Artist Spotlight: Julianne Ankley

Name: Julianne Ankley

Sound: Country, Americana, bluegrass and roots

History: Metro Detroit singer-songwriter Julianna Ankley is a prolific artist with four albums and more than a dozen Detroit Music Awards to her name. Her latest project is the music video for “The Ghost of the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse,” a fictional story about a Michigan lighthouse keeper from her album With Love from Lake Huron, which won a DMA Award for Outstanding Country Recording in 2021.

Latest: Ankley has a busy schedule this summer and fall, and can be seen Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. in the bandshell at Rochester Municipal Park during the Paint Creek Center for the Arts’ Art & Apples Festival, which runs all weekend. She’ll close out Friday’s lineup after performances by 2nd Street Dance Studio and the Stoney Creek Cougar Marching Band. On Saturday, she’ll perform at the Vintage Tavern, 103 Michigan in Port Huron, for a 5:30 p.m. concert. Visit julianneankley.com to listen to her music and see more live shows.

Melody Baetens