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[[File:Tom Ashton.jpg|thumb|250px|Tom Ashton on stage with [[March Violets|The March Violets]]<br/>in November 2007]]<br/>
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[[File:Tom Ashton.jpg|thumb|190px|left|Tom Ashton on stage with [[The March Violets]] in November 2007]]<br/>
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Guitarist with the [[March Violets]] from 1981 to 1986, Tom Ashton played guitar for the Sisters circa 1983 for a few live dates<br/>
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Guitarist with [[The March Violets]] and [https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/306170-The-Batfish-Boys The Batfish Boys] during 1981 to 1986, <br/>
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after [[Ben Gunn]] had left. Rumour has it that [[Andrew Eldritch|Eldritch]] asked Tom to join The Sisters at this point. He didn't.  [[Wayne Hussey]] did. <br/>
 
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A shame some might say. Here's a quote from Tom about the time:<br/>
 
  
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''"Soon after The Violets folded I worked with Tim and Paul from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Danse_Society Danse Society] for a while ... and also Stan and Martin <br/>
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Tom Ashton played guitars for the Sisters circa 1981 for a few live dates.<br/>
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''from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletal_Family Skeletal Family].We buggered around in rehearsal studios for a few months in Leeds trying to put a new band together <br/>
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''but couldn't find a singer. Had some good ideas though as I remember. More recently in 1996, [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Cleo+Murray Cleo (Murray)] and myself'' <br/>
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Rumour has it that [[Andrew Eldritch|Eldritch]] asked Tom to join The Sisters at this point. He didn't. <br/>
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''had a band called "Amania". We wrote one album's worth of stuff, found [[Craig Adams]] to play bass and went out to play the <br/>
 
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''Camden circuit. Some cool tunes but not much response from the industry."''<br/>
 
 
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After the Violets' split Tom remained in the music industry, working on soundtracks for film and television, <br/>
 
After the Violets' split Tom remained in the music industry, working on soundtracks for film and television, <br/>
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and playing guitar in a band called ''Hard Rain'' and then with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_of_Xymox Clan Of Xymox].<br/>
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see [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039279/ IMDb database] for his works in that respect.<br/>
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He also played guitar in a band called ''Hard Rain'' and then with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_of_Xymox Clan Of Xymox].<br/>
 
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Tom is now married to an American girl called Rachel and moved to Amercia (Atlanta, Georgia to be more precise) <br/>
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In 2007, Tom Ashton joined the re-united [[The March Violets|March Violets]], who then produced the 5-track EP [http://www.discogs.com/March-Violets-Love-Will-Kill-You/release/2925640 Love Will Kill You] <br/>
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where they built their own house. Tom and Rachel live there with their children: a little girl called Charlotte and a <br/>
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little boy called Lukas. Tom works as a freelance musician and still writes and records music. His work can be found <br/>
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as a pre-release to their recent first full album [http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/themarchviolets/ Made Glorious published with PledgeMusic] in April 2013.<br/>
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on his website: http://www.themultiverse.org <br/>
 
 
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For everything about any releases he's been involed, see also his entry [https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/660808-Tom-Ashton @Discogs]<br/>
  
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Tom Ashton has also joined the 2007 re-united [[March Violets]], who have recently produced the 5-track EP [http://www.discogs.com/March-Violets-Love-Will-Kill-You/release/2925640 Love Will Kill You] <br/>
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Some common old talk and some photos are also available in [https://www.myheartland.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=84& this thread@The Heartland Forums].<br/>
  
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as a pre-release to their their first full album [http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/themarchviolets/ Made Glorious published with PledgeMusic] in April 2013.<br/>
 
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Latest revision as of 12:03, 31 October 2016

Tom Ashton on stage with The March Violets in November 2007

Guitarist with The March Violets and The Batfish Boys during 1981 to 1986,

Tom Ashton played guitars for the Sisters circa 1981 for a few live dates.

Rumour has it that Eldritch asked Tom to join The Sisters at this point. He didn't.

After the Violets' split Tom remained in the music industry, working on soundtracks for film and television,

see IMDb database for his works in that respect.

He also played guitar in a band called Hard Rain and then with Clan Of Xymox.

In 2007, Tom Ashton joined the re-united March Violets, who then produced the 5-track EP Love Will Kill You

as a pre-release to their recent first full album Made Glorious published with PledgeMusic in April 2013.

For everything about any releases he's been involed, see also his entry @Discogs

Some common old talk and some photos are also available in this thread@The Heartland Forums.

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