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FamilyTree

Wishbone Ash Family Tree (1969 - 2005)
"Empty Vessels" in Torquay, later "Tanglewood" in London:
Andy Powell
(Sugarband)
Ted Turner
(King Bisquit)
Steve Upton
(drs)
Martin Turner
(bass+voc)
Glen Turner
(gtr)
Back to Torquay
Wishbone Ash, Aug/69-May/74
Laurie Wisefield
(Home)
Andy Powell
(gtr+voc)
Steve Upton
(drs)
Martin Turner
(bass+voc)
Ted Turner
(gtr+voc)
Off to Peru...
Wishbone Ash, Jul/74-Sep/80
John Wetton
(UK)
Graham Maitland
(keys 76 tour)
Andy Powell
(gtr+voc)
Steve Upton
(drs)
Laurie Wisefield
(gtr+voc)
Martin Turner
(bass+voc)
Wishbone Ash, Oct/80-Jan/81
Trevor Bolder
(Uriah Heep)
Andy Powell
(gtr+voc)
Steve Upton
(drs)
Laurie Wisefield
(gtr+voc)
John Wetton
(bass+voc)
Asia
Wishbone Ash, Apr/81-Apr/83
Mervyn 'Spam' Spence
(Trapeze)
Claire Hamill
(voc 81 tour)
Andy Powell
(gtr+voc)
Steve Upton
(drs)
Laurie Wisefield
(gtr+voc)
Trevor Bolder
(bass+voc)
Uriah Heep
Wishbone Ash, Apr/83-Dec/85
James 'Jamie' Crompton
(Suzie Quatro)
Andy Powell
(gtr+voc)
Steve Upton
(drs)
Mervyn Spence
(bass+voc)
Laurie Wisefield
(gtr+voc)
Tina Turner etc.
Wishbone Ash, Jan/86
Andy Pyle
(Gary Moore)
Andy Powell
(gtr+voc)
Steve Upton
(drs)
James Crompton
(gtr+voc)
Mervyn Spence
(bass+voc)
Solo
Wishbone Ash, Feb/86-Dec/87
Andy Powell
(gtr+voc)
Steve Upton
(drs)
James Crompton
(gtr+voc)
Andy Pyle
(bass)
Martin & Ted rejoin!
Gary Moore
... Gibson
Wishbone Ash, Spring/88-Jul/90
Robbie France
(UFO)
James Crompton
(gtr+voc during Spring 88)
Andy Powell
(gtr+voc)
Ted Turner
(gtr+voc)
Martin Turner
(bass+voc)
Steve Upton
(drs)
Retires
Wishbone Ash, Aug/90-Apr/91
Ray Weston
(Session work)
Andy Powell
(gtr+voc)
Ted Turner
(gtr+voc)
Martin Turner
(bass+voc)
Robbie France
(drs)
Session work
Wishbone Ash, Apr/91-Sep/91
Andy Pyle
(Gary Moore)
Andy Powell
(gtr+voc)
Ted Turner
(gtr+voc)
Ray Weston
(drs)
Martin Turner
(bass+voc)
Production
Wishbone Ash, Oct/91-Feb/94
Dan C. Gillogly
(-92 on Live in Chicago)
Andy Powell
(gtr+voc)
Ted Turner
(gtr+voc)
Ray Weston
(drs)
Andy Pyle
(bass)
   
Session work
Roger Filgate
Tom Jones etc.
Mike Sturgis
Solo
Tony Kishman
Wishbone Ash, Summer/94-Dec/98
Martin Turner
(bass+voc on some gigs)
Andy Powell
(gtr+voc)
Mike Sturgis
(drs)
Roger Filgate
(gtr+voc)
Tony Kishman
(bass+voc)
Solo
Bob Skeat
Well-funded family project
Mark Birch
Wishbone Ash, Jan/98-June/98
Ray Weston
(drs on some gigs)
Andy Powell
(gtr+voc)
Mark Birch
(gtr+voc)
Bob Skeat
(bass+voc)
Mike Sturgis
(drs)
College Professor
 
Wishbone Ash, June/98-March/2001
Ben Granfelt
(Ben Granfelt Band)
Andy Powell
(gtr+voc)
Bob Skeat
(bass+voc)
Ray Weston
(drs)
Mark Birch
(gtr+voc)
Web designer
 
Wishbone Ash, April/2001-Oct/2004
Muddy Manninen
Session work etc.
Mark Birch and Roger Filgate (gtr+voc) and Ako Kiiski (bass) on some gigs
Andy Powell
(gtr+voc)
Bob Skeat
(bass+voc)
Ray Weston
(drs)
Ben Granfelt
(gtr+voc)
Back to BGB
Wishbone Ash, Oct/2004-March 2007
Andy Powell
(gtr+voc)
Muddy Manninen
(gtr+voc)
Bob Skeat
(bass+voc)
Ray Weston
(drs)
Teaching
Wishbone Ash, March/2007-Present
Andy Powell
(gtr+voc)
Muddy Manninen
(gtr+voc)
Bob Skeat
(bass+voc)
Joe Crabtree
(drs)