WISHBONE ASH

Line-up Andy Powell - guitars & voc Joe Crabtree - drums Bob Skeat - bass & voc Muddy Manninen - guitars & voc

Wishbone Ash Riffing on Eternity

Wishbone Ash demonstrates ‘The Power of Eternity’ on their longest tour in 38 years. When the lights go up, the hum of the endless road is lost to the unmistakable strains of those twin-lead guitars and the cheers of the crowd, symbiotic exchanges between band and audience that spark each and every night and make everything worthwhile. Life on the road has seduced Andy Powell and Wishbone Ash for 38 years. During the next six months, the band will tour intensely to promote two new releases: “The Power of Eternity,” a studio recording featuring the current lineup; and a DVD and double-live CD soundtrack, “Wishbone Ash Live in Hamburg,” recorded this year at Germany’s famed club, The Fabrik.

Dubbed the “Eternity Tour,” it will bring the band to many familiar stomping grounds in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. More than 100 dates are scheduled, providing plenty of opportunities to catch the latest incarnation of Wishbone Ash, which adds drummer Joe Crabtree to the established lineup of twin axemen Andy Powell and Muddy Manninen and bassist Bob Skeat.

Beginning in October, the Eternity Tour will deliver performances chock-full of current and future classics, including tracks from “The Power of Eternity,” to be released on Talking Elephant Records on Oct. 4 and worldwide through Sanctuary Records. “

Wishbone Ash Live in Hamburg” is the band’s ultimate video performance to date. The DVD clocks in at more than two hours of concert performance, plus an extensive interview with founding member Andy Powell joined by Muddy Manninen.

Come November 3, the annual U.K. fan convention will be held in Chesterfield, once again giving fans a unique chance to interact with the band and each other while enjoying great live music.

Formed in October 1969, Wishbone Ash was gigging by 1970. The band garnered notice in the early days for a unique blend of blues, jazz and English folk. But it was the way the guitars played melodic leads together that would become Wishbone Ash’s trademark, inspiring such bands as Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden. Throughout the years, many notable musicians have contributed their talents to the band, including Asia’s John Wetton, Trevor Bolder from David Bowie’s Spiders From Mars and Uriah Heep, and
Laurie Wisefield, who would later play guitar for Joe Cocker and Tina Turner.

Wishbone Ash has released nearly 40 albums and six DVDs, performed on five continents, and received worldwide acclaim. The band regularly plays more than 150 shows a year, delivering the goods to an ever-growing number of appreciative fans of all ages.

Explore the band’s web site, www.wishboneash.com,  for up-to-date tour information,
sound and video samples, complete discography and much more.

DICOGRAPHY

The Power of Eternity Coming Soon!	Clan Destiny - 2006	Lost Pearls - 2004	Almighty Blues - 2004	Bona Fide - 2002
Bare Bones - 1999	Outward Bound - 1998	Psychic Terrorism 1998	Trance Visionary 1998	Distillations - 1997
BBC Live - 1991	The Best of Wishbone Ash	Live - Timeline - 1997	Illuminations - 1996	Live in Geneva - 1995
Blowin' Free - 1994	Time Was - 1992	Classic Ash - 1992	Live in Chicago - 1992	Strange Affair - 1991
Here to Hear - 1989	Nouveau Calls - 1987	Raw to the Bone - 1985	Hot Ash - 1981	Twin Barrels Burning - 1982
Live Dates II - 1980	Number the Brave - 1980	Just Testing - 1980	No Smoke Without Fire 1978	Front Page News - 1977
New England - 1976	Locked In - 1976	There's The Rub - 1974	Live Dates - 1973	Wishbone Four - 1973
	Argus - 1972	Pilgrimage - 1971	Wishbone Ash - 1970