WISHBONE ISH

There is so much talent on this CD; so much love and so much of a sense of community. The Flyin' Ryan Brothers, Bill Baxendale, Plankton, Bob Greaves, Michael Rule, The Grumpy Old Men, the Geezers, Back Then, Jeff Culhane and Deb Zieman, Don Warren with his classical version of Candlelight - thank you all.... and then we come to Zizoh from Japan. The Japanese attention to detail and mimicry is well - documented. You won't believe these recordings. As a result, three of their cuts have been included. If Plankton scares me then Zizoh has me running for cover.

I could go on and on but at my advanced years, it is just such a treat to receive these gifts and I'm happy for them to take their slice out of the pie and to share it with you . Enjoy! Wishbone Ish; a mouth-watering treat.

The Grumpy Old Men - They may be grumpy, but they sure know how to play ! (Andy Powell - June 2005)

The Grumpy Old Men deem it a great compliment to have our version of 'Throw Down The Sword' featured on the Wishbone Ash 35 year anniversary tribute cd.

It's pretty ironic how it all came to be, seeing our version of 'Throw Down The Sword' was included on 'Time To Reflect' out of pure love and respect for the music of Wishbone Ash , and no other reason. We had no idea at the the time of recording the track in 2002 that it would lead to inclusion on 'Wishbone Ish'.

Back in the April of 2005, bassplayer Pete Willsher had the good fortune to support Wishbone Ash at the Junction in Cambridge with his band 'The Nigel Graham Blues Reaction'. Seeing this as an opportunity to pass on a copy of 'Time To Reflect', following the Wishbone Ash set, Pete approached both Andy Powell & Bob Skeat, and nervously passed over the cd to them, not knowing what the reaction would be.

Low & behold at 4am one Sunday morning back in June, a Wishbone Ash newsletter drops into lead guitarist's Dave Lowarch's inbox informing us in so many words that we were being considered for inclusion on the new 'Tribute CD' - We were 'blown away'!

Finally September the 17th arrived with confirmation that indeed our prayers had been answered & 'Throw Down The Sword' was to be featured on 'Wishbone Ish'.

The 'Grumpy Old Men' wish to express their deepest gratitude to Andy, Bob, Ray & Muddy for their acknowledgement and for making a bunch of 'grumpy old gits' extremely 'happy old gits'.

'Wishbone Ish' is unfortunately no longer available from the Wishbone Ash site. However its still well worth checking out for their new releases & back catalogue. Follow the link:

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