List of Wishbone Ash members

{{multiple image|caption_align=left|header_align=center

| align = right

| direction = vertical

| width = 218

| image1 = Wishbone-ash-charlotte-nc-m.jpg

| image2 = Wishbone Ash playing at The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, 28 October 2006.jpg

| image3 = Wishbone Ash 2015 - 05.jpg

| footer = Three lineups of Wishbone Ash in 1972 (top), 2006 (middle) and 2015 (bottom).

}}

Wishbone Ash are an English hard rock band from Torquay, Devon. Formed in October 1969, the group originally included bassist and lead vocalist Martin Turner, guitarists and vocalists Andy Powell and Ted Turner, and drummer Steve Upton.{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/wishbone-ash-mn0000674873/biography |title=Wishbone Ash: Biography & History |last=Eder |first=Bruce |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=5 December 2017 }} The band currently consists of Powell, alongside bassist Bob Skeat (since 1997), guitarist Mark Abrahams (since 2017) and drummer Mike Truscott (since 2022).

History

Their first lineup change came in the spring of 1974, when Ted Turner was replaced by former Home guitarist Laurie Wisefield.{{cite web |url=http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/ted_turner/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029013916/http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/ted_turner/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 29, 2009 |title=Ted Turner Biography |publisher=Wishbone Ash |accessdate=5 December 2017 }}{{cite magazine |title=Once Upon a Wishbone |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/70s/1977/CB-1977-12-03-OCR-Page-0014.pdf |format=Scan |magazine=Cash Box |location=New York City, New York |publisher=Cash Box Publishing |publication-date=3 December 1977 |volume=39 |issue=29 |page=14 |access-date=5 December 2017 }}{{cite magazine |last1=Cooper |first1=Mike |title=Rock Almanac |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Hard-IDX/IDX/Hard-1996-06-14-OCR-Page-0059.pdf |format=Scan |magazine=The Hard Report |location=Medford, New Jersey |publisher=The Hard Report, Inc. |publication-date=14 June 1996 |issue=477 |page=59 |access-date=5 December 2017 }} Martin Turner had also left by 1980, with John Wetton replacing him for the 1981 album Number the Brave.{{cite web |url=http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/john_wetton/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029013823/http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/john_wetton/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 29, 2009 |title=John Wetton Biography |publisher=Wishbone Ash |accessdate=5 December 2017 }} After Wetton left to form Asia in early 1981, Trevor Bolder joined Wishbone Ash and remained until 1983, when he returned to his previous band Uriah Heep.{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/trevor-bolder-mn0000020602/biography |title=Trevor Bolder: Biography & History |last=Hill |first=Gary |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=5 December 2017 }} Bolder was replaced by former Trapeze bassist and vocalist Mervyn Spence.{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mervyn-spence-mn0001754053 |title=Mervyn Spence: Biography & History |last=Hill |first=Gary |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=5 December 2017 }} Wisefield was replaced by Jamie Crompton in late 1985,{{cite web |url=http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/jamie_crompton/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029013818/http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/jamie_crompton/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 29, 2009 |title=Jamie Crompton Biography |publisher=Wishbone Ash |accessdate=5 December 2017 }} and Andy Pyle replaced Spence in 1986.{{cite web |url=http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/andy_pyle/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029013803/http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/andy_pyle/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 29, 2009 |title=Andy Pyle Biography |publisher=Wishbone Ash |accessdate=5 December 2017 }}

