Johan Asherton was born in Paris, France, 1958, into a family of classical musicians and took to the guitar while listening to Jimi Hendrix, T. Rex and Creedence Clearwater Revival.Asherton met producer/engineer Patrick Chevalot while recording his first single "Harlequin" in 1981. He then formed The Froggies who released two albums in 1984 and 1985. After a short time with The Liquid Gang, Johan switched to his current solo, acoustic format.His first album, "GOD'S CLOWN", was released in 1988, and was included in French magazine Les Inrockuptibles as one of the best 60 albums produced in France over the last 25 years. Johan followed "God's Clown" with a dozen more albums and compilations, to date.His passion for UK/US folk songs are showcased on "AMBER SONGS" (2005), and recordings of traditionnal songs with friends Charlotte Greig and Julian Hayman, from Wales. Two tracks from these sessions are featured on the recent "JOHN BARLEYCORN REBORN" anthology of British folk.His other interests include electronic music, poetry, painting, litterature and films.Johan Asherton enjoyed working with musicians like Nikki Sudden, Dominique Laboubée (Dogs), US producer and former Tim Buckley bassist Jeff Eyrich, and UK prog-rock luminaries John Greaves and Pip Pyle over the years. He has toured Europe, the USA and the UK mostly as a solo-acoustic performer, opening for The Waterboys, Peter Case, Rory Gallagher, Daniel Lanois, and Elliott Murphy.He has gotten to meet and talk with some of his musical heroes, including Townes Van Zandt, Dave Van Ronk, Loudon Wainwright III, and Bert Jansch.Johan Asherton has also published a Marc Bolan biography (in French - 1994), and several collections of poetry. "COSMIC DANCER: A TRIBUTE TO MARC BOLAN" , consisting of 11 covers recorded between 1981-2006, was released on September 10th, 2007, on Hot Line Records/Anticraft.Albums and merchandizing are available via PayPal. Please visit www.asherton.hinah.com for information. A solo acoustic studio-concert and interview can be seen at: http://www.meltinglivetv.com/article.php3?id_article=119
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