Ashara - album cover


Ashara

Scotland meets Jamaica in Canada!

The brainchild of Scottish-Canadian visionary Jason Wilson (Wilson & Swarbrick), Ashara presents a joyful blend of Scottish folk, global roots and reggae – it’s where Scotland meets Jamaica in Canada! Wilson, who provides vocals, acoustic guitar and piano, is joined by legendary Jamaican-Canadian guitarist Carl Harvey (Toots & The Maytals), and Wilson band members, saxophonist Marcus Ali, vocalist Laurel Tubman, drummer Vince Reel and bassist Michael Shapinko.

Jason Wilson & Ashara debuted in Scotland in January 2023, with several dates including Glasgow’s Celtic Connections festival, and the eponymous album (Wheel Records/Proper Music Distribution) was released on September 29, 2023.


An Evening in Paris in Cumnock Tonight

Video for the new single, released May, 2023.

My Love Sings like a Lintie

Video for the single, released January, 2023.

Tour Dates

JASON WILSON & ASHARA
24 JAN - Reconnect Regal Theatre, Bathgate, Scotland
25 JAN - Perth Concert Hall, Perth, Scotland
26 JAN - The Gaiety Theatre, Ayr, Scotland
27 JAN - The Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock, Scotland
28 JAN - Drygate, Glasgow, Scotland (Celtic Connections Festival)
10 JUNE - Riverside Park, Guelph, ON, Guelph & District Multicultural Festival

JASON WILSON QUARTET
27 JUNE - 43rd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, Toronto, ON

JASON WILSON & ASHARA
20 JUL - Toronto Botanical Garden, Edwards Summer Music Series, Toronto, ON
19 AUG - Pitstock, Sprucedale, ON
30 SEPT - The Redwood Theatre, Toronto, ON *Album Release*

STEPHEN FEARING AT 60 - A CELEBRATION

30 NOV - Hugh's Room Live, Toronto, ON (various artists including Jason Wilson)

JASON WILSON AND ASHARA WITH ALI HUTTON AND LAUREN COLLIER

16-21 JAN, 2024 - Your Roots Are Showing, Dundalk, Ireland

JASON WILSON AND ASHARA

21-24 MAR, 2024 - Cayman Arts Festival, Cayman Islands

JASON WILSON AND ASHARA WITH ALI HUTTON AND LAUREN COLLIER

27 APR, 2024 - Nineteen on the Park, Stouffville, ON
3-4 MAY, 2024 - Timmins NEC, Timmins, ON 

UK, Ontario, Canada West, The South Pacific and much more coming soon...stay tuned!

Discography

Jason Wilson's Official Releases
Ashara
September 29, 2023
Ashara

LP, Compact Disc, and digital.

Wheel Records / Proper Music Distribution

Mobirise Website Builder
May 2023
An Evening in Paris in Cumnock Tonight

Digital only single.

Wheel Records / Proper Music Distribution

Mobirise Website Builder
January 2023
My Love Sings like a Lintie

Digital only single.

Wheel Records / Proper Music Distribution

Ready To Be Loved
March 2021
Ready to be Loved

Digital only single.

Wheel Records / Proper Music Distribution

Sumach Roots
January 2020
Sumach Roots

LP, Compact Disc, and digital.

Wheel Records / Proper Music Distribution, WR011

Kailyard Tales
2018
Kailyard Tales

Compact Disc and digital.

Wheel Records / Proper Music Distribution, WR010

Perennials
2016
Perennials

Compact Disc and digital.

Wheel Records, WR009

Lion Rampant
2014
Lion Rampant

Compact Disc and digital.

Wheel Records / Shirty Records, WR008B / SHIRTY

Red Rose Medley
2011
Red Rose Medley

CD-single and digital.

Wheel Records, WR008A

Peacemaker's Chauffeur
2008
The Peacemaker's Chauffeur

Compact Disc and digital

Wheel Records, WR007B

Sumach Roots
2004
dREaD & BLUE: A Canadiana Suite

Compact Disc and digital

Wheel Records, WR006B

Jonah
2000
Jonah

Compact Disc and digital

Wheel Records, WR005B

Dark Corners
1998
Dark Corners

Compact Disc and digital

Wheel Records, WR003B

Tabarruk
1993
Tabarruk

Compact Disc

Wheel Records, WD001

Biography

Jason Wilson is an award-winning Scottish-Canadian musician, bestselling historian and television personality. A two-time Juno Awards nominee and CRMA Winner, Wilson has eight books to his name including the OHS award-winning King Alpha’s Song in a Strange Land: The Roots and Routes of Canadian Reggae (UBC Press, 2020) and the national bestseller The Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club (McClelland and Stewart, 2016). Born to Scottish immigrants, Jason Wilson grew up in Downsview, a neighbourhood in Toronto’s northwest corridor and has amassed over 2,500 performances across Canada, the United States, the UK and Jamaica. He has performed and recorded with – among many others – UB40, Alanis Morissette, Sly & Robbie, Prince Buster, Aswad’s Brinsley Forde, Dick Gaughan, Pee Wee Ellis, Jackie Mittoo and Martin Carthy. Jason was also one half of the Wilson & Swarbrick project with the late English folk icon Dave Swarbrick with whom he produced two albums: Lion Rampant and Kailyard Tales. A high school dropout, Dr. Wilson completed his PhD in 2013 and is an Adjunct-Professor of History at the University of Guelph. By extension of his academic career, Jason has been a recurring historical expert on various television programmes and documentaries that have aired on CBC, Discovery, ESPN, Nat Geo, NBCSN, TSN and UKTV. Jason resides with his wife Alana in Stouffville, Ontario with an assembly of furry creatures.

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Contact Us

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Press Photo 2023
Media Information
Jason Wilson biography - Long / Short

Jason Wilson Music
info@jasonwilsonmusic.com

Blair Moody (Management)
blair@jasonwilsonmusic.com

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For bookings

John Barrow
Stoneyport Associates
17 Redhall Bank Road
Edinburgh EH14 2LY
Scotland, United Kingdom
jb@stoneyport.uk
+44(0)7968-131 737 (24hr answering)

For Booking in Canada
contact Jason Wilson Music/Wheel Records
info@jasonwilsonmusic.com

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