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Gwyn Ashton se narodil ve Walesu, ale přestěhoval
se do Adelaide v Austrálii, kde v 60. letech ve
dvanácti vzal poprvé kytaru do ruky a od šestnácti už
hrával v každém ošumělém baru, na různých
festivalech a motocyklistických srazech. V 80. letech
se přestěhoval do Sydney, s vlastní kapelou dlouhá
léta křižoval celý kontinent a o pódia klubů a
festivalů se dělil s řadou bluesových i rockových
hvězd, které podnikaly australská turné. Od 90. let
cestuje po celém světě, ať už sám, se svou kapelou
nebo jako předjezdec veličin kalibru B.B. Kinga,
Buddyho Guye, Raye Charlese, Petera Greena,
Johnnyho Wintera či Waltera Trouta.
With one foot rooted in pre-war Delta blues, the other
in a hotchpotch of country, swamp, jazz, rock, soul
and folk, there are more sides to Gwyn Ashton than
meets the eye. Ashton’s experiences are amplified by
the resonator of his well-beaten 1936 National guitar,
his Weissenborn lap-slide and an array other acoustic
and electric instruments. His use of 21st century
technology such as looping guitars, scratches and
other percussive noises validates him as a modernday rogue bluesman.
Na kontě má zatím čtyři alba, zatím poslední TwoMan blues Army vyšlo v roce 2009. Gwyn, který se
během několika krátkých českých turné stačil
v minulých letech stát miláčkem našeho bluesového
publika, má dvě pomyslné tváře. Blues-rockovou,
kterou nastavuje publiku koncertů, jež podniká
v čele své elektrifikované kapely, a hlouběji ke
kořenům namířenu, jež je typická pro jeho sólová
vystoupení s rezofonickou kytarou. V roce 2001 by
vyhlášen za nejlepšího kytaristu na světě, hned po
Jeff Beckovi a Garry Moorovi.
Ashton collaborates and records with some of the
world’s most renowned musicians, his songs reflecting
a wealth of experience and a lifetime spent paying his
dues. In 2010 Italian guitar maker Liutart presented
him with his own-design Gwyn Ashton signature
model guitar – his perfect electric slide-machine. As a
duo, Ashton is joined by young impassioned
percussionist / drummer 'Killer' Kev Hickman, who
provides
the
backbeat,
groove
and
perfect
counterpoint to Ashton's guitar skills. Ashton and
Hickman crash their way into the alt. music scene and
blast down the boundaries between the blues, hiphop and indie rock with riff-laden, edgy, high-octane
songs. Drawing inspiration from the great rock and
blues acts from the past, Ashton has developed his
own distinctive identity, bringing the blues firmly into
the 21st century and carving a notch in a world full of
predictable, homogenized music.
Ashton has toured with BB King, Ray Charles, Buddy
Guy, Mick Taylor, Rory Gallagher, Peter Green, Junior
Wells, Johnny Winter, Canned Heat, Robin Trower,
Jeff Healey, The Yardbirds, Status Quo, Magnum and
many others. He has also recorded with Kim Wilson
(Fabulous Thunderbirds), Robbie Blunt (Robert Plant),
Chris Glen/Ted McKenna (SAHB,MSG), Don Airey
(Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Rainbow, Black Sabbath,
Ozzy Osbourne), Gerry McAvoy/Brendan O’Neill (Rory
Gallagher).
Ashton
also
replaced
Thin
Lizzy/Motorhead guitarist Brian Robertson fronting
Band Of Friends – a memorial to Rory Gallagher
featuring Gerry, Brendan, Lou Martin and Mark
Feltham.
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GUITARIST OF THE YEAR 2001
Guitar Part magazine
1: Jeff Beck
2: Gary Moore
3: Gwyn Ashton
ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2007 LINK
Guitar and Bass magazine
Gwyn Ashton – Prohibition
"Gwyn's the king of feel and tone." - Robert Plant
"One of the great unsung heroes." - Don Airey, Deep
Purple
"A true blues player" - Johnny Winter
"Ashton breathes a vibrant new life into bluesy rock
with a bang-up-to-date vicious sting in the tail". Metal Hammer
Johnny Winter & Gwyn Ashton
Hubert Sumlin & Gwyn Ashton
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Feel The Heat - Album of the Month Oct '98 Guitar & Bass
Pressure Makes Diamonds - Jim Keays
Real Australian Blues Vol. 2
Beg, Borrow & Steel
Classic Rock 11/12/1999 - Classic Cuts No.7 [Various Artists]
Fang It! - Amazon France Top 100 albums - 2000, Album of the Month - Sept 2000 Guitar
Classic Rock 21/12/2000 - A Right Earful! [Various Artists]
Blues Guitar Heroes [Various Artists] - France
Prohibition Album of the Year 2007 - Guitar & Bass
Resonator - Jim Keays
Classic Rock - Bone Rattlin' Blues [Various Artists] ROC108/08/07
Classic Rock - Hollywood Rocks [Various Artists]
She's So Shy - Peter Parker - MD/lead guitar/bass guitar/backing vocals/arranger/producer
Two-Man Blues Army
Radiogram
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