In 1987, Martin and Ted Turner returned as part of an original lineup reformation for former manager Miles Copeland's I.R.S. No Speak instrumental album series, to which they contributed Nouveau Calls at the end of the year.{{cite magazine |last1=Bakker |first1=Machgiel |title=No Speak – Music Too Good for Words |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/88/M%26M-1988-03-12-OCR-Page-0007.pdf |format=Scan |magazine=Music & Media |location=London, England |publisher=European Music Report |publication-date=12 March 1988 |volume=5 |issue=11 |page=12 |access-date=5 December 2017 }}{{cite magazine |title=First Releases from New Rock Instrumental Label |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Tip-Sheets/IDX/FMQB/FMQB-1987-08-28-OCR-Page-0035.pdf |format=Scan |magazine=FMQB Album Report |location=Cherry Hill, New Jersey |publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report Inc. |publication-date=28 August 1987 |page=35 |access-date=5 December 2017 }} Powell was left as the sole remaining constant member of Wishbone Ash by mid-1990, when Upton left the group and retired from the music business.{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/steve-upton-mn0000045871 |title=Steve Upton: Biography & History |last=Hill |first=Gary |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=5 December 2017 }} He was replaced briefly by Robbie France and later in the year by Ray Weston, both of whom featured on the 1991 release Strange Affair.{{cite web |url=http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/robbie_france/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029013859/http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/robbie_france/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 29, 2009 |title=Robbie France Biography |publisher=Wishbone Ash |accessdate=5 December 2017 }}{{cite web |url=http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/ray_weston/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029013853/http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/ray_weston/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 29, 2009 |title=Ray Weston Biography |publisher=Wishbone Ash |accessdate=5 December 2017 }} Shortly after the album's release, Martin Turner was fired from the group on 1 October 1991, with Pyle returning to take his place.{{cite web |url=https://www.martinturnermusic.com/1990s |title=Timeline: 1990s |publisher=Martin Turner |accessdate=5 December 2017 }} Ted Turner was the final original member of the band to leave in early 1994,{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music/music-birmingham-guitarist-ted-turner-129205 |title=Music: Birmingham guitarist Ted Turner reunites with Wishbone Ash |work=Birmingham Mail |publisher=Trinity Mirror |date=30 July 2010 |accessdate=5 December 2017 }} with bassist Pyle and drummer Weston following him in leaving the group shortly after.

Powell rebuilt the band with the addition of guitarist Roger Filgate, bassist Tony Kishman and drummer Mike Sturgis.{{cite web |url=http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/roger_filgate/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029013904/http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/roger_filgate/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 29, 2009 |title=Roger Filgate Biography |publisher=Wishbone Ash |accessdate=5 December 2017 }}{{cite web |url=http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/tony_kishman/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029013922/http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/tony_kishman/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 29, 2009 |title=Tony Kishman Biography |publisher=Wishbone Ash |accessdate=5 December 2017 }}{{cite web |url=http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/mike_sturgis/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029013848/http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/mike_sturgis/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 29, 2009 |title=Mike Sturgis Biography |publisher=Wishbone Ash |accessdate=5 December 2017 }} Martin Turner briefly returned for the group's 25th anniversary tour in 1995 and began working on new material, before leaving for a third and final time. After the release and touring of Illuminations, Filgate, Kishman and Sturgis were replaced by Mark Birch, Bob Skeat and Weston, respectively.{{cite web |url=http://skymarshall.com:80/argus/index.html |title=Real Guitars Have Wings |publisher=Wishbone Ash |date=25 January 1999 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990128144137/http://skymarshall.com/argus/index.html |archivedate=28 January 1999 |accessdate=5 December 2017 |url-status=dead }} Birch remained until 2001, when he was replaced by Finnish guitarist Ben Granfelt.{{cite web |url=http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/ben_granfelt/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029013808/http://wishboneash.com/band/bio/ben_granfelt/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 29, 2009 |title=Ben Granfelt Biography |publisher=Wishbone Ash |accessdate=5 December 2017 }} After the studio album Bona Fide and live release Almighty Blues: London & Beyond, Granfelt left in 2004 after playing his final show on 30 October.{{cite news |url=http://wishboneash.com:80/news_detail.asp?theID=178 |title=Ben Granfelt to Leave Wishbone Ash |publisher=Wishbone Ash |date=12 September 2004 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204000400/http://wishboneash.com/news_detail.asp?theID=178 |archivedate=4 February 2005 |accessdate=5 December 2017 |url-status=usurped }} He was replaced by another Finnish guitarist, Jyrki "Muddy" Manninen.{{cite news |url=http://wishboneash.com:80/news_detail.asp?theID=182 |title=The Ash is getting Muddy! |publisher=Wishbone Ash |date=6 October 2004 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204003424/http://wishboneash.com/news_detail.asp?theID=182 |archivedate=4 February 2005 |accessdate=5 December 2017 |url-status=usurped }} Long-term drummer Weston left for a second time in early 2007 due to tiring of touring, with Joe Crabtree taking his place.{{cite news |url=http://www.wishboneash.com/news_detail.asp?theID=275 |title=Ray Weston |last=Roberts |first=Guy |publisher=Wishbone Ash |date=7 April 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714181723/http://www.wishboneash.com/news_detail.asp?theID=275 |archivedate=14 July 2007 |accessdate=5 December 2017 |url-status=usurped }} on 9 May 2017, when Mark Abrahams replaced Manninen as their ninth guitarist.{{cite news |url=http://www.metaltalk.net/news_seventeen/wishbone_ash_muddy_manninen_leaves.php |title=Wishbone Ash Hit Muddy Waters As Guitarist Departs |publisher=MetalTalk.net |date=9 May 2017 |accessdate=5 December 2017 }} In 2022 Crabtree left the band and was replaced by Mike Truscott.{{Cite web |title=The Band |url=https://wishboneash.com/band/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027233212/http://wishboneash.com/band |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 27, 2009 |access-date=2023-01-12 |language=en-US}}

