Ashley Hamel discovered her love of music while growing up in Connecticut. The singer-songwriter eventually left New England behind to build her music career in Indonesia.

This hour, she joins us from Jakarta to talk about her new single, "New England Baby…"

Plus, earlier this year, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced a bill that he hopes will rein in the role of online, third-party ticket sellers. He has the latest on the "Unlock Ticketing Markets Act," and the concerns he has for up-and-coming musicians competing in what he has called a ticket-selling "monopoly."

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Ashley Hamel: Singer-Songwriter


Richard Blumenthal:U.S. Senator for Connecticut

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Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired on August 31, 2023.

Ashley Hamel discovered her love of music while growing up in Connecticut. The singer-songwriter eventually left New England behind to build her music career in Indonesia.
This hour, she joins us from Jakarta to talk about her new single, "New England Baby…"
Plus, earlier this year, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced a bill that he hopes will rein in the role of online, third-party ticket sellers. He has the latest on the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1321/text?s=1&amp;r=22#:~:text=Introduced%20in%20Senate%20(04%2F26%2F2023)&amp;text=To%20prohibit%20exclusive%20venue%20ticketing,duration%2C%20and%20for%20other%20purposes.&amp;text=A%20BILL-,To%20prohibit%20exclusive%20venue%20ticketing%20contracts%20with,duration%2C%20and%20for%20other%20purposes.">"Unlock Ticketing Markets Act,"</a> and the concerns he has for up-and-coming musicians competing in what he has called a ticket-selling "monopoly."
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<a href="https://www.ashleyhamel.com/">Ashley Hamel:</a> Singer-Songwriter
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<a href="https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/">Richard Blumenthal:</a> U.S. Senator for Connecticut
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Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired on <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-08-31/ashley-hamel-takes-her-music-to-new-heights-abroad-plus-a-look-at-the-ticketing-industry">August 31, 2023.</a>

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.