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5/26/2010 - London, UK - After 20 plus years, UK classic rock legends
Wishbone Ash have released a new single, "Reason To Believe", which is creating
a huge buzz amongst the music press and fans of the band worldwide. The single
is part of an EP that also features an album edit from the forthcoming CD and
two superb remixes which stand out on their own. It is now available for
download on iTunes. "Reason to Believe sums up what we are all about," says
founding member and band leader Andy Powell, "both in terms of the ethos of the
lyric and in the melodic nature of the song, which is itself enhanced by our
classic twin lead guitar sound".
Founded in England in 1969, Wishbone Ash has released more than 30 albums to
date, and has been touted as one of the first dual-guitar rock bands. Rolling
Stone magazine counted Ash guitarists Andy Powell and Ted Turner among the
world's top 20 best of all time. The group's 1972 classic release, Argus, was
voted Album Of The Year by readers of UK's Melody Maker and NME. It was remixed
and reissued in 2002 as a special 30th anniversary edition and consequently was
the fastest selling reissue in MCA's history. Powell's name is synonymous with
the Gibson Flying V. Over the years, he has been prominently featured in such
notable publications as Guitar, Guitarist and Vintage Guitar. He has also
recorded with the likes of George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Stewart Copeland and
Renaissance.
In 2009 Wishbone Ash embarked on an intensive 6-month tour plan taking the band
'round to July 2010 in celebration of their 40th anniversary. The band will be
performing three dates in South Africa (May 28, May 30, June 1). A USA West
Coast tour is planned along with two June shows in Tokyo, Japan. For a complete
list of tour dates and venues, visit
www.wishboneash.com/tourdates
. The new DVD Wishbone Ash 40 - Live in London was released in Europe on Oct.
10, 2009. This 40th anniversary show from Shepherd's Bush Empire was produced by
RCN TV, the same team who made the highly acclaimed Wishbone Ash Live in Hamburg
DVD. Recently a new Wishbone Ash compilation CD called Sometime World has been
released on MCA Records. Andy Powell was recently interviewed on the Johnnie
Walker Show on BBC Radio 2 for a special called 'Sounds of the '70s'. Powell was
also interviewed by John Wilcox for Progsheet in which he discussed tracks from
the legendary Wishbone Ash album Argus and can be accessed at
www.progsheet1.hypermart.net/argus.html
For the latest news, tour dates, information and forums please visit the
official Wishbone Ash website at
www.wishboneash.com
In the UK the "Reason To Believe" single or EP can be downloaded at
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/reason-to-believe-ep/id369157364
In the US download at
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/reason-to-believe-ep/id369157364
If not an iTunes user "Reason to Believe" is available at many other stores:
http://emubands.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=3
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