Ashley Newall

Ashley Newall & Friends @ Lunenburg Pub & Bar, Wed. Nov. 30

2011-11-18T13:13:00.005-05:00

The Lunenburg Pub is located @ 14 Waller St. (between Rideau & Besserer) in Ottawa's Byward Market. Ashley Newall & Friends are the feature artists on this night, and Ashley hosts every week!

Ashley Newall : Sallying (Music Video)

2011-11-14T11:28:00.000-05:00

The Allaire Show feat. Ashley Newall Nov. 12, 3pm

2011-11-03T13:35:00.003-04:00

Looking for a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon? Want to get out of the cold and go somewhere cozy & warm? Then c'mon over to Quinn's Pub for The Allaire Show featuring little old me!
I'm thrilled to be joining John Allaire onstage at long last - I'll be playing some songs, he'll be playing some songs, and then we'll be playing some songs together.

The show goes from 3-5pm and there's no cover. Quinn's is located in Old Ottawa South (next to the historic Mayfair Theatre), at 1070 Bank Street. Hope to see you there!

La Chaudronnée Musicale Petite-Nation Melting Pot Party

2011-09-27T21:45:00.000-04:00

"Out of Ottawa" Compilation CD Release, Sept. 8th

2011-08-11T14:37:00.001-04:00

I'll be performing at this show releasing an Ottawa indie compilation CD by 613 Records. I'm thrilled to be on this CD alongside so many awesome Ottawa bands that I'm such a big fan of. Produced by James Brummel and mastered @ Gallery Studios with Dean Watson, this is a CD with an arc and a purpose -it's not merely a bunch of random tunes strung together. Come out and see what all the hullabaloo is about!

Ashley Newall @ Ottawa Bluesfest: Friday, July 15

2011-07-08T12:53:00.000-04:00

6:15pm start in the glorious and sonically luxurious Barney Danson Theatre.

Enough's Enough (Music Video) : Ashley Newall

2011-05-29T16:20:00.002-04:00

Music video for Enough's Enough by Ashley Newall off "Light the Lamp" EP, 2011. Filmed by Ashley Newall and edited by Sylvain Morin. Shot mostly in Vancouver, BC and partly in Ottawa, ON & Calgary, AB.

Ashley Newall & Friends Play Bluesfest, Fri. July 15

2011-05-25T19:22:00.004-04:00

Ashley Newall & Friends are playing this year's Ottawa Bluesfest!! We're on at 6:15pm on Friday, July 15th. Fittingly, Blue Rodeo is the headliner that night! For ticket info go to www.ottawabluesfest.ca/ticketinfo

Light the Lamp EP now available @ Compact Music

2011-04-26T16:47:00.009-04:00

Compact Music Website : 190 Bank St., Ottawa (in the Glebe)

Ashley Newall & Brian Simms: Double CD Release Party - March 19, Irene's Pub

2011-03-09T12:44:00.002-05:00

2011-02-27T21:59:00.000-05:00

2011-01-31T09:15:00.002-05:00

Neil Young Multiple Sclerosis Benefit Concert

2011-01-06T10:04:00.006-05:00

@ Raw Sugar (Ottawa) Fri., Jan. 14 I'll be sharing the stage with some luminary local Ottawa talent, hosted by the divine L. Poushinsky and also featuring Shannon Rose, Jonathan Laurie-Beaumont and Brendan Allistone, plus sidemen from the Dusty Drifters and the Jesse Green Band. This is an annual series: last year we paid homage to Bob Dylan and it was an awesome show. Neil Young was basically my guitar teacher via his records, and I know more of his songs than anyone else's (they lend themselves so perfectly to solo acoustic performance, obviously), so this one's right in my wheelhouse, as his songs are a musical home base to many acoustic players. It's going to be a fun night of all the hits delivered with a twist!

