Martin Turner Ex Wishbone Ash to play Argus in full at Leicester on 10 December
Martin Turner, Founder of the legendary Wishbone Ash, one
of Britain’s most enduring and best loved melodic rock acts, has just announced
that he will perform seminal Wishbone Ash album ARGUS in it’s entirety at the
final UK show on his Written in the Stars Tour on 10 December in
Leicester.
Vocalist & bassist Martin Turner, who was the main
composer and creative force of Wishbone Ash, and his band, will also perform
tracks from his 2015 album release “Written in the Stars” and a selection of
Wishbone Ash classics. Formed in 1969 by Turner and Steve Upton, Wishbone
Ash forged a unique musical identity that produced some of rock music's best
loved works, influenced numerous successful bands and resulted in millions of
album sales.
Martin’s band is Misha Nikolic on guitars, together with
Leicester based musicians Danny Willson Guitars/vocals and Tim Brown on drums. (See Notes to Editors below for more information on both
Leicester musicians).
Martin says: “We very
much look forward to performing the whole Argus album during the show in
Leicester as the last gig before the new year which celebrates the 45th
anniversary of the albums release. Hope
to see you there.”
10 December, Saturday - Leicester - Y Theatre
Martin Turner also
confirms his involvement in the compilation of “Wishbone Ash: The Vintage
Years” – a definitive 32-disc CD boxed set spanning the period 1970 – 1991,
scheduled for release by Snapper Music during 2017/18. This promises to be the
deepest anthology of Wishbone Ash’s classic period to date and is being
compiled with full co-operation and involvement of all key members of the
definitive classic line-ups – Martin Turner, Steve Upton, Ted Turner, Andy
Powell and Laurie Wisefield. The content will dig deep into the archives and
already many live and studio multi-track masters have been uncovered, largely
from Martin Turner’s personal archive.
In Spring 2017, Martin will release a live DVD/CD
recording from the “Written in the Stars” tour, filmed earlier in 2016 at the
Citadel, St.Helens.
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