Members

=Current=

class="wikitable" border="1" width=100%
width="75"\|Image !width="120"\|Name !width="100"\|Years active !width="150"\|Instruments !Release contributions
{{CSS image crop \|Image=2018 Lieder am See - Wishbone Ash - Andy Powell - by 2eight - DSC0487.jpg \|bSize=275 \|cWidth=75 \|cHeight=75 \|oTop=34 \|oLeft=63}} \|Andy Powell \|1969–present \|{{hlist\|guitar\|vocals\|mandolin}} \|all Wishbone Ash releases
{{CSS image crop \|Image=2018 Lieder am See - Wishbone Ash - Bob Skeat - by 2eight - DSC0680.jpg \|bSize=265 \|cWidth=75 \|cHeight=75 \|oTop=44 \|oLeft=86}} \|Bob Skeat \|1997–present \|{{hlist\|bass\|backing vocals\|occasional keyboards}} \|all Wishbone Ash releases from Trance Visionary (1997) onwards
{{CSS image crop \|Image=2018 Lieder am See - Wishbone Ash - Mark Abrahams - by 2eight - DSC0723.jpg \|bSize=235 \|cWidth=75 \|cHeight=75 \|oTop=35 \|oLeft=51}} \|Mark Abrahams \|2017–present \|guitar \|Coat of Arms (2020)
\|Mike Truscott \|2022–present \|{{hlist\|drums\|percussion}} \|Live Dates Live: 1973–2023 (2023)

class="wikitable" border="1" width=100%

width="75"|Image

!width="120"|Name

!width="100"|Years active

!width="150"|Instruments

!Release contributions

{{CSS image crop |Image=2018 Lieder am See - Wishbone Ash - Andy Powell - by 2eight - DSC0487.jpg |bSize=275 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75 |oTop=34 |oLeft=63}}

|Andy Powell

|1969–present

|{{hlist|guitar|vocals|mandolin}}

|all Wishbone Ash releases

{{CSS image crop |Image=2018 Lieder am See - Wishbone Ash - Bob Skeat - by 2eight - DSC0680.jpg |bSize=265 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75 |oTop=44 |oLeft=86}}

|Bob Skeat

|1997–present

|{{hlist|bass|backing vocals|occasional keyboards}}

|all Wishbone Ash releases from Trance Visionary (1997) onwards

{{CSS image crop |Image=2018 Lieder am See - Wishbone Ash - Mark Abrahams - by 2eight - DSC0723.jpg |bSize=235 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75 |oTop=35 |oLeft=51}}

|Mark Abrahams

|2017–present

|guitar

|Coat of Arms (2020)

|Mike Truscott

|2022–present

|{{hlist|drums|percussion}}

|Live Dates Live: 1973–2023 (2023)

