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Gig review: QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT – 02 Arena, London, 20 June 2022
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Tag Archives: Wishbone Ash
Book review: BICKERSHAW FESTIVAL 50th ANNIVERSARY – Featuring Grateful Dead by Chris Hewitt
Dandelion Records & Books [Publication date 30.06.22] Author Chris Hewitt has carved out his own niche in rock and roll history as an author, archivist, record label and resource for period pa gear. The broad context for this book is … Continue reading
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Tagged Bickershaw Festival 50th Anniversary, book, Chris Hewitt, Country Joe, Dr John, Family, festival, Harry “The Count” Bilkus, Jeremy Beadle, Jerry Garcia, Linda Lewis, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, review, rock, Stackridge, The Grateful Dead, The Kinks, Wishbone Ash
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Gig review: MARTIN TURNER – 100 Club, London, 15 April 2022
For the last few years founder Wishbone Ash member Martin Turner and his band have been gradually revisiting a series of the band’s classic seventies albums in their entirety. When touring activity resumed last autumn, they finished off the pre-pandemic … Continue reading
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Tagged Argus, Danny Willson, gig, Martin Turner, Misha Nikolic, Tim Brown, Wishbone Ash, Wishbone Four
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Gig review: WISHBONE ASH – Islington Academy, London, 18 November 2021
Sitting out live action during the pandemic must have been particularly galling for Wishbone Ash who always keep up a punishing live schedule. So there was a relief for both band and audience seeing them back in their familiar habitat … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Powell, Bob Skeat, classic rock, gig, Mark Abrahams, Mike Sturgis, Wishbone Ash
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Gig review: MARTIN TURNER- Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 5 November 2021
I must admit that the longer the pandemic went on, the more I began to fear that many of the acts from rock’s original golden era who we are lucky enough to still see performing might not resume touring, Wishbone … Continue reading
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Tagged Boom Boom Club, Danny Willson, gig, Martin Turner, Misha Nikolic, Tim Brown, Wishbone Ash
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Album review: TED & MAJELLA – Divine Timing (Ted Turner, ex-Wishbone Ash)
www.tedturnerandmajella.com [Release date 21.12.20] Ted Turner is best known as the one time original guitar slinger in Wishbone Ash with whom he remained until 1974 and then on and off until 1994. Ted reappeared in 2018 together with his partner … Continue reading
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Tagged album, ambient, chill-out, Divine Timing, guitar, guitarist, new age, pop, review, Ted & Majella, Wishbone Ash
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Album review: MUDDY MANNINEN – River Flows
Pete Feenstra chatted to Muddy Manninen about the album ‘River Flows’ for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 8 November 2020. (45:38) Presence Records [Release date 23.10.20] Muddy Manninen’s ‘River Flows’ is an aptly titled album that has a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Captain Beefheart, Chris Melhuish, Frank Zappa, Free, funk, fusion, Gregg Sutton, Gregory Wilson-Cobb, guitar, Hipkiss, Ian Harris, interview, Jerry Soffe, Kev Moore, Little Feat, Long Player, Lowell George, Mark Butler, Melanie Denard, Muddy Manninen, review, Richard Johnson, River Flows, Robin Trower, rock, Shaun Murphy, Simon Kirke, soul, Tom Gilkes, Tomi Malm, Wishbone Ash, Wolfman
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Feature: Call Collect – An introduction to WISHBONE ASH
GRTR!’s melodic rock maestro Andy Nathan charts the progress of Wishbone Ash, currently celebrating their 50th anniversary Wishbone Ash may have a criminally low profile in the wider world, but there aren’t many bands that can boast both a history … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, Andy Powell, classic rock, feature, introduction, Laurie Wisefield, Martin Turner, Steve Upton, Ted Turner, Wishbone Ash
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Gig review: MARTIN TURNER – Under the Bridge, London, 27 September 2019
Martin Turner’s latest tour revisiting his Wishbone Ash catalogue one step at a time, took him to Under the Bridge, home of his beloved Chelsea FC, with their 1971 sophomore album ‘Pilgrimage’ following in the footsteps of ‘There’s The Rub’, … Continue reading
