Ashley Mills Monaghan live from "The Digital Bird's Nest"

This week's special guest is Ashley Mills Monaghan. Not only is she a singer-songwriter but also an award winning children's author. Ashley came on the "digital Bird's Nest" and we talked about everything. She taught me about the kindie style of music that she is known for, we talked about making it in the world of children's books, which I had no idea. She played us a few songs and overall we had a really good time. This is an episode that shouldn't be missed. As songwriters our stories all have music with them, so to hear the other side of that coin was interesting. As a special treat her song "All of You" is available at the end of this episode and for download. Also she just released a new song "Let's Make Cookies" also available for download. So listen, like, share, and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts at. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thegeorgiasongbirds/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thegeorgiasongbirds/support

Ashley Mills Monaghan

I am a wife, a mom, an award winning author, a preschool teacher and I am a songwriter. I have secretly always been a songwriter at heart but never knew until recently that it was something I could actually do.

Of course, I’ve always wanted to be an artist. I can remember at age 6 writing poetry down to turn into songs and I'd use a hairbrush to sing into every chance I'd get when I'd finally have the bathroom all to myself. I have endless journals of lyrics scribbled down with scratched out chord changes all over the pages...Music has always been there for me. I couldn't spend a whole 5 months away from my guitar when I studied abroad in Ireland so within the first week I was there I bought a red guitar for 100 euros in a music shop in Carlow. After spending 18 years at the piano and picking up the guitar at 16 years of age, I knew I had found my best friend in life.
When I was 23 I realized I would never make it as a musician so I stopped trying altogether. Even though I never really played for anyone, I just assumed no one would want to hear what I had to say. I stopped dreaming. I pursued other interests. But after the success of my award winning book 'A Little Goes a Long Way' and years of working in early child education, now being a mom and speaking at various workshops and conferences, I realized the time has come for me to stop using my fear as an excuse not to pursue my dream. If I can manage twelve 3-4 year olds myself in the classroom, I can share the songs I've written. If I can birth 2 sons of my own, I can… Read More