=Former=

class="wikitable" border="1" width=100%
width="75"\|Image !width="120"\|Name !width="100"\|Years active !width="150"\|Instruments !Release contributions
\|Steve Upton \|1969–1990 \|{{hlist\|drums\|percussion}} \|all Wishbone Ash releases from Wishbone Ash (1970) to Here to Hear (1989)
{{CSS image crop \|Image=Martin Turners Wishbone Ash.jpg \|bSize=1800 \|cWidth=75 \|cHeight=75 \|oTop=596 \|oLeft=1055}} \|Martin Turner \|{{hlist\|1969–1980\|1987–1991\|1995–1996}} \|{{hlist\|bass\|vocals\|keyboards}} \|{{hlist\|all Wishbone Ash releases from Wishbone Ash (1970) to Live Dates 2 (1980)\|Hot Ash Live (1981)\|Nouveau Calls (1987)\|Here to Hear (1989)\|Strange Affair (1991)}}
\|Ted Turner \|{{hlist\|1969–1974\|1987–1993}} \|rowspan="2"\|{{hlist\|guitar\|vocals\|banjo}} \|all Wishbone Ash releases from Wishbone Ash (1970) to Live Dates (1973), and from Nouveau Calls (1987) to Live in Chicago (1992)
\|Laurie Wisefield \|1974–1985 \|all Wishbone Ash releases from There's the Rub (1974) to Raw to the Bone (1985)
{{CSS image crop \|Image=John Wetton playing bass live (cropped).jpg \|bSize=110 \|cWidth=75 \|cHeight=75 \|oTop=18 \|oLeft=15}} \|John Wetton \|1980–1981 {{Small\|(died 2017)}} \|{{hlist\|bass\|vocals\|keyboards}} \|Number the Brave (1981)
{{CSS image crop \|Image=Trevor-Bolder Milan.jpg \|bSize=550 \|cWidth=75 \|cHeight=75 \|oTop=35 \|oLeft=222}} \|Trevor Bolder \|1981–1983 {{Sma\|(died 2013)}} \|rowspan="2"\|{{hlist\|bass\|vocals}} \|Twin Barrels Burning (1982)
\|Mervyn Spence \|1983–1986 \|Raw to the Bone (1985)
\|Jamie Crompton \|{{hlist\|1985–1987\|1988 {{small\|(touring)}}}} \|{{hlist\|guitar\|backing vocals}} \|none
\|Andy Pyle \|{{hlist\|1986–1987\|1991–1994}} \|{{hlist\|bass\|vocals}} \|Live in Chicago (1992)
\|Robbie France \|1990 {{small\|(died 2012)}} \|drums \|Strange Affair (1991)
\|Ray Weston \|{{hlist\|1990–1994\|1997–2007}} \|{{hlist\|drums\|percussion}} \|{{hlist\|Strange Affair (1991)\|Live in Chicago (1992)\|all Wishbone Ash releases from Trance Visionary (1997) to Live in Hamburg (2007)}}
{{CSS image crop \|Image=Roger Filgate 1.jpg \|bSize=450 \|cWidth=75 \|cHeight=75 \|oTop=98 \|oLeft=177}} \|Roger Filgate \|rowspan="2"\|1994–1997 \|{{hlist\|guitar\|backing vocals\|bass\|keyboards {{small\|(studio)}}}} \|rowspan="3"\|{{hlist\|Live in Geneva (1995)\|Illuminations (1996)}}
{{CSS image crop \|Image=MikeSturgisLive1995.jpg \|bSize=450 \|cWidth=75 \|cHeight=75 \|oTop=92 \|oLeft=195}} \|Mike Sturgis \|drums
\|Tony Kishman \|{{hlist\|1994–1995\|1996–1997}} \|{{hlist\|bass\|vocals}}
\|Mark Birch \|1997–2001 \|rowspan="3"\|{{hlist\|guitar\|vocals}} \|all Wishbone Ash releases from Trance Visionary (1997) to Live Dates 3 (2001)
{{CSS image crop \|Image=BenGranfelt.jpg \|bSize=550 \|cWidth=75 \|cHeight=75 \|oTop=25 \|oLeft=210}} \|Ben Granfelt \|2001–2004 \|{{hlist\|Bona Fide (2002)\|Almighty Blues: London & Beyond (2004)}}
{{CSS image crop \|Image=Muddy Manninen, Wishbone Ash, 09-01-30, PB GER - 2.jpg \|bSize=250 \|cWidth=75 \|cHeight=75 \|oTop=28 \|oLeft=85}} \|Muddy Manninen \|2004–2017 \|all Wishbone Ash releases from Live on XM Satellite Radio (2005) to Live at Metropolis 16/05/15 (2015)
{{CSS image crop \|Image=2018 Lieder am See - Wishbone Ash - Joe Crabtree - by 2eight - DSC0728.jpg \|bSize=175 \|cWidth=75 \|cHeight=75 \|oTop=78 \|oLeft=61}} \|Joe Crabtree \|2007–2022 \|{{hlist\|drums\|percussion\|backing vocals}} \|all Wishbone Ash releases from The Power of Eternity (2007) to Coat of Arms (2020)

