Born and raised in Lawrence, Kansas, Ashley Ray has written songs for artists such as Little Big Town, Lori McKenna, Sean Mcconnell, Ruston Kelly, Caroline Spence, Wade Bowen, Charles Kelly (Lady A), Brittney Spencer, Jessica Simpson, & Blues prodigy Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. Alongside friend and fellow artist, Sean Mcconnell, the two pinned the the grammy nominated song,The Daughters, with LBT’s own, Karen Fairchild. Ashley’s critically acclaimed, Pauline, named one of 2020’s Top 10 Country albums by Stereogum and the Boston Globe, and #26 on NPR’s all-genre Top 50 Albums of the Year, translates like a memoir, as she shares stories about home, family, the people she’s lost, & the trials of chasing a dream with the kind of grace that only comes with embracing who you are - and then summoning the courage to share it.

Re-teaming with longtime friend, collaborator and Pauline Producer, Sean McConnell, Ashley’s latest solo release, Animal, plumbs the depths of Ray’s darkest real-life struggles, determination & reawakening, sonically blurring the lines between alternative rock, Americana, and country, while staying true to her “fierce,” “gutbucket country” (Boston Globe) roots. Ashley is published by Warner Chappell & Lady Fairchild (Karen Fairchild) & is writing for her next project.