Wishbone Ash to Undertake Pilgrimage North America Tour

Wishbone Ash returns to these shores in April 2015 for the first leg of their Pilgrimage North America Tour. Following spring and fall tours in 2014 that featured the group's best-selling Live Dates album, this year Wishbone Ash will present classics spanning their 46-year career and showcase selections from their latest release, Blue Horizon.

After logging more than 20,000 miles touring North America last year, the group will begin their 2015 spring tour in Vancouver, British Columbia, winding down the West Coast of the US and then heading across the South – hitting cities that include Portland, Seattle, Oakland, San Juan Capistrano, Ramona, Phoenix, Austin and Dallas. Visit www.wishboneash.com/tourdates for the complete schedule.

The title of the 2015 tour is a nod to the Wishbone Ash's beloved Pilgrimage album, but it's also a fitting way to describe what has become an annual journey filled with familiar faces and places.

While they're making pilgrimages to various parts of the globe, Wishbone Ash will undertake some live recording projects, as well: one a vinyl-only limited release direct from Metropolis Studios in Chiswick, London; another to be recorded over a three-day residency at Le Triton in Paris for a DVD release.

Tour dates and more information can be found at www.wishboneash.com

Wishbone Ash Tour North America Spring 2014

Wishbone Ash, one of the most influential guitar bands in the history of rock, returns to North America this Spring with brand new tunes from their upcoming release, Blue Horizon.

The group returns to these shores following last year’s annual tour through the East, Midwest, Northwest and Western Canada, where they delighted fans with high-energy performances featuring a vast catalog spanning 45 continuous years of music-making.

The 2014 Spring tour has been nicknamed “The Blue Horizon Tour” to coincide with the March US release of Blue Horizon and celebrate the return of the band to areas not visited in many years.

“I thought, why not ring the bell to see if our fans in the South and Southwest would come out and join the party,” says bandleader and founding member Andy Powell.

The first leg of the tour begins April 15 in Florida and winds south and west before heading northward through the Pacific West Coast and Canada.

“We hope our long-lost fans will come check out what we’ve been doing, which has been continuously touring, recording and rehearsing,” said Powell. “The band has a fire in its belly, and we want to share that.”

 

Lynyrd Skynyrd cites Wishbone Ash as a primary influence on their style along with Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden and, more recently, heavyweights like Opeth. All have been transformed by the original, legendary twin-guitar approach of Wishbone Ash.

Wishbone Ash’s new album, Blue Horizon (Solid Rockhouse Records), includes guest artist Pat McManus playing fiddle on two tracks. Fans will recall McManus made an appearance on 2011’s Elegant Stealth and also co-wrote one of the songs, “Can't Go It Alone,” with Andy Powell. Blue Horizon features two songs written by Aynsley Powell (Powell's son) and one by former Wishbone Ash guitarist Roger Filgate.

Tour of the USA:

Apr 15: Lou;'s Blues, Indialantic, FL, USA

Apr 16: The Plaza Live, Orlando, FL, USA

Apr 17: Bamboo Room, Lake Worth, FL, USA

Apr 18: Ringside Café, St Petersburg, FL, USA

Apr 19: Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA, USA

Apr 22: Neil's Music Room, Memphis, TN, USA

Apr 23: Duling Hall, Jackson, MS, USA

Apr 24: THe Ballroom at The Warehouse Live, Houston, TX, USA

Apr 26: Poor David's Pub, Dallas, TX, USA

May 3: Ramona Mainstage, Ramona, CA, USA

May 4: Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA

May 8: Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR, USA

May 9: Jazzbones, Tacoma, WA, USA

May 11: Triple Door, Seattle, WA, USA

Curved Air to Release North Star

Curved Air will release their first album to feature new music since 1976's Airborne (not counting 1990's Lovechild, which was a collection of unreleased songs recorded during 1972-1973).

North Star is a full length CD featuring a mixture of re-recordings, cover songs, and seven new original songs, all housed in a lavish digi-pack. A first single, Colder Than a Rose in Snow, was released last year. A second single, Stay Human, is expected before the release of the CD.

Original members Sonja Kristina and Florian Pilkington-Miksa were rejoined by Air Cut-era guitarist Kirby Gregory for studio sessions, alongside Paul Sax, Robert Norton and Chris Harris.

North Star will be released via Cherry Red on March 17 and it’s available for pre-order now.

Curved Air will tour the UK in March with The Strawbs and Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash before embarking on a headlining tour in April.

North Star tracklist:
1. Stay Human
2. Time Games
3. Puppets (Re-recording)
4. Images and Signs
5. Interplay
6. Spider
7. Magnetism
8. Colder Than a Rose in Snow
9. Spirits in the Material World (Police cover)
10. Old Town News
11. Situations (Re-recording)
12. Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol cover)
13. Young Mother (Re-recording)
14. Across the Universe (Beatles cover)