class="wikitable" border="1" width=100%

width="75"|Image

!width="120"|Name

!width="100"|Years active

!width="150"|Instruments

!Release contributions

|Steve Upton

|1969–1990

|{{hlist|drums|percussion}}

|all Wishbone Ash releases from Wishbone Ash (1970) to Here to Hear (1989)

{{CSS image crop |Image=Martin Turners Wishbone Ash.jpg |bSize=1800 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75 |oTop=596 |oLeft=1055}}

|Martin Turner

|{{hlist|1969–1980|1987–1991|1995–1996}}

|{{hlist|bass|vocals|keyboards}}

|{{hlist|all Wishbone Ash releases from Wishbone Ash (1970) to Live Dates 2 (1980)|Hot Ash Live (1981)|Nouveau Calls (1987)|Here to Hear (1989)|Strange Affair (1991)}}

|Ted Turner

|{{hlist|1969–1974|1987–1993}}

|rowspan="2"|{{hlist|guitar|vocals|banjo}}

|all Wishbone Ash releases from Wishbone Ash (1970) to Live Dates (1973), and from Nouveau Calls (1987) to Live in Chicago (1992)

|Laurie Wisefield

|1974–1985

|all Wishbone Ash releases from There's the Rub (1974) to Raw to the Bone (1985)

{{CSS image crop |Image=John Wetton playing bass live (cropped).jpg |bSize=110 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75 |oTop=18 |oLeft=15}}

|John Wetton

|1980–1981 {{Small|(died 2017)}}

|{{hlist|bass|vocals|keyboards}}

|Number the Brave (1981)

{{CSS image crop |Image=Trevor-Bolder Milan.jpg |bSize=550 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75 |oTop=35 |oLeft=222}}

|Trevor Bolder

|1981–1983 {{Sma|(died 2013)}}

|rowspan="2"|{{hlist|bass|vocals}}

|Twin Barrels Burning (1982)

|Mervyn Spence

|1983–1986

|Raw to the Bone (1985)

|Jamie Crompton

|{{hlist|1985–1987|1988 {{small|(touring)}}}}

|{{hlist|guitar|backing vocals}}

|none

|Andy Pyle

|{{hlist|1986–1987|1991–1994}}

|{{hlist|bass|vocals}}

|Live in Chicago (1992)

|Robbie France

|1990 {{small|(died 2012)}}

|drums

|Strange Affair (1991)

|Ray Weston

|{{hlist|1990–1994|1997–2007}}

|{{hlist|drums|percussion}}

|{{hlist|Strange Affair (1991)|Live in Chicago (1992)|all Wishbone Ash releases from Trance Visionary (1997) to Live in Hamburg (2007)}}

{{CSS image crop |Image=Roger Filgate 1.jpg |bSize=450 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75 |oTop=98 |oLeft=177}}

|Roger Filgate

|rowspan="2"|1994–1997

|{{hlist|guitar|backing vocals|bass|keyboards {{small|(studio)}}}}

|rowspan="3"|{{hlist|Live in Geneva (1995)|Illuminations (1996)}}

{{CSS image crop |Image=MikeSturgisLive1995.jpg |bSize=450 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75 |oTop=92 |oLeft=195}}

|Mike Sturgis

|drums

|Tony Kishman

|{{hlist|1994–1995|1996–1997}}

|{{hlist|bass|vocals}}

|Mark Birch

|1997–2001

|rowspan="3"|{{hlist|guitar|vocals}}

|all Wishbone Ash releases from Trance Visionary (1997) to Live Dates 3 (2001)

