An Interview with Andy Powell of Wishbone Ash 

Amazing guitarrist! He created some of the best guitar sounds ever with Wishbone Ash!

Andy Powell. What a legend and a top bloke.

In my opinion, the outro solo of "Sometime World" from Argus is possibly the most underrated solo ever. I always think that Lynard Skynard heard it and said, let's write a song like Sometime World, and then they wrote Freebird. Definitely NOT a rip-off but a similar feel and similar dynamics under the solo. Amazing guitarist is Andy!

Welcome ANDY. !!

Wow, you know you’re going up in the world when a rock stalwart like this appears on the show. Good job to both of you. Sometime World is one of my favourite songs ever, and it’s great how Wishbone Ash have changed with the times, modernising their sound successfully.

Interviewed Andy back in 2011. He was gracious and we delved in length about Argus and the lawsuits and many other things. One of the best people in music. Pete, thanks for doing what you do.

You’re knocking it out if the park content wise Pete lately. Look forward to hopefully seeing more of these chats with our heroes and legends. I’m off to give Argus a listen now

I saw this band for the first time as a 15 year old kid at Sheffield City Hall in 1971. I last saw them at Buxton Opera House last year (2023). Personnel changes apart the band were still as awesome now as they were all those years ago when I first saw them. I bought their debut album from my mum's catalogue and I've still got it. I've played it to death over the decades and it still sounds great with hardly a scratch on it. I bought Argus the day it came out from my local little record shop in Chesterfield called 'Some Kinda Mushroom' I've got most of their albums on vinyl and still keep playing them. The later ones I have on CD. I'm 67 now and this band have been part of my life. Thankyou so much Andy Powell. A true stalwart to British music. Superb interview Pete. Thankyou for having Andy on your show. Phil Tennant. Derbyshire England.

Me, Wishbone Ash, 30. Nov 1976, Bremen, Laurie Wisefield. super loud, very clean, AWESOME. One of my favourite concerts

One of the most important guitarists in music history. The first Wishbone Ash album is their magnum opus!

Saw Wishbone Ash in Austin before the lockdown. A dream come true! I’ve loved the band since I got Argus in 1973. Great band, great show.

Live at the Marquee, 1983 - Andy & Laurie - truly magnificent.

Pete, you are a great interviewer, so relaxed and you let your guest talk. Ash are in a very good place at the moment the line up is special, and the new album is very good.

My favourite band on my favourite show - thanks a lot! What a joy watching it :)

I first saw Wishbone Ash fall of 1974- "There's the Rub." Caravan were opening with " Cunning Stunts, " and where excellent, but I was there for W.A. I didn't get to see W.A. again until 2009, 36 years later! I really liked the reunion years 1987-1991- fantastic! I like the new one. Shown at the begining... great heritage band from the UK!

Beautiful interview with an amazing man .. very British too .. loved it .. :-) Thanks Pete and Andy

Great interview Pete. One of the reason's your channel is head and shoulders above others.

This was awesome... loved the early Wishbone Ash albums as a teen... lost track of the band really over the years but thanks to you I have rediscovered them again. Argus and Pilgrimage remain two of my favourite albums of all time but it was so amazing to check out the recent stuff and discover that it stands up so well.

Great interview Andy Powell what a fantastic guitar player and songwriter 👍🎸

"Coat of Arms" is a good album! Amazing to see Andy Powell on the show!

I am reading "Eyes Wide Open" right now actually. Really good, very honest. My old college friends always comment on how much I have liked Wishbone ash since the early 70's. I am 67 and still go to every concert I can get to. Saw them twice in Kansas City in the last few years. Got Andy's autograph, one of my prized musical possessions. If you haven't listened to this band give them a listen. Awesome stuff.

Wow. This is awesome!

