Martin Turner (Wishbone Ash) performing 'New England' - Aberdeen

Martin Turner (ex-Wishbone Ash performing 'New England' + Greatest Hits Celebrating 50 years of Wishbone Ash)

Sat 4th May 2019
The Assembly, Aberdeen

14+ / £17.50 / 7PM
WISHBONE GOLD - Spring Tour 2019

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the formation of the original Wishbone Ash

Featuring full performance of Wishbone Ash’s classic 1976 album “New England”

Fresh
from 2017/18 shows which have featured Wishbone Ash’s seminal albums
Argus, There’s the Rub and Wishbone Ash in their entirety, Martin Turner
and his band return to the concert stages in Spring 2019 to celebrate
the 50th anniversary of the formation of the original Wishbone Ash and
perform another classic album – 1976’s New England.

Wishbone Ash
was formed by West Country musicians Martin Turner and Steve Upton, who
arrived in London in 1969 to embark on their musical journey. Intent on
creating a musical sound that was rich in texture and melody, Martin
Turner envisaged the band’s innovative harmony-guitar hallmark and
guitarists Ted Turner and Andy Powell were recruited via a now legendary
Melody Maker advert. The partnership of the original line-up of
Wishbone Ash forged a unique musical identity that would produce some of
rock music's best loved works and influencing numerous successful
bands, resulting in millions of album sales and concert attendances.
Wishbone Ash would become one of the most enduring British rock acts -
its name synonymous with high quality guitar-driven melodic rock music.

Five
decades later, the music of the classic line-ups of Wishbone Ash
continues to delight audiences worldwide through both live performances
and a rich legacy of recorded work that continues to be enjoyed by fans
old and new. Classic album releases such as Wishbone Ash, Argus,
Pilgrimage, There’s the Rub, New England and Live Dates defined the
Wishbone Ash sound and have touched the hearts of several generations of
music fans. As lead vocalist and key creative force, founding original
member Martin Turner was central to the critical and commercial success
of Wishbone Ash’s most revered albums, with his passionate vocal
delivery, songwriting ability, keen melodic sense and production values
being major ingredients in the definitive Wishbone Ash sound. Martin
Turner continues to perform the band’s best loved works with his current
line-up, which features guitarists Danny Willson and Misha Nikolic, and
drummer Tim Brown.

In recent years Martin Turner has delighted
audiences worldwide with his performances of material from the classic
periods of Wishbone Ash’s history. Martin’s 2019 touring continues his
exploration of the Wishbone Ash catalogue and follows the release of a
deluxe 30-disc Wishbone Ash career retrospective CD boxed-set entitled
The Vintage Years 1970-1991 as well as Martin Turner’s 2016-recorded
2CD/DVD package The Beauty Of Chaos – Live at the Citadel.

The Spring 2019 Wishbone Gold tour will see Martin and his band performing
1976’s iconic New England album – as well as other favourites from the
classic era of Wishbone Ash, including Argus highlights.

Released in October 1976 and featuring the celebrated Wishbone Ash “Mark 2”
line-up of Martin Turner, Steve Upton, Andy Powell and guitarist Laurie
Wisefield (who had joined Wishbone Ash in 1974 replacing original member
Ted Turner), New England marked a return to form for Wishbone Ash after
the relatively disappointing response to its predecessor Locked In.
Recorded using mobile equipment, New England was written and recorded in
the loose environment of a basement rehearsal facility set up at Martin
Turner’s Connecticut home, resulting in an album that was brimming with
live energy. With a mix of powerful rock numbers such as “Runaway” and
“Mother of Pearl”, alongside melodic cuts like “Lorelei” and “You Rescue
Me”, the album was an instant crowd-pleaser. The band’s twin-guitar
hallmark had never sounded so vibrant as on the album’s instrumental
showcase “Outward Bound” and New England highlighted all that was great
about this much-loved band.

Martin Turner’s Spring 2019 shows
will mark the very first time New England has been performed in its
entirety on stage and this tour is an event that no Wishbone Ash
aficionado will want to miss.