{{CSS image crop |Image=BenGranfelt.jpg |bSize=550 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75 |oTop=25 |oLeft=210}}

|Ben Granfelt

|2001–2004

|{{hlist|Bona Fide (2002)|Almighty Blues: London & Beyond (2004)}}

{{CSS image crop |Image=Muddy Manninen, Wishbone Ash, 09-01-30, PB GER - 2.jpg |bSize=250 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75 |oTop=28 |oLeft=85}}

|Muddy Manninen

|2004–2017

|all Wishbone Ash releases from Live on XM Satellite Radio (2005) to Live at Metropolis 16/05/15 (2015)

{{CSS image crop |Image=2018 Lieder am See - Wishbone Ash - Joe Crabtree - by 2eight - DSC0728.jpg |bSize=175 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75 |oTop=78 |oLeft=61}}

|Joe Crabtree

|2007–2022

|{{hlist|drums|percussion|backing vocals}}

|all Wishbone Ash releases from The Power of Eternity (2007) to Coat of Arms (2020)

Timeline

{{#tag:timeline|

ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:20

PlotArea = left:100 bottom:100 top:05 right:20

Alignbars = justify

DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy

Period = from:01/10/1969 till:{{#time:d/m/Y}}

TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy

Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:3

ScaleMajor = increment:5 start:1970

ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1970

Colors =

id:vocals value:red legend:Vocals

id:guitar value:green legend:Guitars

id:bass value:blue legend:Bass_guitar

id:keys value:purple legend:Keyboards

id:drums value:orange legend:Drums

id:perc value:claret legend:Percussion

id:bvocals value:pink legend:Backing_vocals

id:studio value:black legend:Studio_albums

id:live value:gray(0.73) legend:Live_release_recordings

id:bars value:gray(0.93)

BackgroundColors = bars:bars

LineData =

layer:back

color:live

at:17/06/1973

at:19/11/1976

at:18/10/1977

at:10/11/1978

at:16/02/1980

at:01/06/1980

at:24/01/1992

at:06/04/1995

at:22/10/1999

at:25/04/2003

at:22/11/2004

at:23/01/2007

at:06/05/2008

at:16/05/2009

at:13/10/2010

at:21/02/2011

at:01/02/2012

at:01/11/2014

at:16/05/2015

at:29/09/2023

color:studio

at:04/12/1970

at:04/09/1971

at:28/04/1972

at:11/05/1973

at:15/11/1974

at:15/03/1976

at:15/10/1976

at:15/10/1977

at:15/10/1978

at:18/01/1980

at:15/04/1981

at:15/10/1982

at:15/01/1985

at:15/12/1987

at:15/08/1989

at:15/04/1991

at:15/10/1996

at:15/04/1998

at:15/11/1998

at:15/10/1999

at:21/05/2002

at:15/04/2006

at:15/10/2007

at:25/11/2011

at:21/02/2014

at:28/02/2020

BarData =

bar:Martin text:"Martin Turner"

bar:Tony text:"Tony Kishman"

bar:Powell text:"Andy Powell"

bar:Ted text:"Ted Turner"

bar:Laurie text:"Laurie Wisefield"

bar:Jamie text:"Jamie Crompton"

bar:Roger text:"Roger Filgate"

bar:MarkB text:"Mark Birch"

bar:Ben text:"Ben Granfelt"

bar:Muddy text:"Muddy Manninen"

bar:MarkA text:"Mark Abrahams"

bar:John text:"John Wetton"

bar:Trevor text:"Trevor Bolder"

bar:Mervyn text:"Mervyn Spence"

bar:Pyle text:"Andy Pyle"

bar:Bob text:"Bob Skeat"

bar:Steve text:"Steve Upton"

bar:Robbie text:"Robbie France"

bar:Ray text:"Ray Weston"

bar:Mike text:"Mike Sturgis"

bar:Joe text:"Joe Crabtree"

bar:MikeT text:"Mike Truscott"

