Roan Ash is a multi-talented singer songwriter from Pretoria with a modern-country-blues-folk style.
After digitally releasing his brand new album “Whiskey to my soul” in April, Roan has been the talk of the town, not only locally but internationally as well. We chat to Roan today at 6:30pm and find out what inspired the chart topping hit, If I Ever Saw Heaven.
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He started playing guitar in 2001, and in 2006 he started opening for other bands, and doing his own live performances. In February 2015, Roan recorded and released his debut album The Traveler, independently. Roan launched it to a full house at the iconic Atterbury Theatre, and toured it nationwide. Roan was a contestant on the first season of The Voice, South Africa, where he was instantly noticed by the music industry.
In 2016, he co-wrote and recorded the theme song of the feature film Sy Klink Soos Lentewith Bouwer Bosch and Dawie De Jager, which is receiving widespread acclaim. Roan joined the Inhoud Huis team in 2016, where he is working with songwriters including Christoph Kotze (Appel) and Johan Vorster on his next album.
Kotie Jacobs
July 18, 2018 at 11:31 pm
Roan is n great persoon, so nederig! Hy sing fenominaal! Ek sal wat wil gee om n live sgow van gom te kan gaan kyk. Roan baie baie geluk met jou groot prestasie!!
Groete
Tannie Kotie