BLUESROCK

„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

V roce 2001 by vyhlášen 3. nejlepším kytaristou na světě, hned po Jeffu Beckovi a Garry Moorovi.

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, Johnnyho Wintera, Micka Taylora, Roryho Gallaghera či kapel typu Canned Heat, The Yardbirds a Status Quo. Gwyn se tak postupně stal miláčkem evropského bluesového publika.

Gwyn Ashton is a great ambassador for Australian as well as British blues and rock music. ‚His 2013 release ‚Fistful Of Blues‘ is now available for review and radio play.

Ashton has been hauling his beaten up National steel guitar and ’63 Strat around the world for nearly 20 years, opening for top-billing artists such as Van Morrison, Johnny Winter, Canned Heat, Robin Trower and a multitude of other fine musicians, as well as headlining his own concerts from the UK to eastern Europe. He has appeared at festivals in Brazil, Mexico and his native homeland of Australia. He has opened for Status Quo at 15 UK major concert venues including London’s prestigious Wembley Arena. He has released six albums and one EP, came third place behind Jeff Beck and Gary Moore in a French guitar magazine poll, had two albums simultaeously in the Amazon Top 100 and records and tours with some of the world’s leading rock musicians.