Ashara
Mixing reggae with folk and a multi-national line-up of excellent Canadian, West Indian and Scots musicians, Ashara present a joyful blend of Scottish folk, global roots, funk and reggae.
About Ashara
Ashara (meaning: Good Fortune) is the brainchild of Scottish-Canadian reggae artist Scottish-Canadian Jason Wilson (Wilson & Swarbrick, Pee Wee Ellis) who provides vocals, acoustic guitar and piano, and joined by legendary Jamaican-Canadian guitarist Carl Harvey (Toots & The Maytals). With regular Wilson band members, saxophonist Marcus Ali, vocalist Laurel Tubman, drummer Vince Reel and bassist Michael Shapinko, Ashara also come with award-winning Scottish traditional musicians – noted fiddle player Jack Smedley, the great Highland piper Ali Hutton, and feted accordionist John Somerville. Artfully reimagining songs from the folk tradition such as ‘My Love is like a Red Red Rose’ and ‘Matty Groves’, as well as numbers from the variety of canons with which these artists are associated including: ‘54-46 (That’s my Number)’, ‘The Ballad of Jack McLaren’ and the 2021 Canadian reggae chart-topper ‘Ready to Be Loved’.
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