Singer · songwriter · loud room enthusiast
About
Ashgrove Sessions turns memory into melody — late-night confessions and last-call singalongs, written after midnight and sung like they matter.
It started with a borrowed guitar and a kitchen table.
The first Ashgrove song was written to keep the porch light on — literally. One microphone, one take, and a chorus the neighbours learned through the walls. That recording became "Porchlight," and "Porchlight" became a hundred rooms, then a thousand.
Three records later, the process hasn't changed: write it honest, play it loud, and leave room for the crowd to finish the sentence. The band is a rotating cast of old friends — piano, brushed drums, a string quartet when the room deserves it — and every show ends the same way, with the house lights up and everybody singing.
The road so far
- 2022
Porchlight keeps the light on
A debut single recorded in one night becomes a word-of-mouth favourite and the first hundred shows.
- 2023
One night at the Blue Room
A sold-out club set recorded with zero overdubs. The live record that proved the room is part of the band.
- 2024
City Glow and the neon years
An EP about leaving and being left, written above a diner and toured through forty cities.
- 2025
Spotlight closes every encore
The single that turned the encore into the main event — and the loudest chorus written so far.
- 2026
Goldenhour goes on the road
The third record, recorded mostly live to tape, and the biggest rooms Ashgrove has ever played.
Kind words
"A voice that sounds like the last song of the night feels — we played Goldenhour twice in a row."
Night Frequency Radio
"The rare live record with no overdubs and no dull seconds. The Blue Room set is a masterclass."
The Encore Review
"Every chorus is built to be shouted back. Ashgrove doesn't play rooms, they detonate them."
Amberline Magazine
The band
A rotating cast of old friends: brushed drums, upright bass, a borrowed piano, and a string quartet whenever the room deserves it. Nobody solos — everybody sings.