PlotData =

width:13 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:(11,-4)

color:guitar

bar:Powell from:start till:end

bar:Ted from:start till:29/06/1974

bar:Laurie from:29/06/1974 till:01/12/1985

bar:Jamie from:01/12/1985 till:01/06/1987

bar:Ted from:01/06/1987 till:01/02/1994

bar:Roger from:01/02/1994 till:01/06/1997

bar:MarkB from:01/06/1997 till:01/06/2001

bar:Ben from:01/06/2001 till:30/10/2004

bar:Muddy from:01/11/2004 till:09/05/2017

bar:MarkA from:09/05/2017 till:end

color:bass

bar:Martin from:start till:01/10/1980 width:3

bar:John from:01/10/1980 till:01/04/1981

bar:Trevor from:01/04/1981 till:01/05/1983

bar:Mervyn from:01/05/1983 till:01/02/1986

bar:Pyle from:01/03/1986 till:01/06/1987

bar:Martin from:01/06/1987 till:01/10/1991 width:7

bar:Pyle from:01/10/1991 till:01/02/1994

bar:Tony from:01/02/1994 till:01/06/1995 width:3

bar:Martin from:01/06/1995 till:01/04/1996 width:3

bar:Tony from:01/04/1996 till:01/06/1997 width:3

bar:Bob from:01/08/1997 till:end

color:keys

bar:John from:01/10/1980 till:01/04/1981 width:7

bar:Martin from:01/06/1987 till:01/10/1991 width:3

bar:Roger from:01/02/1994 till:01/06/1997 width:7

bar:Bob from:01/08/1997 till:end width:7

color:drums

bar:Steve from:start till:01/07/1990

bar:Robbie from:01/07/1990 till:01/11/1990

bar:Ray from:01/11/1990 till:01/02/1994

bar:Mike from:01/02/1994 till:01/06/1997

bar:Ray from:01/08/1997 till:01/02/2007

bar:Joe from:01/02/2007 till:06/02/2022

bar:MikeT from:06/02/2022 till:end

color:perc

bar:Steve from:start till:01/07/1990 width:3

bar:Ray from:01/11/1990 till:01/02/1994 width:3

bar:Ray from:01/08/1997 till:01/02/2007 width:3

bar:Joe from:01/02/2007 till:06/02/2022 width:7

bar:MikeT from:06/02/2022 till:end width:3

width:3 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:(11,-4)