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Tagged Danny Willson, gig, Martin Turner, Misha Nikolic, Pilgrimage, Tim Brown, Wishbone Ash
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Gig review: WISHBONE ASH – The Tivoli, Buckley, 3 November 2018
David Randall chatted with Andy Powell in October 2012 for “The Guitarists” series on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. This hour special discusses the development of the band and includes live tracks from 1977, 1988 and 1995. Andy Powell/Wishbone Ash … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 November 2018, Andy Powell, Buckley, classic rock, gig, interview, melodic rock, review, The Tivoli, Wishbone Ash
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Gig review: WISHBONE ASH – Islington Academy, London, 18 October 2018
For all the quality of their recorded product, Wishbone Ash have always best been experienced in a live setting. It was therefore entirely appropriate that this year’s remarkable ‘Vintage Years’ box set included CD’s of no less than eight previously … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Powell, Bob Skeat, gig, hard rock, Joe Crabtree, Mark Abrahams, melodic rock, review, twin guitars, Wishbone Ash
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Gig review: MARTIN TURNER – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 5 October 2018
2018 is seeing a concerted attempt to cement the Wishbone Ash legacy. A box set that sets a new benchmark of comprehensiveness and packaging, attracted renewed interest in the band’s underappreciated back catalogue. Meantime, founder member Martin Turner, having milked … Continue reading
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Tagged Boom Boom Club, classic rock, Danny Willson, gig, Martin Turner, Misha Nikolic, review, Tim Brown, Wishbone Ash
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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio celebrates 10 years (September 2018)
A month long promotion highlights the station’s 10 year interview archive As part of the station’s 10th anniversary celebrations, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio will be replaying a selection of interviews gathered since 2008. Most tie in with the artists’ … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th anniversary, Andrew Latimer, Camel, Europe, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Glenn Hughes, highlights, Ian Anderson, interview, Jethro Tull, Martin Turner, September 2018, Steve Hackett, Wishbone Ash
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News: MARTIN TURNER plays Wishbone Ash first album on tour (September/October 2018)
Following the release this year of the multi-disc ‘The Vintage Years (1970-1991)’ box set, founder member Martin Turner plays UK dates from 13 September. He’ll be featuring the 1970 debut album ‘Wishbone Ash’ in its entirety. This follows previous outings … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, gig, interview, Martin Turner, October, September, UK tour, Wishbone Ash
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Album review: TED & MAJELLA – Better Together (Ted Turner, ex-Wishbone Ash)
David Randall chatted to Ted Turner about the album for his weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. (24:41) The full interview is repeated on Friday 11 May at 22:00 GMT. Turneround Music [Release date 06.04.18] Since 1974, when … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Better Together, interview, new age, review, rock, soul, Ted & Majella, Ted Turner, Wishbone Ash
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Album review: WISHBONE ASH – Two Barrels Burning/Raw To The Bone (reissues)
Lemon/Cherry Red [Release date 02.02.18] Back in the racks for their first official outing on CD in some years, two eighties “lost classics” from the band who are currently receiving renewed attention largely thanks to the massive limited “vintage years” … Continue reading
News: WISHBONE ASH – Limited Edition ‘Vintage Years’ 30-CD Box Set out 20 April 2018
Wishbone Ash – one of the UK’s most enduring and best-loved rock acts – are celebrated on 20 April with the release of a comprehensive deluxe 30 CD box set, The Vintage Years via Madfish. This collection – authorised by … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Powell, April 2018, book, box set, Limited Edition, live albums, Madfish, Martin Turner, memorabilia, posters, The Vintage Years 1970-1991, Wishbone Ash
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Gig review: GIANTS OF ROCK – Butlins, Minehead, 26-29 January 2018 (Day 1)
