Ashley Heyes

BIOGRAPHY



 



From the early age of eight, Irish born Ashley Heyes would be

found tinkering away on her Great Grandfathers grand piano. By sixteen she was

spending hours practising her singing on her own piano and began to write songs.



 



Having completed her study at The Ballyfermot Rock School in

Dublin and LIPA (Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts), she continued in the

Music Industry having success with the release of a co-written song for a

children's charity in Ireland. She furthered her live performance experience

mainly around Dublin in venues such as The Temple Bar Music Centre and the

famous Vicar Street.



 



Ashley has been described as having an 'infectious enthusiasm'

when performing and is gaining a following where ever she plays. With her unique

piercing vocals, soulful and full of warmth, Ashley is captivating audiences

where ever she plays. She writes songs of endearing depth in which her listener

can identify with. Grounded and staying true to herself, her honesty shines

through in her music as she expresses herself through her memorable lyrics and

melodies. She will often be found playing in music venues full of ambience and

good atmosphere such as The Bedford and Halo in London.



 



Heavily inspired from a young age by Barbra Streisand and Karen

Carpenter, she has lately been described as a blend of Alicia Keys, Jewel, Tori

Amos and Joni Mitchell with some Kate Bush thrown in. With her Irish lilt coming

through now and then, Ashley is a one off with a very individual sound and has

something that her audience's and listener's are wanting to be a part of.



 



REVIEWS



 



 



Ashley Heyes -

No-One Knows

added: 26 Jan 2008 // release date: 26 Jan 2008 // label: Unsigned //

reviewer: Andy Snipper

 

As a graduate of both LIPA (Liverpool Academy for the Performing Arts) and Ballyfermot rock school, you would expect Ashley Heyes to be both confident and to show a modicum of talent. That she writes songs of endearing depth and posseses a sweet and emotive voice comes a somewhat of a bonus.

 

This is her latest single and features the lady with a simple piano accompaniment. She sings to the essential lonliness of existence and the vagaries of fate but avoids either being depressing or pleading of tone. There is a lot of Kate Bush in her voice and some real musicality. She claims Tori Amos and Lisa Loeb as influences and they both have some effect on her lyrics

- Worth checking out at



http://www.ashleyheyes.com 



 



Thank you so much for

your excellent, heartfelt performance last night. clearly you have a great

following for a reason!



Our doors are always open

and the piano always available. just give us a call!

 



Ashley Heyes

- The Marlboro, Ilfracombe, Aug 2008. Reviewer: Ray.



ASHLEY HEYES from london

(8 hours travelling) came up next and you can see why she is one of the

stars of the London unplugged circuit, this Irish girl has it all, the looks

/the songs/the voice and is a superb musician, think a new Kate Bush or Tori

Amos and your getting close, if she is not a star soon I’m in the wrong

business.

 



Ashley Heyes - Basingstoke Observer – Nov

2007 - Reviewer: Raz



Ashley Heyes has burst

onto the Basingstoke scene with a series of appearances at local venues and

open mic gatherings. She composes and performs at the piano which is a

refreshing change from the guitar- dominated stages we have become

accustomed to. Her songs, written and sung from the heart, are also more

mellow and commercially- orientated than we are used to but Ashley believes

in her song-writing and singing and is ready to make it her career.

 

 



             



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