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One night in March 2023, three musicians took a break from playing an array of instruments (accordion, violin, guitar, clarinet, French horn, oboe and ukulele) and passed scraps of paper around the audience of an intimate gig in Rochester.
Upon their return, most of these scraps bore the same three words: 'The Ashen Keys '. The public had spoken. After four months as a band, Hannah Ellerby, Rachel Lowrie and Vicky Price now had their name.
In the time since that defining moment in The Man of Kent, The Ashen Keys have performed their unique blend of vocal harmonies and instrumentation at a series of prestigious festivals. They have played Black Deer, Rochester Sweeps Festival and Broadstairs Folk Week. They also won appearances at the Purbeck Valley Folk Festival and Shrewsbury Folk Festival.
The Ashen Keys combine their love of folk, pop, blues, classical and early music to explore themes ranging from the ancient and mythic through to the complexities of modern relationships – all the while rooting themselves in a love of nature and humanity. When they are not writing, playing and performing, you might very well see them wandering around the Kentish woodlands, seeking out orchids and mother trees.
The band's debut album, The Name on Your Compass, is out this September.
Upon their return, most of these scraps bore the same three words: 'The Ashen Keys '. The public had spoken. After four months as a band, Hannah Ellerby, Rachel Lowrie and Vicky Price now had their name.
In the time since that defining moment in The Man of Kent, The Ashen Keys have performed their unique blend of vocal harmonies and instrumentation at a series of prestigious festivals. They have played Black Deer, Rochester Sweeps Festival and Broadstairs Folk Week. They also won appearances at the Purbeck Valley Folk Festival and Shrewsbury Folk Festival.
The Ashen Keys combine their love of folk, pop, blues, classical and early music to explore themes ranging from the ancient and mythic through to the complexities of modern relationships – all the while rooting themselves in a love of nature and humanity. When they are not writing, playing and performing, you might very well see them wandering around the Kentish woodlands, seeking out orchids and mother trees.
The band's debut album, The Name on Your Compass, is out this September.
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