Who Are WE in O•vad•ya?
Derian Blane
Robin Borthwick
Robin Borthwick
Lead Vocals
Derian Is also a songwriter and instrumentalist. Her sound flows smoothly between soul, funk, punk, and southern. Derian moved from West Virginia and has been a part of the Asheville community since June of 2022. She grew up touring with The One Voice Project, presenting children around the east coast with a message of hope an
Lead Vocals
Derian Is also a songwriter and instrumentalist. Her sound flows smoothly between soul, funk, punk, and southern. Derian moved from West Virginia and has been a part of the Asheville community since June of 2022. She grew up touring with The One Voice Project, presenting children around the east coast with a message of hope and empowerment. Since moving to Asheville, Derian has joined Leaf Global Arts as a resident teaching artist teaching ukulele, songwriting, guitar, and cultural competence. Derian is working on writing and recording a first solo album and is plugged into many outlets in the Asheville live music community.
Robin Borthwick
Robin Borthwick
Robin Borthwick
Drums / Vocals
Robin began playing drums at age 12, then drumming for several high school rock bands, and played the college fraternity circuit. She moved to Houston, where she played the gamut of clubs in the 80s and 90s with a regionally successful cover band. In 1998, she established herself in the Houston musical theater circuit for fi
Drums / Vocals
Robin began playing drums at age 12, then drumming for several high school rock bands, and played the college fraternity circuit. She moved to Houston, where she played the gamut of clubs in the 80s and 90s with a regionally successful cover band. In 1998, she established herself in the Houston musical theater circuit for fifteen years. In 2005, she lived in Scotland, touring Europe with Lucille and the Red Hot Blues Mamas performing at the Aalborg Blues Festival, Denmark, and Stichting Blues Fest, Breda, Netherlands. She relocated back home to North Carolina in 2014 and has reconnected with many of the rock stars of her musical beginnings. She currently drums with many other great Asheville-based artists.
Kim Butler
Robin Borthwick
Kim Butler
Bass+
Kim is a multi-instrumentalist playing fretless and fretted bass as well as electric and acoustic guitar. Kim has performed with a variety of renowned Asheville-area performers including Will Ray, Chicago blues man Mr. Jimmy, Peggy Ratusz, Jason DeCristofaro
and Ray Ring; nationally she has performed with/opened for The Hooters and T
Bass+
Kim is a multi-instrumentalist playing fretless and fretted bass as well as electric and acoustic guitar. Kim has performed with a variety of renowned Asheville-area performers including Will Ray, Chicago blues man Mr. Jimmy, Peggy Ratusz, Jason DeCristofaro
and Ray Ring; nationally she has performed with/opened for The Hooters and Tommy Conwell, and performed at a political fundraiser with Carole King. Prior to moving to Asheville in Dec. 2019, Kim was a longtime resident and musician in the Philly, PA area.
M Hurley
Linda Wolf
Kim Butler
(Guitars, Effects / Loops / Tunes)
Her songwriting and guitar work interested Polygram and received indie label offers and has been on radio around the country. She was featured in Guitar World magazine, Chicago Tribune / other press and signed a licensing deal with Outright Music a few years ago. Her passion for world music textures was i
(Guitars, Effects / Loops / Tunes)
Her songwriting and guitar work interested Polygram and received indie label offers and has been on radio around the country. She was featured in Guitar World magazine, Chicago Tribune / other press and signed a licensing deal with Outright Music a few years ago. Her passion for world music textures was ignited in part by elements as diverse as Arabic maqams, living in Israel & listening to classic Indian ragas. She moved to Asheville in late 2021 and is firing up her musical passions there.
Linda Wolf
Linda Wolf
Linda Wolf
(Sax / Electric Violin / Vocals)
Has recorded with monster guitarist Phil Keaggy and sat in with Koko Taylor as well as played with original, far-reaching New York, North Carolina, and Chicago-area bands. Recently, she has appeared locally with several Asheville musicians including Jesse Barry, Peggy Ratusz, Melissa McKinney, and Kathryn O
(Sax / Electric Violin / Vocals)
Has recorded with monster guitarist Phil Keaggy and sat in with Koko Taylor as well as played with original, far-reaching New York, North Carolina, and Chicago-area bands. Recently, she has appeared locally with several Asheville musicians including Jesse Barry, Peggy Ratusz, Melissa McKinney, and Kathryn O’Shea. She has also performed and recorded with Asheville-based original bands Magenta Sunshine, Sister Ivy, & GrudaTree.
O•VAD•YA
Linda Wolf
Linda Wolf
“Takes you on a journey”
“Pink Floyd Meets the MidEast.”
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Would like to think they are truly-in-a-good-way unique. What does that translate to? Mix powerful, transcendent, accessible songs with good doses of lush instrumentation, addictive modalities, powerful rhythm and interesting time signatures...
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From 10th century Morocc
“Takes you on a journey”
“Pink Floyd Meets the MidEast.”
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Would like to think they are truly-in-a-good-way unique. What does that translate to? Mix powerful, transcendent, accessible songs with good doses of lush instrumentation, addictive modalities, powerful rhythm and interesting time signatures...
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From 10th century Moroccan textures to haunting Appalachian longing... Guitar with looping, precise delay and intentional effects, gorgeous sax and a wash of electric violin, bone-snapping drums, lyrical vocals and ominous bass... All makes for a psychedelic panoply of music.