Jason Wilson and Ashara - photo Simon Tanenbaum
Jason Wilson and Ashara - photo Simon Tanenbaum
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.
Released April 26, 2024.
Listen to the single on your favorite music service through
https://wheelrecs.lnk.to/CoalDustCaruso
Released January 6, 2023.
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Released May 12, 2023.
Video for the new single, released April, 2024.
Video for the single, released May, 2023.
Video for the single, released January, 2023.
Digital only single.
Wheel Records / Proper Music Distribution
LP, Compact Disc, and digital.
Wheel Records / Proper Music Distribution
Digital only single.
Wheel Records / Proper Music Distribution
Digital only single.
Wheel Records / Proper Music Distribution
Digital only single.
Wheel Records / Proper Music Distribution
LP, Compact Disc, and digital.
Wheel Records / Proper Music Distribution, WR011
Compact Disc and digital.
Wheel Records / Proper Music Distribution, WR010
Compact Disc and digital.
Wheel Records, WR009
Compact Disc and digital.
Wheel Records / Shirty Records, WR008B / SHIRTY
CD-single and digital.
Wheel Records, WR008A
Compact Disc and digital
Wheel Records, WR007B
Compact Disc and digital
Wheel Records, WR006B
Compact Disc and digital
Wheel Records, WR005B
Compact Disc and digital
Wheel Records, WR003B
Compact Disc
Wheel Records, WD001
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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