"Ashes to Asheville"...a record title that refers to the solid residue of combustion,change. It is the transforming power of a place and a people. "Ashes to Asheville" is Jackie Young's hometown record. Her 1st EP "StoryLords," was recorded in Los Angeles and used in VH-1's 2001 "Bands on the Run." Jackie Young's music and life has been characterized by deep interior change and the complexity of the terrain she finds there. This Album was recorded in Bat Cave N.C. with producer Richard Ashe over a period of 1year. "I wanted my 1st full length record to be about my place of origin, and my rise and expansion as an artist from such a magnificant place. It's a good foundation for my body of work." Asheville has proven to be a solid bedrock for a songwriter to grow from.