Guitar wiz Gwyn Ashton comes to CZ in April

Aussie guitar maestro Gwyn Ashton’s back with Radiogram, a hard-driving renegade rock and blues album heaving with hook-laden, catchy songs and killer riffs. We reckon it's a pretty good album. So do Kim Wilson, Robbie Blunt, Don Airey and Mark Stanway. In fact, they liked it so much they PLAYED on it!
Guitar wiz Ashton was previously voted third place as “Guitarist of The Year” by French readers of Guitar Part magazine, behind Jeff Beck and Gary Moore at number one and two.
Radiogram boasts nine self-penned tracks plus a phat groove version of Willie Dixon’s “I Just Wanna Make Love To You” with the Ashton trademark stamped all over it. This feast of electric blues, heavy funk and melodic rock has been inspired by his well-worn vinyl record collection. The production finds the perfect balance of being earthy and vintage without sounding retro and has a modern polish without being too clinical.

TRACKLISTING
1 - Little Girl 2 - Don’t Wanna Fall 3 - Let Me In 4 - Fortunate Kind 5 - I Just Wanna Make Love To You 6 - Dog Eat Dog 7 - Angel 8 - For Your Love 9 - Comin’ Home 10 - Bluz For Roy

Radiogram features Ashton on guitar, bass, vocals and harmonica.The diverse guest artist roster includes Don Airey (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath), Kim Wilson (Fabulous Thunderbirds), Robbie Blunt (Robert Plant, Bronco, Silverhead), Johnny Mastro (LA’s Mama’s Boys), Mark Stanway (Magnum, Phil Lynott) and Mo Birch (UB40, Go West, Culture Club), Henry Parker and Kev Hickman. Radio- gram was recorded in England, mixed in LA by Lost Prophets’ producer Justin Hopfer and mastered in Australia by Don Bartley, who was recently commissioned by EMI to re-master the audiophile version of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Radiogram is the follow-up to 2009’s Two-Man Blues Army. Dixiefrog released Prohibition in 2006 with guests Chris Glen, Ted McKenna (Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Ian Gillan, Rory Gallagher) and Don Airey. In 1999 Virgin France released Fang It! which was recorded with Rory Gallagher’s rhythm section - Gerry McAvoy and Brendan O’Neill. Ashton’s first two albums Feel The Heat and Beg, Borrow & Steel were recorded in Australia and released through Virgin France in 1997 and 1998. In 2000 Feel The Heat and Fang It! were simultaneously in the Amazon France Top 100 album charts. They also garnered Ashton European support slots with the likes of B.B. King, Johnny Winter, The Yardbirds, Mick Taylor, Peter Green and Status Quo. 
Tour dates:
pril 
4 - Germany, Leverkusen, Topos
6 - Germany, Erfurt, Museumkeller
7 - Netherlands, Oude Meer, Bluesclub The Shack
9 - Germany, Bremen, Meisenfrei
10 - Germany, Munchen, Backstage
11 - Germany, Miltenberg, Beavers
13 - Germany, Dortmund, Blue Notez
17 - Poland, Szczecin, Free Blues Club 
18 - Poland, Piekary Sląskie, Bluestracjie
19 - Czech Republic, Sumperk, Eurofest
20 - Czech Republic, Prague, Club Kastan
21 - Czech Republic, Sedlnice, Gurman Music Club
22 - Czech Republic, Velke Mezirici, Music Data Workshop
22 - Czech republic, Brno, Radio Proglas
23 - Czech Republic, Brno, Stará Pekárna
24 - Czech Republic, Prostejov, Café Botanico 
25 - Czech Republic, Hranice na Morave, Zamecky klub 
26 - Czech Republic, Novy Jicin, Galerka 
27 - Czech Republic, Uhersky brod, Bandr
28 - Slovakia, Modra, KD Modra 
29 - Czech Republic, Prague, Jazzdock
30 - Czech Republic, Prague, Jazzdock (acoustic show)

May 
1 - Czech Republic, Kutna Hora, Ceska 1
2 - Czech Republic, Volyne, Muzeum
3 - Czech Republic, Ceske Budejovice, Highway 61 
4 - Czech Republic, Zdar n. Sazavou, club Batyskaf
10 - Belgium, Bluesfestival Zottegem
31 - UK, Oxon, Cropredy, Red Lion (trio)