Ashley McBryde has been breaking onto the national country music scene with her debut single “A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega.”
The country music singer-songwriter may be jumping into the spotlight, but her path there has been anything but an “overnight success.”
First of all, when you hear her name you may wonder if she is related to Martina McBride. When you look at how Ashley spells her last name I think you can guess the answer to that question.
Ashley is from Mammoth Springs, Arkansas. She started showing an interest in music when she started playing her father’s guitar at age three. She kept learning to play and eventually wrote her first song at the age of 17. She continued perusing music as she headed to Arkansas State University where she was a member of the marching band.
She really took a leap toward her dreams when she relocated to Nashville in 2007. She formed a band and played whatever bar would let them play. She eventually began to get the attention of some major country music stars who had her open for them in concert including Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr. and Chris Stapleton.
Eric Church also became a fan of Ashley’s calling her a “whiskey-drinkin’ badass” and inviting her on stage with him at his concert in Chicago to perform a song she wrote called “Bible and a .44” with him. Watch a video of that performance just below…
Ashley has been signed to Warner Brothers Music Nashville. Her debut single “A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega” is gaining strength at country radio and is at #34 on the Billboard Country Airplay singles chart this week and #35 on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck singles chart.
The song is from her debut studio album Girl Goin’ Nowhere scheduled to drop March 30th.
I can’t wait to hear more from Ashley McBryde when that new album comes out. In the meantime, you can check out the music video for Ashley McBryde’s debut single “A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega” at the top of the page.
By the way, Dahlonega is a real place if you were wondering. It’s a town in northeastern Georgia.
By: Buck Stevens
