South Australian Hall of Fame inductee multi instrumentalist Gwyn Ashton is touring Australia with his one-man acoustic folk and electric swamp rockin’ boogie ‘n’ blues guitar show.
The multi award-winning former Virgin Records artist and lead guitarist in Europe with Band of Friends (Rory Gallagher’s band) and in Australia with Stevie Wright (The Easybeats) and Jim Keays (Masters Apprentices) performs all over the world with some of the biggest names in rock and blues and is now bringing his new electrified show to town, promoting his latest album, ‘mojosoul’.
One of the hardest working musicians in Europe, Ashton generates a huge sound onstage, singing and playing guitar, bass and drums at the same time and sounds like a full band. He smashes out a blinding set of National steel bottleneck slide-driven funky blues, electric gutbucket swamp rock and gospel and gets down and sweet on some folky Weissenborn lap slide, 12-string and acoustic guitar.
The consummate entertainer with a sharp wit and keen sense of humour mixes in some covers with his own songs, telling stories from a road well-travelled and is guaranteed to get his audience laughing, singing, dancing and clapping along in this professional dynamic show.
Ashton has been described as ‘the king of feel’ by Robert Plant, ‘a true blues player’ by Johnny Winter and the singer/songwriter is ‘one of the most versatile artists we’ve had’ - Deep Ellum Blues Club - Dallas, TX. He has recorded his solo albums with members of Robert Plant‘s and Rory Gallagher’s bands.
For two years Ashton was locked down in Adelaide, putting into time to writing, recording and releasing new music with members of Whitesnake, Guns n’ Roses, Choirboys, Icehouse, Cold Chisel, Matt Taylor, Superjesus and co-writing an album with Screaming Jets’ frontman Dave Gleeson.
The world-traveller has shared stages with Ray Charles, Hubert Sumlin, Johnny Winter, Junior Wells, Rory Gallagher, BB King, Buddy Guy, Mick Taylor, Status Quo, The Yardbirds, Slade, The Troggs and more, through over 30 countries.
Take a listen to some of Gwyn Ashton below with ‘Lonely On The Run’
(46) Gwyn Ashton - Lonely On The Run [Official Music Video] - YouTube
And Live thanks to ‘MegaMusic TV’ below with ‘I Can Feel That Mojo Working On Me’
(46) Gwyn Ashton performing "I Can Feel That Mojo Working On Me" - MegaMusic TV SESSION - YouTube
This is a show with premium front row seating as well as general admission (mostly seated). Support for the night is still to be announced. Doors open at 7pm. For tickets click through below:
See you there :)