ASHLEY NEWALL BAND - "Amanda Lynne" - Clintons, Toronto (Feb. '09)

2010-10-01T01:02:00.000-04:00

GuerillaLIVE #25 + EBA Festival X exhibition

2010-09-21T14:26:00.003-04:00

2010-07-26T18:19:00.002-04:00

2010-03-04T10:44:00.000-05:00

"Ashley Newall LIVE": Donate & Download

2009-11-20T09:56:00.024-05:00

1. Funky Number LIVE
2. Dinner & Dessert LIVE
3. Light n' Lively LIVE
4. I'll Do Ya LIVE

5. Inasense LIVE
6. Dirty Magazine LIVE

Cover Art & Liner Notes

Click on each song title to start download. Suggested donation $8-$10, but donations of more or less are most welcome. If you're unable to donate or just want to sample the music, please download away & enjoy!

(For complete LIVE EP .zip download in 1 click -including artwork- CLICK HERE.)

Ashley, Andrea Simms-Karp & Neil Gerster @ Kaffe 1870 (Wakefield, PQ) Sat. Nov. 28

2009-11-17T08:56:00.007-05:00

The Incredible Flying Mixing Board

2009-10-28T15:30:00.012-04:00

Last Friday I had the distinct pleasure of playing with some mighty accomplished musicians. Not only that, but there were hijinx aplenty. But more on that in a minute. The Chris Cawthray Trio laid down their 'down on the floor dirty jazz' avec beaucoup de flair, and during the soundcheck a dude walked in off the street beside himself with Chris' playing, and was quite effusive about it. The dude was wearing a pink ski jacket with pink fuzzy liner, and had on shoes covered in yellow police tape. Quite the eccentric, but we don't mind eccentrics. Chris said if he liked it so much he should stay & watch the set.

Next up was us - Ashley Newall & Friends. Alas, Chris Cawthray is our 'Toronto' drummer (who strayed far from home on this day - & will again when we play Kaffe 1870 in Wakefield Nov. 28th), and Mr. Neil Gerster is our keyboardist who also subs as back-up bass player when Adam Fogo's off flying jets. I've played gigs with Neil, and I've played gigs with Chris, but never with both of them at the same time. In fact, the two only met for the first time 2 hours before the show.

We started with a 1-song soundcheck, and that went fine. Then 'the' Amanda Lynne walked in just as I was about to launch our set with my song, "Amanda Lynne". We played the song, my guitar wouldn't stay in tune (I covered for it), and my vox were distorted... but it was still good, and well-recieved. And then this...

Another dude beside himself with Chris' playing heads for the stage. This dude was likely also eccentric, but also old & drunk. With Semtazone's equipment on a small stage aswell as ours, there was a mess of wires going everywhere. Let me back up...

Semtazone is a band from France touring Canada. They were booked at our show by none other than the French Embassy. They are a four-piece band... with 2 roadies PLUS a tour manager! They had no PA, and Avant Garde doesn't supply one, so I brought a lead-heavy old practice PA (circa '73) that looks like crap. Needless to say, Semtazone were unimpressed (these guys tour European theatres regularly).

So, back to the drunk dude hanging over all the wires. He pivots and turns to retreat, and snags a wire with his foot. The 30-something year old PA mixing board flew off a shelf about 5 feet down and 3 feet out!... And it still worked!!! A mic wire and a patch cord paid the ultimate price, but -after a lull to rebuild the stage & for me to switch rigs- the show went on, and furthermore it went well (we got encored - it was by Amanda Lynne, but still!).

We celebrated Neil's birthday in style, and I thank all who attended & made it such a fun night! Until next time!

Open Stage @ the Georgetown: Wrap-Up

2009-10-07T10:12:00.015-04:00

It's my last week hosting open stage @ the Georgetown, and I'm just going through the pictures of all the fun we've had in the last year & a 1/4. There was always a high-point -a magic moment- each Wednesday which usually involved 2 or more people joining onstage who maybe hadn't before, or at least hadn't played that particular song together. That's when the magic -the electricity!- really happened.

As host, I could jump onstage anytime I wanted to play harp, djembe, or sing back-ups. Playing with Jesse Green was always a highlight, as was playing djembe with Brian Simms, & singing back-ups late at night with Tim Melanson (I lost my voice a few times doing that, after too many cups).

Adam White, bartender & purveyor of good music & great times, was a stalwart behind the bar through-out my tenure. I think there were only 2 Wednesday's he missed in 15 months (which is less days than I missed), and both those Wednesday's were either just slightly off kilter, or else complete mayhem.