News during the week that Wetherspoons had taken steak off their menu may not have been of great interest until we learn that Butlins also get their meat from the same source that is currently “under investigation”. The loss of … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 January 2018, Butlins, classic rock, Curved Air, festival, FM, Giants Of Rock, Magnum, Martin Turner, melodic rock, Minehead, progressive, Somerset, Wishbone Ash
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Album review: VON HERTZEN BROTHERS – War Is Over
Music Theories Recordings [Release date 03.11.17] ‘War Is Over’ isn’t so much a concept album as a dramatic prog rock album with associated musical influences, ranging from classic, hard and symphonic rock, to more poppy and synth influences. There’s plenty … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Anathema, Caravan, classic rock, Eric Norlander, Grateful Dead, hard rock, Jethro Tull, Kie Von Hertzen, King Crimson, Lana Lane, Paul Buckmaster, pop, prog rock, Pye Hastings, review, Robert Engstrand, symphonic rock, synth, Von Hertzen Brothers, War Is Over, Wishbone Ash, Yes
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Gig review: WISHBONE ASH/Steve Hill – Islington Academy, London, 19 October 2017
A new chapter has begun in Wishbone Ash’s long and distinguished history, with master guitarist Andy Powell accompanied by a new partner in Yorkshireman Mark Abrahams, following Muddy Manninen’s departure after twelve years. They remain one of the hardest working … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Powell, Bob Skeat, classic rock, gig, Joe Crabtree, Mark Abrahams, Steve Hill, twin guitars, Wishbone Ash
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Gig review: MARTIN TURNER – 100 Club, London, 14 October 2017
You could argue that Wishbone Ash founder member Martin Turner has overstayed the classic album concept with regular live renditions of their 1972 classic ‘Argus’ over the past decade. Yet his band’s performance of the album at Ramblin Man Fair … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Club, 14 October 2017, Argus, Danny Willson, gig, London, Martin Turner, Misha Nikolic, review, Wishbone Ash
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Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR – Day 3 – Mote Park, Maidstone, 30 July 2017
After the deluge on Saturday the forecast for the Sunday was looking a lot brighter and judging by the size of the crowd in the arena the sun had enticed a few extra bodies along for another top day of … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 July 2017, blues, Devin Townsend Project, Focus, gig, Kent, Magnum, Maidstone, Mote Park, progressive, Ramblin' Man Fair, review, rock, Snakecharmer, Stone Broken, The Quireboys, UFO, Wishbone Ash, ZZ Top
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Gig review: WEYFEST- Rural Life Centre, Tilford, Surrey, 19-21 August 2016
Weyfest celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Rural Life Centre, a rustic setting that suits its ambience as one of the more laid back of festivals. Situated on the Surrey/Hampshire borders in what was once known as the stockbroker belt, … Continue reading
Album review: MARTIN TURNER – Reissues
Cherry Red [Release date 08.04.16] Martin Turner albums are like buses. There’s nothing, and then along come several. That’s no problem as the one-time Wishbone Ash bassist always maintains a high quality quotient and they are worth the wait even … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Argus, Life Begins, Martin Turner, New Live Dates, prog, progressive, review, rock, Ted Turner, Wishbone Ash
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Album review: COLIN HARPER – Sunset Cavaliers
Market Square Records MSMCD172 [Release date 16.02.16] www.colin-harper.com Like fellow music journalist/writer David Sinclair, Colin Harper has seen fit to cross the sometimes perilous divide between writer and performer (poacher turned gamekeeper?), evidently inspired by some of the subjects of … Continue reading
Gig review: MARTIN TURNER – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 30 October 2015
Ten years ago, it was in this very Football Club clubhouse in suburban South London that Wishbone Ash founder bassist and vocalist Martin Turner came in from the cold and launched a new line-up playing Wishbone’s catalogue. His return here … Continue reading
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Tagged Boom Boom Club, Danny Willson, gig, Martin Turner, Misha Nikolic, review, Tim Brown, Wishbone Ash, Written in the Stars
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