Great interview Pete. Respectful and informative. I agree with you in preferring the second Live Dates album too. I absolutely LOVE that the band left a couple of 'clams' in the recording without 'tidying' up in a studio later. Andy Is one of my heroes from WAY back. I like that Laurie got a mention because that's my favourite era of the band. It was interesting to hear that his entry presented the most challenging time for Andy. The results are spectacular.

pete you really should have joined andy for a duet on guitars, what a claim to fame that would have been, you played with andy powell. great show, c'mon pete lets see your licks

What a pleasant surprise! Wishbone Ash gigged for at least twenty years in The Netherlands, sometimes even more than once a year. Very faithful to their crowd of fans. Andy is Wishbone Ash

Hi Pete...great interview...your style of interviewing reminds me of "whispering Bob Harris" of old gray whistle test fame...let the guest speak, with minimum iteruption....yet guiding the flow of conversation seamlessly....great job!

My first ever concert, October 1970: Teargas (became The Sensational Alex Harvey Band), Wishbone Ash and The Keif Hartley Band. I fell in love with Wishbone immediately. Great to see that Andy is still carrying on.

Hi Pete! Hi Andy!! Hi Everyone!!! Hope you're all doing great guys 😎😎👊👊 I love Andy Powell's music and guitar playing.

Brilliant interview, I met Andy and Martin Turner in my hometown Waterford Ireland after they played a gig at a theatre in the town in1996, we chatted for about half an hour or so, extremely nice people. They even signed my Wishbone 4 CD.

Thank you for this treasure Pete

Always loved Andy and Wishbone Ash! So glad Pete asked about his guitars behind him. I can’t believe the Tele was used on a lot of his recordings. I would have thought it was all his V’s!

Wishbone Ash ! Pete this is great. I had a conversation with with Mr Powell via Messenger. Really awesome gentleman. I reached out about something , This is a awesome interview about a legend and who cares about his fans

Had the absolute pleasure of meeting Andy and his wife after the show at the Barnyard in Cape Town in June 2019... And I have the photo on my fridge to prove it 😎

Wishbone ash were the first rock band I ever saw at Newcastle City Hall,only a kid,brilliant

I watched it with real pleasure. Thanks!

I picked up Argus in 1972 because I liked the cover and found my new favorite band.

Can I just say Pete ,that was everything I would have wanted from an Andy Powell interview.The icing on the cake for me was to see he still has the Flying V that I first saw on my brothers copy of Argus...He;s no longer with us but I still listen to that album at least once a month and I can play most of it note perfect...I'm playing a show with him in January (hopefully) as an acoustic duo in the UK

Great interview. Love Andy !

OMG! I've been waiting for something like this since 1978. Happy days.

Oh Freakin Wow, ESP just got done listening to both Coat of Arms and Blue Horizon then i noticed your latest video with Mr Andy Powell how freaky is that Mondo Bizzaro i love it ... great interview pete thanx for your expertise

My Wife has been a Wishbone Ash fan since day one and seen them many times years ago. So when they played at Southport November 2019 I surprised her with tickets. What a fantastic show! We got to meet and talk with the band and have our programs signed. I got to shake hands with all the guys and talk gear with them. The gig reminded me of the 70s, we could lean on the stage front and drink pints of beer and get refills when we wanted. So chilled and a fantastic night. All the guys and Andy's wife are really nice people and I would like to shout out Mark Abrahams as an amazing guitarist and performer who compliments Andy perfectly. Bob Skeat has an amazing bass sound too. Fantastic band an long may they prosper!

Great interview. Loved it when he showed us the Flying V and the Tele. Ageing like fine wines.

Hi Pete. Great interview. Really professional. Andy was given space to discuss the band's history and his own point of view. And you explored his guitars! Great stuff and thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks!

Wonderful guitar player. Andy's solo on the Live Dates version of Throw Down The Sword is probably the most beautiful electric guitar solo I have ever heard. Saw the band in the mid 70s and, as a bonus, in Johannesburg in 2019.

