| Date: | April 12, 2023 |
| Time: | 5:00 - 8:30 PM |
| Venue: | Bonnie Hurlburt Student Center (The Bonnie) (Radford University) |
| Organizations: | Ash Devine, Jake Retting |
| Description: |
Radford University Student Involvement continues the Mid-Week Music Series for the Spring Semester featuring Ash Devine and the Jake Retting Trio performing on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at the Bonnie Hurlburt Student Center at the Bonnie Plaza on the campus of Radford University. Enjoy live music, activities, games and prizes! Ash Devine writes, collects, and performs cross genre music based on numerous music traditions including original Americana & indie-folk-rock, traditional Appalachian, contemporary folk, country and country blues, historic bluegrass, folk revival, and international folk music. An accomplished songwriter, vocalist, theater artist, and fingerstyle guitar & ukulele player, Ash has self produced two albums of original music. Born and raised in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia, Ash lived for over 17 years in the Western North Carolina region where she developed her studies of Appalachian music traditions. In 2015, Ash starred as "Mother Maybelle" Carter of the legendary Carter family band and was musical director for the play "Esley: The Life and Music of Lesley Riddle." Ash Devine tours and performs in reputable music venues, festivals, community settings, and health care facilities nationwide. Inspired by her international travels with Patch Adams, M.D. Ash facilitates therapeutic arts and music-based programs for elders and intergenerational groups in educational and health care settings. Links: • http://www.ashdevine.net/ • https://www.facebook.com/ashdevinemusic/ • https://www.youtube.com/@ashdevine • https://www.instagram.com/ashdevinemusic/ • https://soundcloud.com/ash-devine Jake Retting is a singer songwriter playing free form rock and roll blending poetry and storytelling based in Floyd, Virginia. He is also part of the Velvet Spring music collective along with Thurman Felker. Links: • https://www.facebook.com/jakerettingband • https://www.instagram.com/jakeretting/ Admission is free and all are welcome. Ash Devine will perform from 5:00-6:00 PM and the Jake Retting Trio from 6:30-8:30 PM. To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/N00g4CRM/image.png. For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/radfordstudentlife/ or https://www.instagram.com/radfordstudentlife/. |