Johan Asherton

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", released in 1988, was included in French magazine Les Inrockuptibles as one of the best 60 albums produced in France over the last 25 years, and in Xroads as one of the 120 essential albums released between 1987 and 1999. 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.
Over the years, 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. 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 in 2007. The limited-edition CD "LIVE AT CINEMA JEAN-VIGO" followed in 2009.
Both albums by The Froggies are now reissued on the 24 tracks collection "Leather And Lace: An Anthology Of The Froggies" CD. In 2010, "High Lonesomes" featured 11 covers of songs by some of his favorite songwriters, including Gene Clark, Bob Dylan, Gram Parsons and Townes Van Zandt. The new album "The House of Many Doors" is now out, offering 11 new Asherton-penned songs, including stage favorites "The Drift" and "The Apparition".
A solo acoustic studio-concert and interview can be seen at: http://www.meltinglivetv.com/article.php3?id_article=119
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