Tom Ashton (March Violets)

[Quiff Boy]

Tom Ashton - guitarist with The Sisters' "sister band" The March Violets

http://tom-ashton.members.beeb.net/

and

http://tom-ashton.members.beeb.net/MVPa ... 20main.htm

I gather he now lives Stateside with his family...

[Quiff Boy]

update on tom's whereabouts:

http://www.marchviolets.co.uk/biography/where.php

** NEWSFLASH **
We have recently been contacted by a relative of Tom's who has been kind enough to provide us with an update on his whereabouts! It would appear that he is married to an American girl called Rachel and did indeed move to Amercia (Atlanta, Georgia to be more precise) where they built their own house. Tom and Rachel now live there with their children: a little girl called Charlotte and a little boy called Lukas. Tom works as a freelance musician. We wish Tom and his family the best of luck for the future.

[Quiff Boy]

and did you know that tom played guitar with the sisters circa 1983? for a few live dates?

[James Blast]

No, but I've been to Atlanta and I loved the city.

[Quiff Boy]

oh yeah, a further update:

http://www.marchviolets.co.uk/biography/where.php

** ANOTHER NEWSFLASH ** (25.01.04)
We have recently been contacted by Tom himself. Apparently he is unable to update is Tom@shton@Home site now he has moved state-side. However, we can reveal that he is currently working on a new music project called THE MULTIVERSE and is expecting to release a CD very soon! Track titles include "Pretty Wish", "Missile" and "New Friend". At present The Multiverse is a solo project but it sounds like he isn't ruling out the possibility of recruiting other members. Also, and this is the bit we are all quite excited about, he has very kindly offered to provide exclusive March Violets material for us to put on this site!

coming soon: http://www.themultiverse.org/

huge thanks to "brideoffrankenstein" for passing on the site url to tom

[Brideoffrankenstein]

heyyyyyyyy no problem!

[Black Biscuit]

I always thought the March Violets' sound was comparable with the Sisters. Perhaps better!

What happened to this band?

Apparently Eldritch said they "turned around and bit" him, someone else says Eldo kicked them off his label when the Violets began selling more records than the Sisters. I always liked the March Violets but never knew anything about them.

PS. I really love this icon and I feel the need to tell someone....

[Karst]

Ask the Nurse next time you bump into him...

[Black Biscuit]

The Nurse, is it? Okay... nudge, nudge, wink, wink - I think!

[Quiff Boy]

yes, ask the nurse

[Quiff Boy]

tom's new musical project is off the ground:

the multiverse

http://www.themultiverse.org/

download mp3s, purchase the single, peruse the lyrics.

[Quiff Boy]

Tom@shton@Home - Tom Ashton's old MV site back online

http://www.marchviolets.co.uk/MVWebsite/

Former-guitarist and founder member of The March Violets, Tom Ashton created this personal website in 2000, and it promised to be a great source of information, photographs and gossip. In 2001 Tom relocated to the States and began his new project The Multiverse (see below) and stopped working on his old site. He has kindly given us a copy of the March Violets section of his old site so we can host an archive here at MarchViolets.co.uk.

http://www.marchviolets.co.uk/news.php

and there's some superb photos to come over the next week or two, courtesy of tom's own collection

[FLOORED1]

Hi everyone
Just thought I would add some thoughts on Tom's latest project, the MULTIVERSE. I got hold of his 3 track cd this week, and it's definately worth checking out...the songs are hard to describe, i guess sort of indie, ambient, dance! In particular, Pretty Wish and New Friends are well cool, and its the sort of stuff which I would have bought even without the Violets connection.
The cd is limited to 500 worldwide, so get one while you can. Another single is planned in a few months, with a full cd expected early next year.
cheers!

[pikkrong]

Tom@shton@Home - Tom Ashton's old MV site back online

http://www.marchviolets.co.uk/MVWebsite/

Former-guitarist and founder member of The March Violets, Tom Ashton created this personal website in 2000, and it promised to be a great source of information, photographs and gossip. In 2001 Tom relocated to the States and began his new project The Multiverse (see below) and stopped working on his old site. He has kindly given us a copy of the March Violets section of his old site so we can host an archive here at MarchViolets.co.uk.

http://www.marchviolets.co.uk/news.php

and there's some superb photos to come over the next week or two, courtesy of tom's own collection

but - isn't only me who can't see the photo http://www.marchviolets.co.uk/imagegall ... imon_D.jpg in full size?
I mean - if I click it to make it bigger there's only the upper side (no nose of Eldritch )
and - is it (technically) identical (resolution etc) to the same pic available on the previous MV site? I downloaded it from there but it seems to me this one on the new site is better (has better resolution)...

[Quiff Boy]

nope, its exactly the same file as the one on the old mv site - tom sent me a copy of that site when he removed it, and has let me host a copy of it

can you not see the file? it could be the commas in the filename.

http://www.marchviolets.co.uk/imagegall ... imon_D.jpg

is that better?

[Quiff Boy]

and i've just uploaded some new photos to the "other images" section

these are may faves





keith chegwin!

but this is just sooooooo 80s

http://www.marchviolets.co.uk/imagegall ... l_1986.jpg

[pikkrong]

nope, its exactly the same file as the one on the old mv site - tom sent me a copy of that site when he removed it, and has let me host a copy of it

can you not see the file? it could be the commas in the filename.

http://www.marchviolets.co.uk/imagegall ... imon_D.jpg

is that better?

thanks
it's ok now (and yes, now it doesn't seem bigger or better - just as cool as it was, cool anyway).
in fact I don't understand why I didn't see more than half of the photo before - maybe it was a problem of my internet connection

[biggy]

reckon I have an old blurry copy of the superstore thing on video somewhere. Got a few promos & a full gig on vid somewhere too .

I really ought to organise my stuff a bit better me thinks .

[Quiff Boy]

reckon I have an old blurry copy of the superstore thing on video somewhere.

i shoudl have know you'd have that!!!

i've been asked by both loz (bass player) and andy (drummer) if i knew anyone with a copy of that...

i dont suppose you could dig it out and run me off a copy (or 3) could you?

[James Blast]

Cheggers Plays Goth never?

[markfiend]

Cheggers Plays Goth never?

[Brideoffrankenstein]

but this is just sooooooo 80s

http://www.marchviolets.co.uk/imagegall ... l_1986.jpg

Stop it NOW. I thought the piccies you sent me were bad enough!

[ryan]

reckon I have an old blurry copy of the superstore thing on video somewhere. Got a few promos & a full gig on vid somewhere too .

I really ought to organise my stuff a bit better me thinks .

theres march violets promos?

[Quiff Boy]

reckon I have an old blurry copy of the superstore thing on video somewhere. Got a few promos & a full gig on vid somewhere too .

I really ought to organise my stuff a bit better me thinks .

theres march violets promos?

one or two

http://www.marchviolets.co.uk/imagegall ... e_shot.jpg

[Brideoffrankenstein]

reckon I have an old blurry copy of the superstore thing on video somewhere. Got a few promos & a full gig on vid somewhere too .

I really ought to organise my stuff a bit better me thinks .

theres march violets promos?

one or two

http://www.marchviolets.co.uk/imagegall ... e_shot.jpg

Who can get me one?!