color:vocals

bar:Powell from:start till:end

bar:Ted from:start till:29/06/1974

bar:Laurie from:29/06/1974 till:01/12/1985

bar:Ted from:01/06/1987 till:01/02/1994

bar:Martin from:start till:01/10/1980 width:13

bar:John from:01/10/1980 till:01/04/1981

bar:Trevor from:01/04/1981 till:01/05/1983

bar:Mervyn from:01/05/1983 till:01/02/1986

bar:Martin from:01/06/1987 till:01/10/1991 width:13

bar:Tony from:01/02/1994 till:01/06/1995 width:13

bar:Martin from:01/06/1995 till:01/04/1996 width:13

bar:Tony from:01/04/1996 till:01/06/1997 width:13

bar:MarkB from:01/06/1997 till:01/06/2001

bar:Ben from:01/06/2001 till:30/10/2004

bar:Muddy from:01/01/2014 till:09/05/2017

color:bvocals

bar:Jamie from:01/12/1985 till:01/06/1987

bar:Roger from:01/02/1994 till:01/06/1997

bar:Bob from:01/08/1997 till:end

bar:Muddy from:01/11/2004 till:31/12/2013

bar:Joe from:01/02/2007 till:06/02/2022 width:3

}}

Lineups

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" style="width:20em;"\|Period !scope="col" style="width:24em;"\|Members !scope="col" style="width:22em;"\|Releases
scope="col"\|October 1969 – June 1974 \| Martin Turner – vocals, bass Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Ted Turner – guitar, vocals Steve Upton – drums, percussion \| Wishbone Ash (1970) Pilgrimage (1971) Argus (1972) Live from Memphis (1972) Wishbone Four (1973) Live Dates (1973) First Light (2007)
scope="col"\|June 1974 – November 1980 \| Martin Turner – vocals, bass Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Laurie Wisefield – guitar, vocals Steve Upton – drums, percussion \| There's the Rub (1974) Locked In (1976) New England (1976) Front Page News (1977) No Smoke Without Fire (1978) Live in Tokyo (1979) Just Testing (1980) Live Dates 2 (1980)
scope="col"\|November 1980 – April 1981 \| Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Laurie Wisefield – guitar, vocals John Wetton – bass, keyboards, vocals Steve Upton – drums, percussion \| Number the Brave (1981)
scope="col"\|April 1981 – April 1983 \| Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Laurie Wisefield – guitar, vocals Trevor Bolder – bass, vocals Steve Upton – drums, percussion \| Twin Barrels Burning (1982)
scope="col"\|April 1983 – December 1985 \| Mervyn Spence – vocals, bass Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Laurie Wisefield – guitar, vocals Steve Upton – drums, percussion \| Raw to the Bone (1985)
scope="col"\|December 1985 – February 1986 \| Mervyn Spence – vocals, bass Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Jamie Crompton – guitar, backing vocals Steve Upton – drums, percussion \|rowspan="2"\|none
scope="col"\|February 1986 – July 1987 \| Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Jamie Crompton – guitar, backing vocals Andy Pyle – bass Steve Upton – drums, percussion
scope="col"\|July 1987 – July 1990 \| Martin Turner – vocals, bass, keyboards Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Ted Turner – guitar, vocals Steve Upton – drums, percussion \| Nouveau Calls (1987) Here to Hear (1989)
scope="col"\|July – November 1990 \| Martin Turner – vocals, bass, keyboards Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Ted Turner – guitar, vocals Robbie France – drums \| Strange Affair (1991) {{small\|– three tracks}}
scope="col"\|November 1990 – October 1991 \| Martin Turner – vocals, bass, keyboards Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Ted Turner – guitar, vocals Ray Weston – drums, percussion \| Strange Affair (1991)
scope="col"\|October 1991 – January 1994 \| Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Ted Turner – guitar, vocals Andy Pyle – bass Ray Weston – drums, percussion \| The Ash Live in Chicago (1992)
scope="col"\|Early 1994 – October 1995 \| Tony Kishman – vocals, bass Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Roger Filgate – guitar Mike Sturgis – drums \| Live in Geneva (1995)
scope="col"\|October 1995 – January 1996 \| Martin Turner – vocals, bass Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Roger Filgate – guitar Mike Sturgis – drums \|none
scope="col"\|January 1996 – 1997 \| Tony Kishman – vocals, bass Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Roger Filgate – guitar Mike Sturgis – drums \| Illuminations (1996)
scope="col"\|1997 – May 2001 \| Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Mark Birch – guitar, vocals Bob Skeat – bass, backing vocals Ray Weston – drums, percussion \| Trance Visionary (1998) Psychic Terrorism (1998) Bare Bones (1999) Live Dates 3 (2000)
scope="col"\|May 2001 – October 2004 \| Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Ben Granfelt – guitar, vocals Bob Skeat – bass, backing vocals Ray Weston – drums, percussion \| Bona Fide (2002) Almighty Blues: London & Beyond (2004)
scope="col"\|October 2004 – April 2007 \| Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Muddy Manninen – guitar, backing vocals Bob Skeat – bass, backing vocals Ray Weston – drums, percussion \| Live on XM Satellite Radio (2005) Clan Destiny (2006) Live in Hamburg (2007)
scope="col"\|April 2007 – May 2017 \| Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Muddy Manninen – guitar, vocals Bob Skeat – bass, backing vocals Joe Crabtree – drums, percussion \| Power of Eternity (2007) Argus "Then Again" Live (2008) Elegant Stealth (2011) Blue Horizon (2014)
scope="col"\|May 2017 – February 2022 \| Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Mark Abrahams – guitar Bob Skeat – bass, backing vocals Joe Crabtree – drums, percussion \| Coat of Arms (2020)
scope="col"\|February 2022 – present \| Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Mark Abrahams – guitar Bob Skeat – bass, backing vocals Mike Truscott – drums, percussion \| Live Dates Live: 1973-2023 (2023)

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

scope="col" style="width:20em;"|Period

!scope="col" style="width:24em;"|Members

!scope="col" style="width:22em;"|Releases

scope="col"|October 1969 – June 1974