The Alum Ridge Boys and Ashlee

Kick off the holiday season with Deep End Sessions and some good, old-time, mountain music by The Alum Ridge Boys and Ashlee. Drawing inspiration from the rich string band culture of the Virginia-Carolina Blue Ridge region, The Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee bring together old time mountain music, traditional bluegrass, and early country music to produce a uniquely authentic old time sound. The Floyd County-based string band plays regularly for dances and festivals around the country and they have won many contests including the old time band contest at the 85th Annual Old Fiddlers’ Convention in Galax, VA and the bluegrass band contest at the 51st Mount Airy Fiddlers’ Convention in NC. They have had the honor of performing for two governors of the state of Virginia and are regularly featured at historic venues along The Crooked Road - Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. Featuring Andrew Small on mandolin and fiddle, Trevor Holder on the 5-string banjo, Ashlee Watkins on guitar, and now featuring Rina Rossi on bass, and AJ Srubason fiddle, the band’s powerful harmony singing and energetic instrumentals have made them one of Southwest Virginia’s favorite string bands. Such a favorite that they won second place in the heady Traditional Stringband contest last year at Clifftop, WV. And AJ Srubas won first place in the highly competitive fiddle contest! For over a decade as a house concert series on a 120 year old ranch outside of Santa Paula, Deep End Sessions hosted over 60 live music concerts. Our music genre is Roots Music from different regions of North America. We’ve featured Southern Old-time, Bluegrass, Early Country, Honkey Tonk, Cajun, Creole, Swamp Pop, Folk, Tex Mex, and Mexican music. Often the music comes with a good dose of storytelling offering a window into these rich traditions. In 2026, we have begun a new chapter of live music in partnership with the fabulous Hotel El Roblar, featuring the old world charm of Ojai, California, and the fabled Ojai valley. deependsessions.com