Molly Healey and Ashtyn Barbaree

Name: Molly Healey and Ashtyn Barbaree
Start: 2026-01-17T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-01-17T21:00:00-06:00
Location: 209 W Trish Knight St, West Plains, MO

Schedule

Sat Jan 17 2026 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

209 W Trish Knight St, West Plains, MO | West Plains, MO

Welcome back to the Yellow House Molly Healey for her second time and she's traveling with her talented friend Ashtyn Barbaree. You don't want to miss this one, last time Molly played here to a sold out crowd, so come early and grab a seat. 10 dollars at the door and doors open at 6 pm show starts at 7. If you've seen Molly with the ozark mountain daredevils you know just how amazing she is, this will be a up close and intimate show. Ashtyn is the 2025 the Arkansas Americana Artist of the year with a folk style of her own.
A One-Woman Orchestra
A fan once lovingly stated that Molly brings the orchestra to the live rock show, and it’s a descriptor that has stuck over the years. As a longtime fiddle player for the Ozark Mountain Daredevils who morphed into a powerhouse experimental songwriter, Molly Healey began her solo career in 2015 after buying a simple looping pedal. She immediately found a passion for blending her strings and voice together into atmospheric and experimental orchestral folk songs, and her first compositions were featured on her debut solo album, Nightbirds. She has since recorded 3 more albums, each growing in intensity and instrumentation, and the most recent of which, Lotus, was released in 2022. She has grown from the stripped-down looping solo set, to a roster of original music and choice covers that she often performs with a full electric band. She plays a dazzling variety of instruments: cello, violin, guitar, and piano, all while experimenting with various other sounds looping in Ableton Live.

Influenced by artists such as Radiohead, Andrew Bird, Agnes Obel and more experimental cello-driven acts like Zoe Keating and The Avett Brothers, her music is heavily laden with her lush string arrangements, unconventional use of the orchestral instruments, and infectious beats. And all instruments aside, Molly’s strongest asset might be considered her voice, as she has been singing on various stages since her early childhood years.

She has opened for Victor Wooten, Yonder Mountain String Band, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, among many more, and has played sets at Burning Man, Roots N Blues Festival in Columbia, ReKinection Festival, and for the Missouri Contemporary Ballet. Her band, called the Molly Healey String Project, features the following members: Zach Harrison on electric guitar, Kyle Day on bass, and Danny Carroll on drums. Molly also continues to play violin for The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, The Lacewings, and guests with such acts as Ha Ha Tonka and many others. She frequently does session work for various bands across the state. Molly is also the co-organizer of Earth Day: The Festival, an annual music festival that raises funds for local environmental organizations. She is in the studio recording new music to be released in 2025 and 2026, including a new project, ODM, aka Orchestral Dance Music.
Ashtyn Barbaree is an independent internationally touring Americana singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Fayetteville, Arkansas. Known for her ethereal vocals, heartfelt songwriting, and emotionally charged performances, Barbaree was named Americana Artist of the Year at the 2025 Arkansas Country Music Awards. Her music draws listeners in with a distinctive blend of vulnerability and strength, rooted in a sound that crosses Folk, Alt-Country, Americana, and Singer-Songwriter influences.
Barbaree’s dedication to creating authentic, emotionally resonant music continues to push boundaries and enchant audiences. Her latest project, Sent Through The Ceiling, released in October 2024, reached #44 on the Alt Country Specialty Charts (November 2024).
This collection of songs explores themes of self-discovery, resilience, and the bittersweetness of life's journeys. Drawing inspiration from the vast landscapes of the Ozarks and personal experiences, Barbaree weaves narratives of love, loss, and the pursuit of dreams. The album features arrangements that reflect the spirit of Americana music through the eyes of an Arkansan.

Barbaree has demonstrated unwavering enthusiasm and dedication throughout her artistic career. Throughout college at the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville), she performed over 300 shows annually between 2013 and 2017, balancing her studies and her burgeoning music career while earning a degree in geology. Her debut self-titled EP, recorded at The Butcher Shoppe in Nashville with an impressive lineup including producer David "Fergie" Ferguson and musicians Dave Roe, Jeffrey Clemens, Michael Rojas, and Kenny Vaughan, paved the way for her first European tour in 2018.

Her 2020 full-length album, Better Luck Next Time, recorded at The Studio Nashville, featured notable musicians like Chris Scruggs, Jeffrey Clemens and Tommy Hannum, and helped establish her presence on the international stage. She was named Arkansas Music Ambassador by Arkansas State Tourism and has been recognized with multiple nominations at the Arkansas Country Music Awards—including Americana Artist of the Year (2023, 2025 winner) and Acoustic Act of the Year (2024).