Blog: nyctaper

Prairie Empire is the current project of the multitalented musician and songwriter Brittain Ashford , who is another Seattle transplant to Brooklyn that we are thrilled to have in our midst. As a singer, Ashford's voice packs incredible emotional presence and range, as well as a little pixie dust pinch of whimsy; you feel an instant kinship with her and her music even if you've never met her. As for her band, their lush arrangements provide a broad sonic palette for Ashford's compositions, incorporating strings, cello, violin, viola, drums, sleigh bells, dulcimer and trumpet, not to [...]