Some other regulars included Johnny Mac, Matty McD., Tara Holloway, Lisa Poushinsky, Dave Norris, the Turd Burglers (later known as Darth Bader & the Sometimes Wise), and countless others whose names I can't remember through a fog of beer. Several years ago, when Amanda Rheaume was hosting, I said that I'd love to host this open stage some day - I got my wish, and I made the most of it. Our 'Red Hot Chicks Sing the Blues' nights in particular revived the frantic scene that was the cache back in Amanda's day.

The talent level we got consistently was way above & beyond what I expected. The worst 'musicians' who ever took the stage were also the best comedians. I'll never forget the guy who asked the audience to name a job title for him to ad lib a song to - I suggested 'proctologist', naturally, to which he wrote the song "Dr. Longfingers" on the spot! We were literally rolling in the aisles.

As much as anything -over & above the great, spontaneous musical collaborations- I've enjoyed the good love vibrations at open stage. We were among friends, and big hugs abounded... plus the odd bite on the neck (hey, 2am is prime vampire time). Romance occasionally sprung, and for a minute there it looked like we were going to become the speed-dating locale for Ottawa South's dissaffected, divorced 40-somethings.

Thanks to John, Adam & the staff at the Georgetown Pub, and thanks to all who came out regularly & sang and played and got in on the act. Every Wednesday it's like I've been transported to this magical dreamworld, & it's been an absolute blast!

2009-09-29T20:06:00.003-04:00

CKCU Barnstorm 10

2009-09-15T12:15:00.001-04:00

Someone referred to Barnstorm as "the Monte Carlo of music festivals", because every little detail is seen to, & whim looked after. The festival boasts the perfect trippy 60's style landscape, complete with mysterious & plush walking paths, & lasers projected onto the forest treeline.

This was my fourth year attending, and it was the best one yet (although the 1st one I attended in '06 was pretty damn great). The line-up was rock-solid. Stand-outs for me were Evil Farm Children & the Bushpilots, and the prevailing flavour was surf-punk.

As usual, I missed the one ho-down (by Evil Farm Children) which lasted about 60 seconds. (A couple small children were blocking the entrance & -as much as I wanted to- I didn't think it'd be cool to bulldoze them.) 90 Pounds of Ugly, featuring Lefty McRighty of O-Town Hodown infamy, went on too late for me to stomp the planks. Regardless, we got our dance on to the Bushpilots & Evil Farm Children. Not to mention the chill-out barn, with CKCU's Matthew Crosier spinnin' the vinyl. No dance-off in there for me this year, but it was close.

There were more campers this year than I've seen before. A few folks packed their tents in around 11pm and either went home to sleep or slept in their cars, but there was respite with a warm early morning after a slightly chilly night.

Tom Pechloff (Bushpilots, Ken Workman & the Union) brought a bottle of the CC that annually fells him (@ every Barnstorm except last year's), but thankfully the beer didn't run out & the bottle of hooch wasn't called into action.

Here's just one example of Tic's impeccable planning... At a music festival whenever there's a bonfire there is one essential ingredient - a skid. Well, Tic had a whole pile of skids propped against the chill-out barn, about 50 feet from the fire. There were more skids there than we could burn!

It was nice to see a big crowd this year for such a deserving event. Tic, I want to play it next year! :)

The First One's Free

2009-09-10T19:13:00.001-04:00

Welcome to my new webpage. It's quick, & easy to automatically load content - what can I say? It's made to order.

I've just heard that a big, successful band call SEMTAZONE from France will be sharing the stage with Ashley Newall & Friends + the Chris Cawthray Trio @ Avant Garde (Ottawa) on Fri. Oct. 23rd. They were pointed towards Avant Garde by no less than the FRENCH EMBASSY! It's going to be one hell of a show - these people really know their stuff. You can check 'em out @ http://www.myspace.com/semtazone.

To celebrate the launch of my new website I offer you a free mp3 download of "I'll Do Ya" off my 2008 EP In Between. Click here to download (directly off reverbnation).

Cheers, & I hope to see ya back here soon!

Ashley