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Ashtyn Barbaree is an internationally touring gritty Americana singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Fayetteville, Arkansas (USA). She started performing nearly 300 shows a year as a teenager in bars. In 2021 she was nominated and selected to be the Arkansas State Music Ambassador. Sweet, soulful, charming and relatable, her lyrics have found their way into the hearts of folks from all walks of life. She creates a unique acoustic sound with a smokey yet silky voice, accompanied with pedal steel, tenor ukulele, piano, baritone, upright bass, guitar, drums and harmonies.

Some notable achievements and performances include: Americana Music Festival, Walmart AMP, Folk Alliance International (Montreal), Music Around The Fireplace (The Netherlands), Mojo's Americana Sessions (Copenhagen), 2021 Arkansas State Music Ambassador, Sofar Sounds (US: Austin, Charlotte, St Louis, International: Germany, Sweden), CD Baby’s DIY Fest (Austin), Tedx, Fayetteville Roots Festival, Zillow, Crystal Bridges, Rockwood Music Hall (NYC), The Waterhole (Amsterdam), Firefly Festival, Foley Artist and Composer for multiple Theatre Squared productions, BBBBQ, George’s Majestic Lounge, Stickyz, Bike Rack Records Statewide Competition, Frisco Festival, Springfest, Block St Block Party, Mayhaw Music Festival, Murphy Arts District, Yadaloo Music Festival (Little Rock), Walton Family Foundation Grant, Ozark Folk Fest, National Duke TIP Mathlete, Bethany Arts Residency (NYC), Vanderbilt Hit Songwriting Series, Nominated for Black Apple Awards and Arkansas Country Music Awards, Finalist at NPR Tiny Desk Concert Competition

Her new record, Better Luck Next Time, will be physically released on May 28th, 2022 at the Fayetteville Public Library (Fayetteville, AR, USA). It will be released to all digital platforms on June 3rd, 2022 before her show at Geyser By The Sea/Klub Geyser (Copenhagen, Denmark).

This gritty americana full-length album was recorded at The Studio Nashville (Nashville, TN, USA) w/ respected musicians including Chris Scruggs (of Sierra Ferrell, Loretta Lynn, Kacey Musgraves, Amanda Shires), Jeffrey Clemens (of G. Love & Special Sauce, Dan Auerbach) and Tommy Hannum (of Steve Earle, Wynonna Judd). Blending elements of country, folk, americana and indie rock, Ashtyn Barbaree sings about relatable themes, such as forgiveness, finding where you belong, being there for your loved ones and heartbreak.