Ariel and The HIGH-WHEELS

Ray Charles said, “The important thing is to feel your music, really feel it and believe it.” 

Kris Crowe grew up with a mother who had a musical family. His first memory of music was his grandfather playing guitar through “an old, custom, blue-padded amp”. 

As he grew up his mother wanted him to take an interest in music. This began with piano lessons at around age 10. “She made me take piano lessons, and I hated it. I didn’t like it at all.” Kris began to rebel against it, and after six months, his mother…

Nolan Gasser writes in his book “Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste”, that a lot of what we as human beings develop as musical tastes “has to do with where you grew up and what kind of musical influences are in the air, but we participate in so many subcultures of affinity, just based on what we like.” He also speaks about “inculturation” stating, “In the first six months or so, babies can actually follow the syntax of any musical style – complex rhythms from Turkey or major scales…

“Music is a mountain that you get the privilege to climb. You can camp out and take pictures, but you will never reach the top. That's the amazing part.” - Greg Jasperse 

“This quote is one of the many that has taught me that music is an ongoing learning process. It has made me appreciate the journey of getting where I am today as a musician as well as a person.” -Ariel 

Ariel grew up in the small town of Rockport, Indiana, just across the Ohio River from Owensboro, Kentucky. She is one of two adopted…