Biography

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We would like to introduce the bluegrass and Americana worlds to the exciting new sounds of North Carolina natives Ash Breeze (formerly known as The Smith Family) with the release of their self-titled debut album on Mountain Fever Records. The first single from the album, "Without Love" released to radio in November.

1.Category Five 3:27 (Corey Smith) Smith Family Music BMI
2.Without Love 3:58 (Corey Smith, Allen Smith) Smith Family Music BMI
3.When Fall Comes To New England 4:48 (Cheryl Wheeler) Amachrist Music BMI
4.The Edge 3:03 (Milom Williams II) RMW2 Music BMI
5.Who Do You Trust 3:42 (Corey Smith, Allen Smith) Smith Family Music BMI
6.Pride of Man 3:35 (Hamilton Camp) WB Music Corp. ASCAP
7.Storm Comin’ 4:42 (Ruth Moody) SOCAN
8.The Sunday Place 3:32 (Corey Smith) Smith Family Music BMI
9.Carolina In My Mind 4:31 (James Taylor) Country Road Music ASCAP
10.Little Dreamer 3:25 (Corey Smith) Smith Family Music BMI
11.Blue Skies And Cloudy Days 4:07 (Corey Smith, Allen Smith) Smith Family Music BMI
12.Backyard Swing 2:37 (Elijah Smith) Smith Family Music BMI


Classically trained until they switched to bluegrass in 2010, the tight knit family group and versed musicians consists of father Allen on bass, daughter and powerhouse singer Nellie on fiddle, and three sons, Corey on guitar and vocals (also Producer of Generation Bluegrass documentaries, a video bluegrass project that is drawing a great deal of attention), Luke with his steady and polished style on banjo and Cajon, and Eli on vocals and mandolin, offering up a speed and finesse that belies his years. The band’s sound is distinctive, fresh, creative and mature.

The name ash breeze has great meaning to the family and is an old sailing term referring to the ability to row the rowboat yourself when there isn’t enough breeze to fill the sails (during a time when oars were made of ash wood). Sailing by ash breeze is a major theme in the book “Carry On Mr Bowditch,” a family favorite and the source of inspiration for the band’s name change.

It’s apparent that the band is heavily steered by their love of a variety of musical genres including folk, jazz, bluegrass, classical, blues and gospel influences. What you will hear is a distinctive sound strong on instrumentation and intertwined with tight, melodic family harmonies. "Our (music) is different," says patriarch Allen Smith. "It's really acoustic Americana with a 50% gospel influence. It could be played on Americana, Rock, Folk stations, as well as Christian and Bluegrass. I don't know what it is, but I think it's good music.''

Daughter Nellie is gaining a name for her distinctive and soulful singing style along with her smooth, melodic, and award winning fiddle playing that has been greatly influenced by greats like Stuart Duncan and Andy Leftwich. Her sound, both vocally and instrumentally, is unique and adds to the promising musical landscape of what Ash Breeze brings to the table.

Don't judge the group by their age, but by their identifiable sound that is fresh and sophisticated. Among other developments, the band recorded a segment for WUNC's nationally syndicated show Song of the Mountains on the same show as Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, that show will air in the spring of 2014.