Colorado tour finished, new album released!

Hello!

We are done with our big, grand Colorado tour! I can hardly believe that three months has come and gone and its now time to hit the road back to North Carolina!

We met so many wonderful people, saw so many old friends, and had such a good time. We finished up our big tour by attending Rocky Grass! After all the hard work it was good to listen to some amazing music, hang out in the sun, pick with friends and float down the river.

With this tour's ending, we've got some good news and some sad news as well. I'll start with the sad so I can lift your spirits with the good.

After a wonderful three months, Jessica and James have decided to move back to Colorado, settle down and pursue careers that are non music related. We're sad to see them go and they will be greatly missed!


You can look for AC & Narrow Gauge with such talented friends such as:

Multi-instrumentalist, Billy Gilmore has toured and played with groups such as The Hickory Project, The Grass is Dead, Stonehouse, Crazy Fingers, The Stains of Grass, and Aquaphonics. He has shared the stage with many incredible musicians such as Sam Bush, Peter Rowan, Vassar Clements, Drew Emmit and many more


After stepping onto the Colorado music scene in 2003 as part of the award winning, Broke Mountain Bluegrass Band, Jon Stickley, has been making waves through the bluegrass world. The Durham, NC native has since returned to his home state to play professionally with well known bands including, The Biscuit Burners, New Vintage, and The Colorado Playboys. His well rounded abilities and good nature have earned him a reputation as one of the best up and coming musicians in the buisness. Jon currently lives in Asheville, NC and plays with the Shannon Whitworth Band, The Colorado Playboys, New Vintage and The Time Bandits.

Courtney Hartman grew up in Norther Colorado. Her musicial journey started at 3, when she got her first fiddle. A few years later, she picked up the mandolin and joined Mandomonium, a mandolin orchestra. At 11, she found her love for bluegrass guitar when her daddy asked learn "Blackberry Blossom" on one so that she could teach it to him. That exercise inspired her, and within the next year she won two flatpick contests. She began writing her own music and performing throughout the U.S. with her siblings in their band, The Hartmans. Throughout high school, she continued to perform with the band and taught music lessons to more than 30 students. In 2008 she went to Slovakia with a bluegrass band to represent the U.S at an international folk festival.



... and last, but certainly not least, Ashleigh's new album, Fruit of the Vine, is available for purchase! If you'd like one, they will be available on CD Baby in a few days... if you just can't wait, send a check for $15 made out to Ashleigh Caudill to:

644 N 4th
Montrose CO
81401


We'll be back in North Carolina soon, and I can't wait to see those Blue Ridge Mountains!

See you soon!

-Ashleigh

Happy 4th of July!!!

Happy 4th of July!

I know I'm a little late...

We're back here in Loveland again. Tomorrow night we'll be playing at Cervavantes in Denver, and at Avogadro's Number in Fort Collins on Friday. Both of those shows will be with our friends, Britney Reilly & Brent Hopper, who are also from Asheville. It'll be good to see more North Carolina folks out this way.

Our 4th of July show with Bluegrass Etc was all that we could have hoped for, and more... especially if that more was playing though a raging wind storm. I never realized just how much a bass resembles a sail until that show. The wind was pretty steady throughout the show, occasionally a big gust would burst through, a few times actually picking my bass up off of the stage! Thankfully I had my new amp with me, so I could hear my bass through the wind, I suppose it could have also acted like a leash, tethering the bass to the stage if need be.

Everything has been a whirlwind lately, and I'm having a hard time keeping track of time, but I guess this big Colorado tour is almost over. I can hardly believe that we'll be headed back home before long. I'm just about ready. I'm starting to miss my little kitty, Lump, who is staying with Matt's parents, Brad & Debbie. I know she is in good hands, I just hope she remembers who I am when we get back... and hopefully she's not too mad at me for leaving for so long. Who knows, she might be having such a good time that she hasn't realized time has passed. Maybe I'll sit down and write a song for her this afternoon.

Speaking of this afternoon, I'm scheduled to go and do an interview with Jan Peterson for Colorado Bluegrass Music Society's newsletter, Pow'r Pickin. I'm hoping I don't say anything too dumb... I guess you can find out for yourself when the magazine comes out...

In other news, my album will be available for sale at our live shows in three days! That is, if all goes as planned. Its scheduled to be here by the 15th. I'm keeping my fingers crossed... which makes it very difficult to type and play bass... perhaps I should stick to crossing my ankles or something. Anyway, I've been pretty busy getting all the promotional material ready to send out with the album to radio stations and music reviewers. If you'd like to review it or know someone who would... or if you have a radio program or know someone who does, send us an email at: narrowgaugebluegrass@gmail.com. I'll send one your way!

Alright, enough of this babbling, I'm going to take advantage of a quiet house and work on some tunes!

Have a wonderful and happy weekend!


Ashleigh