[ATMI producer Roey McCowan (left) and singer/songwriter Ashley Young.]

Ashley Young is a singer songwriter originally from Yakutat, now based in Anchorage. In the spring she toured with the band Medium Build. Earlier this fall, she went on a tour in the Pacific Northwest with fellow musicians Husse and Zane Penny. 

Ashley stopped by the ATMI studio to sit down with producer Roey McCowan. In their extended conversation, she talks about the role her Indigeneity plays in her music, shares stories from the road, and much more.

Hosted by AJ Yambao.

Music by Kendrick Whiteman and Devin Shreckengost.

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Ashley performs her song “Secrets” outside the ATMI studio.
Ashley performs her song “Dancing On The Words” outside the ATMI studio.
Ashley performs her song “Cast Aside” outside the ATMI studio.

Alaska Teen Media Institute is based in Anchorage, Alaska. We would like to acknowledge the Dena’ina people, whose land we work on.