Ashkah Sky

Ashkah Sky  is a singer/pianist/songwriter
When she was little she lived in the Canadian wilderness.
Here father bought some instruments for his kids and Ashkah was hooked!
She taught herself to play the piano, harpsichord, and organ. She also played the violin in 1^st grade.
She also played cornet in 5^th grade. But she annoyed here teachers by playing by ear.
When she was 12 she spent every free minuet on the Piano. After high school she started to travel America, playing music everywhere she went.
Then when she had saved enough money she wanted to take piano lessons. Instead of that the teacher learned here how to notate here own songs.
Now she has started here own record label, Loki Records and I currently recording here debut album.

Here music contains a lot of piano. And is calm and ballade like most of the time.

Cd’s
Hope and Resignation (a cd with early material)

Links:
http://delphinidae.semigreenpenny.com/ (you can download some of her songs there)

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A Little Interview with Ashkah!

1) If you could live in an other time which time would that be and
what kind of person would you be?

I had a hard time deciding which would be preferable so I will give
you two answers. I would be most interested to go back in time to
understand more on my ancestory. On one side, I would be my ancestor,
Napoleon Bonaparte. I would want to use my intelligence with courage
for what I believed in. I would want to show my country and its people
dedication and love. I have grown up pondering what it was like for
him and so it would interest me greatly to be able to see for myself,
through his eyes. On the other side I am Native American and I would
love to have lived when the land was still wilderness in any direction
you went. I would want to be a wise person because wisdom often meant
life or death in those days- more so than now in my opinion. I would
want to live with a sense of hope for future generations, and pride in
my ancestors before me.

 2) You are recording your debut album at the moment. How different
will those new songs be from your old recordings?

I think that they are very different. For one thing I have more
confidence now as a singer and songwriter. I allow myself to really
let the emotion lead the song. With with the old recordings, I was too
embarrassed to really let go and growl if the emotion called for it.

 3) Which of your songs are you most proud of and why?

I am proud of all of my songs for different reasons, but one for my
new album, "La Luna", I am espesially proud of because I feel it
conveys emotions that before I was too afraid to confront. It has many
layers which weave together and so I am also proud of how the
compostion flows.

 4) Where do you get your inspiration for songs?

I get inspiration from things that happen directly to me, things I
observe, and things I read about. I am always reading books to help me
think of things from other perspectives.

5) Are there any subjects that you would really like to right about?

I would like to write about subjects that are full of passion and
often by defination of passion, controversial. I never want to write a
trite song. Right now, social issues are becoming more of an interest
than ever. I am also interested in writing about the personal things
that society tries to shut away. Everyone needs to open those doors at
some point.