Wow, Wishbone Ash is one of my favorite progressive, hard rock, bluesy, folk rock (eclectic music) bands! I saw them in Madison, WI, in a club called Headliners in the 1980's, and remember being utterly blown away by them. I loved their albums, but they were fantastic as a live band. I still list that as one of the best concert experiences I've ever had.

I had the pleasure of meeting Andy when I worked for DJ Bob Harris back in the ‘90s. Top bloke and a great musician.

Hi Pete - Excellent and absorbing interview.

When you have to look around the room to find a specific(legendary)guitar. So jealous. Telecaster and SG probably my favorite guitars(to play) of all time. Great interview. It helps that Mr. Powell is such a forthcoming interviewee. I could probably listen to him for hours. Great question about the eclectic nature of the band potentially tempering their success. I am going to go search out this album, and the book too, and hope for a tour stop in LA after this episode of the twilight zone that we are currently living in is over. Once again Pete, you have helped make this lock down tolerable. BTW was that the same Stones mobile from Smoke on the Water?

Saw these guys live a few times here in Buffalo, NY. Once at the Century theater, had front row seats, once at the Tralf, a very small venue. Absolutely loved hearing them both times and had the opportunity to meet them at the Tralf, great group of guys. Argus is still one of my favorite Lp's. Thanks Andy, for some very enjoyable listening.

Thanks so muchPete absolute big wishbone.ash fan .Andy Powell is a guitar maestro

Cracking interview! Thanks👍👍

I saw Wishbone Ash at the Hollywood Palladium in the early 70’s, great guitar band!

What a great band and GTSY you Andy Powell of Wishbone Ash, what a nice privilege. TY Pete, great video! 👍🤟✌️

Thanks for that Pete. I had never heard of Wishbone Ash before your show. Running out to get those first two records right now.

Love ya Andy!Thanks Pete for the show.Absolutely love coat of arms.Yall are timeless.Amazing musicians,and great gentlemen.Cheers from New England!😀

Great interview Peter !! great Questions !! Andy is a really nice guy. I love coat of arms and so happy to have the seventies back !!

Thanks Pete, Wishbone Ash have a considerable place in my musical experience and JOY. Also thanks to Andy.

Excellent show, loved it, very well done 😊👍🤘🎸

Have always loved Wishbone Ash... since i bought Argus and Live Dates... i went to see them ( There's the Rub tour ) in Cleveland Ohio.... one of the loudest and cleanest band ever ( My ears rang for days after )... with stacks of Orange Amps... one of the most memorable nights of my life......

Thanks Pete, nice to watch you and Andy. Saw his Wishbone Ashe play at Rosfest several years back and they were told to only play the more proggy material. Nobody wanted them to leave. We could have listened to them all night.

Live Dates is one of my all-time favorite albums!!

Great interview!! This too shall pass and one day we will be on with our lives again! Hope to see you again WA LIVE!

This is brilliant! Ka pai!!

Andy has done some incredible guitar work over the years ! The 2014 release Blue Horizon , has a song called Way Down South , his guitar solo in that song is beyond beautiful !

Really enjoyed that Pete. Andy was a gracious and interesting guest and you were a great interviewer. I could've listened for another hour quite easily but it felt the right length. You struck interview gold with Andy's reveal about Roy Buchanan's telecaster - that was a great moment. Andy should do something for Roy on that guitar or cover one of his classics. Guitar fans would really like that.

Could listen to the two of you chatting all day, but now you've gone, I'll just have to put Live Dates on the turntable and crank up the volume. Thanks both.

So underrated

Another legendary episode!!!

Well....that was awesome. Time to check out some Wishbone Ash!

Fantastic. First gig I ever went to was the Ash at Newcastle Odeon 1974. Your love of the music shone through that interview. Lovely stuff.

I discovered Wishbone Ash through this channel. Always a joy to connect with “new” music, even if it’s old, if you know what I mean. The new album sounds terrific too. Thank you Andy and Pete!

Great Interview, still have that Home album the Alchemist on vinyl, think they also appeared on the OGWT, and didnt the drummer or bass player go onto play with AC/DC ?

