Ashley McBryde is not saying much these days, and that’s on doctor’s orders.
In fact, the 42-year-old singer announced earlier this week that she is stepping away from touring for several weeks to rest her vocal cords.
“My voice has been struggling over the past few weeks, and as much as it pains me, I won’t be able to play my shows this week,” she wrote on Instagram on Monday. “My doctors have made it crystal clear: my voice needs complete rest to heal.
“There’s nothing I want more than to be back giving you 100%,” she added. “Thank you for understanding. I’ll see you soon.”
Although she cannot talk, she is still sharing the experience with fans.
“Not being able to use my voice is a scary thing,” she wrote alongside a video of playing with her cat. “That’s the not so fun reality of your voice being how you make a living. But August Moon is keeping me company while I let it heal. Thank you for being so understanding, my hope is that these pipes will be back to what they should be soon.”
“Healing the pipes is most important!!” Kelsey Waldon responded. “Everybody will be waiting for ya when you return. Sending big recovery vibes your way (to you and kitty).”
There were plenty more comments like those and you can see them and McBryde’s Instagram post here.
McBryde tried to avoid having to take time away from performing. She announced two weeks ago that she would not be talking to fans at meet and greets due to her vocal struggles.
“Trybe, doc says I’m working on busted up vocal cords,” she wrote along with the video. “The last thing I wanna do is cancel any meet greets or Heaven forbid SHOWS. So, let’s try this for a week.”
In the video, McBryde held up notecards with written messages and also did sign language.
“Hi Gang!” the first card read. “So … I hurt my throat.
“So, NO TALKING if I want to be able to sing to you,” she wrote on the second.
That is when she suggested practicing sign language and showed off a couple of messages including, “Hi, nice to meet you,” and “Good to see you.”
The video was kind of funny, and fans responded well.
“That way, we don’t have to cancel meet and greets,” she wrote on another card. “Let’s try together.”
“Can’t sing but you can write,” Jeff Moll responded. “I expect a new album out of this debacle. Get well soon.”
“Be well,” Lorenda Patterson wrote. “Follow doctor’s orders!”
Unfortunately, it was not enough to keep McBryde from having to miss shows.
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