Classic Rock Legends Wishbone Ash Tour North America Spring 2014 In Support of New CD Release - Blue Horizon Tour includes South and Western regions for the first time in years! New London, CT - Wishbone Ash, one of the most influential guitar bands in the history of rock, returns to North America this Spring with brand new tunes from their upcoming release, Blue Horizon. The group returns to these shores following last year’s annual tour through the the East, Midwest, Northwest and Western Canada, where they delighted fans with high-energy performances featuring a vast catalog spanning 45 continuous years of music-making. The 2014 Spring tour has been nicknamed “The Blue Horizon Tour” to coincide with the March US release of Blue Horizon and celebrate the return of the band to areas not visited in many years. “I thought, why not ring the bell to see if our fans in the South and Southwest would come out and join the party,” says bandleader and founding member Andy Powell. The first leg of the tour begins April 15 in Florida and winds south and west before heading northward through the Pacific West Coast and Canada. “We hope our long-lost fans will come check out what we’ve been doing, which has been continuously touring, recording and rehearsing,” said Powell. “The band has a fire in its belly, and we want to share that.” Formed in 1969, Wishbone Ash has to its credit 24 original studio recordings, 10 live albums and four live DVDs along with a DVD rockumentary (“This is Wishbone Ash”). The band is led by founding member Andy Powell on guitar and vocals, trading licks with Finland’s guitar wizard Muddy Manninen. Bassist Bob Skeat, a 17-year veteran of the band and in-demand studio musician, sets the pace with Joe Crabtree, one of the best of Britain’s new breed of drummers whose performance credits include Pendragon and David Cross of King Crimson. “The band basically lives together year-round, so we have a very strong level of communication that translates in our performances and recordings,” says Powell. Wishbone Ash’s new album, Blue Horizon (Solid Rockhouse Records), includes guest artist Pat McManus playing fiddle on two tracks. Fans will recall McManus made an appearance on 2011’s Elegant Stealth and also co-wrote one of the songs, “Cant Go It Alone,” with Andy Powell. Blue Horizon features two songs written by Aynsley Powell (Powells son) and one by former Wishbone Ash guitarist Roger Filgate. Elegant Stealth (ZYX Records) was enthusiastically received by fans and critics alike. Classic Rock Revisited’s Jeb Wright called it “One of the best albums in Wishbone Ash’s career.” “This band is like a fine wine that just keeps getting better with age and this is one of their strongest studio releases in years,” said Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck of MuzikReviews. “The songs are catchy, very technical, but there is a soul in what Wishbone Ash is doing!” said Mark Kadzielawa of 69 Faces of Rock. Lynyrd Skynyrd cites Wishbone Ash as a primary influence on their style along with Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden and, more recently, heavyweights like Opeth and some of the guitar-based Indie/Alternative bands. All have been transformed by the original, legendary twin-guitar approach of Wishbone Ash. There is no other rock band on the planet that has done more with the twin guitar concept than The Ash. Longtime fans and new converts will find that Wishbone Ash offers an undeniable concert experience. Apr 05 ARC EN CIEL Lievin, France Apr 09 3 Frontières Bartenheim, France Apr 10 Divan du Monde Paris, France Apr 11 SALLE DES FETES Savigny Sur Orge, France Apr 12 ATELIER DES MOLES Montbeliard, France Apr 15 Lou’s Blues Indialantic, FL Apr 16 The Plaza LIVE Orlando, FL Apr 17 Bamboo Room Lake Worth, FL Apr 18 Ringside Cafe St Petersburg, FL Apr 19 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA Apr 21 Rhythm & Brews Chattanooga, TN Apr 22 Neil’s Music Room Memphis, TN Apr 23 Duling Hall Jackson, MS Apr 24 The Ballroom at The Warehouse Live Houston, TX Apr 26 Poor Davids Pub Dallas, TX Apr 27 The Roost Austin, TX May 01 Hard Rock Café on The Strip Las Vegas, NV May 03 Ramona Mainstage Ramona, CA May 04 Coach House San Juan Capistrano, CA May 08 Aladdin Theater Portland, OR May 09 Jazzbones Tacoma, WA May 11 Triple Door Seattle, WA Aug 10 Cambridge Rock Festival Cambridge, United Kingdom Oct 24 Tivoli Theatre Wimborne, United Kingdom Oct 25 The Wharf Tavistock, United Kingdom Oct 29 The Quarterhouse Folkestone, United Kingdom Oct 30 Public Halls Harpenden, United Kingdom Oct 31 The Picturedrome Holmfirth, United Kingdom Nov 06 The Brook Southampton, United Kingdom Nov 07 Martlets Hall Burgess Hill, United Kingdom Nov 08 Islington Assembly Hall London, United Kingdom Nov 09 King Edward VII Memorial Hall Newmarket, United Kingdom Nov 11 The Flowerpot Derby, United Kingdom Nov 13 The Ferry Glasgow, United Kingdom Nov 14 The Jam House Edinburgh, United Kingdom Nov 16 The Lemon Tree Aberdeen, United Kingdom Nov 18 Bootleggers Kendal, United Kingdom Nov 20 The Assembly Leamington Spa, United Kingdom Nov 21 The Corn Exchange Bourne, United Kingdom
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 19:26:45 +0000
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