her audiences through story and sound makes her music deeply relatable and compelling for people of all ages.” -C. Steward ( Producer TwinRivers Media Festival)
“Ash Devine did a fine job, and really caught the essence of that dry yet driving Carter family harmony.” (Grammy Nominee and folklorist, David Holt)
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Ash Devine plays the traditional song Cannonball Blues during her one woman show titled My Home’s Across the Blue Ridge Mountains: Music of the Carter Family and Appalachian Folk Traditions, in Port Townsend, WA at the Key City Public Theater.
Ash Devine, the Appalachian folk tradition, and Maybelle Carter
In the summer of 2015, Ash Devine blew audiences away when she starred as the legendary country star mother Maybelle Carter of the Carter Family during the Parkway Playhouse production of “Esley: The Life and Music of Leslie Riddle”. As co-musical director, Ash Devine’s guitar playing closely emulated the Carter family sound. In 2018, Devine directed and co-produced A tribute to Carter Family and Women in Old Time at the White Horse Black Mountain, NC. In Nov. 2022, Devine was selected for a music & folklore research fellowship at the iconic John C. Campbell folk school in Western NC.
In 2025, Ash developed and performed a new one woman show, My Home’s Across the Blue Ridge Mountains: Music of the Carter Family and Appalachian Folk Traditions which discussed the Appalachian song sharing and collecting traditions, and the multicultural roots found beneath the music of the Carter family. The show was debuted at the Key City Public Theater in Port Townsend, WA, and audiences and the Key City director Denise Winter gave rave reviews. The show is intended to be replicated. Contact Ash Devine for booking inquiries.
Ash collaborates regularly with a rotating cast of folk musicians when she is touring. Some of her notable longstanding duo collaborations team with touring folk artists Matthew Sabatella, musician, and founder of the Ballad of America 501c3, the multitalented old time and country musician, vocalist, and folklorist Paul Bradley as seen in video samples below. Shows with Paula Bradley primarily take place in FL during Ash’s annual FL tour, and Ash and Matthew have been known to gig together annually in various locations between FL and the mountains of NC and VA. Both duos are sometimes available for booking on a seasonal basis. Contact Ash Devine for booking inquiries.
“Ash Devine was channeling Maybelle Carter.”-Minnie Powell (Musician )
Contact Ash for more information about Ukulele workshops at bookashdevine@gmail.com
To schedule a Uke workshop or lesson series, please contact Ash Devine at bookashdevine@gmail.com