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Wishbone Ash is considered to be one of the major innovators of the harmony twin lead guitar format. This distinction was validated by Traffic Magazine quoting the group as having "Two of the Ten Most Important Guitarists in Rock History", Rolling Stone’s award as "Top 20 Guitarists of All Time" and Melody Maker describing them as having "the most interesting two guitar team since the days when Beck and Page graced The Yardbirds".

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The classic rock bands of the late ’60s and early ’70s enjoy a unique place in popular musical history. The Beatles had gone their separate ways, Britain had already experienced the Blues Boom, and Psychedelia had made its impact. The creative possibilities were infinite.

Wishbone Ash embarked on the nascent Progressive Rock scene in 1969, taking full advantage of a fertile musical environment where they produced a distinctive brand of melodic rock. Inspired equally by British folk traditions and American jazz and R&B, the group played to public and critical acclaim.

More than 40 years later, having pioneered the use of twin lead guitars, Wishbone Ash has gained worldwide recognition, based firmly on a regime of relentless touring. And their latest studio release, BLUE HORIZON, continues to solidify their reputation as a musical force to be reckoned with.

Scheduled for a March 2014 release, BLUE HORIZON continues the trajectory set by ELEGANT STEALTH (2011) for strong, collaborative songwriting and impeccable chops. With 24 studio releases and 10 live recordings to date, Wishbone Ash continues to prove they are not a band to rest on their laurels.

The band includes founding member Andy Powell, who handles lead vocals and trades licks with Finland’s guitar wizard Muddy Manninen. Bassist Bob Skeat, a 17-year veteran of the band and in-demand studio musician, keeps the bottom rocking 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.

Wishbone Ash, the quintessential road band, is an acknowledged influence on many other bands including THIN LIZZY and IRON MAIDEN. Power and melody have made the Ash a hard act to follow, while they are currently being discovered by new generations of loyal rock fans.

An exceptional recording and touring career has seen Wishbone Ash weather many changes in record labels, personnel and musical trends. Today, the band is still going strong, with most of their vast catalogue intact on CD, an award-winning website and a date sheet the envy of many other bands.

Recording highlights are, of course, the multi-million selling 1972 album ARGUS, considered to be one of the all-time classic rock albums, together with PILGRIMAGE (1971) and NEW ENGLAND (1976). More recently, THE POWER OF ETERNITY (2007) and ELEGANT STEALTH (2011) garnered enthusiastic praise.

In 2009, the band celebrated its 40th anniversary with a show at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire Theatre, which is available on DVD. Also on DVD is a behind-the-scenes ‘rockumentary,’ THIS IS WISHBONE ASH (2010), detailing the recording process of ELEGANT STEALTH interspersed with concert footage.

An ongoing series of releases entitled ROADWORKS captures the excitement and energy of a live Wishbone Ash performance.

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