I listen to the studio version of Sometime World about once a week. It has the acoustic build up, then the bass. TT, finalized by Andy's tasty, tasty solo, tragically faded out by the engineer at the end lol. Great stuff ! The Ash at their best is as good as it gets. Lives Dates. Top Secret.

What a wonderful.. Wonderful interview!

Thank you Pete! I'm a big Wishbone Ash fan since the early seventies. Loving your content. all the best!. John

Great show Pete.

Fantastic interview Pete! I enjoyed this one.

That solo from Blowin' Free AMAZING! I saw these guys in '76 with Caravan Tower Theatre in Philly. AWESOME!

Great interview. Thanks for putting a spotlight on Wishbone, possibly one of the most overlooked classic bands ever. So much has been written about twin guitar bands but they never get a mention. Especially when you consider the UK album sales in the 70ies.

Great to see/hear this interview!!!

Really enjoyed this interview! What a great surprise!!! I really like his vibe!

This is awesome! Love all thosr vintage guitars! 😯

Awesome Pete great job!

Wonderful interview thoroughly enjoyed that. What a great humble man, musician, loved seeing that V. I definitely have to go out and purchase some more Wishbone Ash cd`s (new one is coming ).. Thanks so much, hope to see some other musicians on your channel..

Pete, That was a great interview and you did a great job. You knew you subject and asked pertinent questions. Just a brilliant interview, very very enjoyable.

Only got into Ash a few years ago... and I've had the pleasure of seeing Andy & Co. perform three times already. They always put on an excellent show.

Hey Pete! Ever done a show on the Deep Purple/Black Sabbath Family Tree? Talk about the members inolved, solo albums, spin off bands (Whitesnake, Rainbow etc). I'd love to hear your take, especially about some of the better solo albums we may not have heard of. Thanks again for all you do!

I remember listening to Wishbone Ash on the “Coffee Break” concert on WMMS in Cleveland (had to be very early 80’s)

absolutely stellar interview

Great interview Pete, congratulations

big thumbs up for bringing this gentleman on the show, Pete...... literally the most underrated classic rock band of all time..... I don't even know how many records from this band I own...... absolute favorite...... first 5 albums defined classic Rock/Hard Rock for me...... thanks for all the music Andy, you're the man

I’ve only recently got into Wishbone Ash, great band. Andy is an excellent guitar player, as was Ted and Laurie.

The Sweden Rock gig was magic🤘🏼🇸🇪 The Festival is a 35,000 capacity😉

Cool. I Sa Wishbone Ash in Sept. 1977 at Messehalle Nurember/Germany (support I always thout was Country Joe and the Fish. But I'm not sure anymore, because I couldn't find anything on setlist.fm). The second WA show was at the legendary Golden Summernight Festival 24/08/1980 in Neunkirchen am Brand, 25kms outside Nurember/Germany. They played with Ted Nogend, Johnny Winter, Molly Hatchet, Judas Priest, Saxon and Gillan Band. Great memories.

Great interview - thanks Andy & Pete! And great guitars too - as a guitarist myself, it's always wonderful diving into that world... And as a finnish person, it's always "odd" to hear that we finns are odd, but that's okay - maybe we are! 😀 In the evening i'm going to very, VERY hot sauna & have myself couple of ice cool beers and listen to some Wishbone Ash... Cheers!

Hey that was a great interview! I like how Peter let Andy Powell to speak and tell these stories without cutting him off etc. (I hope we will see a Magnum interview here in the future😀)

Great interview Pete, you should keep updating your Twitter page and pin this quality interview to it. 👍

Wow, remember This. Two years ago. Damn/ time flew. 👍💯

Been a fan since the mid 70s when I was about 15.I love the Laurie Wisefield era just as much as the Ted Turner era.Great interview and I dig the new CD.

Terrific interview. Last time I saw them live was 22 years ago at the Empire Music Hall Belfast. Time flies or maybe Time Was!