BANJARMASIN – As part of the American Music Abroad (AMA) program, the US Department of State, the United States Embassy in Jakarta is proud to present Ashley Campbell who will be touring around Indonesia stopping in Jakarta, Banjarmasin, Makassar and Ambon.
The Country Band Group from the United States, Saturday (1/7/2023) held a concert at the General Building of Lambung Mangkurat University starting at 14.00 WITA. The show is free.
The presence of this music group was specially invited by the United States Embassy for a tour show to the cities of Jakarta, Banjarmasin, Makassar and Ambon. Banjarmasin is the second city after the concert in Jakarta last June.
The mission of the American music culture exchange program abroad 2023 is to bring together and introduce country music to Indonesia. Apart from introducing country music, Ashley Campbell also focuses on environmental issues, cleanliness and preservation of the natural environment.
Ashley Campbell (born December 8, 1986) is an American musician, singer and songwriter of country music. She is the daughter of Glen Campbell and his fourth wife Kimberly Woollen
Campbell played banjo for her father, Glen Campbell, during his farewell tour in 2011 and 2012. She also appeared in the video for Rascal Flatts’ 2012 single “Banjo”.
Ashley Campbell released her debut single “Remembering” via Dot Records in 2015. The song previously appeared on the soundtrack of the 2015 documentary Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me, to which she also contributed the track “Home Again”.
“Remembering” is about her father and his struggles with Alzheimer’s disease. The compilation went on to win a Grammy and was nominated for an Oscar. Campbell also released a music video for the song. The song debuted at No. 56 on the Country Airplay chart dated for the week ending December 5, 2015.
In 2016, Campbell was selected as one of the artists to appear at the Country to Country festival in the UK. She performed sets on several of the pop-up stages across the weekend, including a radio session. She is also set to play the main stage at the 2018 festival in a special tribute to her father. She released her debut album The Lonely One on May 11, 2018. Initially slated to be released on the Dot Records label, Campbell announced that her album would instead be released on her own label, Whistle Stop Records, following the closure of Dot. Produced by Campbell’s brother Cal, The Lonely One features 13 tracks all co-written by Campbell.
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