Aslyn & the Naysayers have been playing music together in St. Augustine since 2006. Our individual influences are diverse, and that accounts for the wide and eclectic range of music we like to play. We have performed at the Florida Folk Festival, Gamble Rodgers Folk Festival, Creekside Festival, as well as numerous other festivals, events, gatherings, and weddings. We think of St. Augustine as home, and of each other as family.
Read an interview about the band with Jim Johnston by the St. Johns Cultural Council here, and read an interview with Aslyn Baringer by the Compass here. |
Aslyn and the Naysayers from Drew Miller on Vimeo. |
We like this description of the band from our friend Jim Pritchard of the Sunday Bluegrass Breakdown on Flagler College Radio:
"the trio creates a fantastic blend of folk-oriented pop that often segues into more traditional bluegrass...[with] Aslyn's gorgeous voice, Matt's uncanny knack for harmonizing, and Jim's prodigious flat picking."
"the trio creates a fantastic blend of folk-oriented pop that often segues into more traditional bluegrass...[with] Aslyn's gorgeous voice, Matt's uncanny knack for harmonizing, and Jim's prodigious flat picking."
Jim Johnston: Lead GuitarDog's Name: Django
Bio: The millionaire playboy with the tragic past: In his youth, Jim witnessed the murder of his parents by a petty thief after a night at the theater. Raised by a fatherly butler, Jim is now the head of the family business empire. While seemingly content to bask in the careless whims of the beau monde, one cannot help but wonder if his aristocratic mask hides a tortured resolve to see justice restored to his beloved city. Fun Fact: Jim has never been photographed with Batman |
Matt Armstrong: Guitar/VocalsDog's Name: Watson
Bio: The country hayseed in the big city: Hailing from rural Kansas, Matt was adopted as an infant by his kindly Aunt and Uncle. They raised him with strong moral convictions, although there was an uncanniness about him and his abilities that ostracized him from his peers. Eventually, the gawky young man moved to the city, and found a job as a journalist, always the first to arrive at the scene of a crime, and attempting to provide a beacon by which the villainy of crooked men would be brought low. Fun Fact: Matt has never been photographed with Superman |
Aslyn Baringer: Lead VocalsDog's Name: May
Bio: The fun-loving videographer: Aslyn was born and raised right here in St. Augustine. She studied Communications at Flagler College. In her spare time from her freelance videography work, she enjoys yoga, surfing, and spending quality time with friends and family. Fun Fact: Aslyn looooooooooves pancakes! |