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Latest update: 10th June 2009

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Ant makes guest appearance on Steve Hackett's new album (News date: 10-6-09)

Ant has recently played 12-string guitar on a session for Steve Hackett's forthcoming new album. You can read more about this on Steve's blog where a short sound clip of the track that Ant has played on can also be heard.

Asher Quinn Forgotten Language of the Heart release (News date: 6-4-09)

Following on from the re-issue of Open Secret, Voiceprint are releasing Forgotten Language of the Heart, a 2CD collection drawn from Asher's back catalogue on 13th April. Featuring 37 tracks (including five taken from the albums that Ant produced for Asher), Forgotten Language of the Heart retails for the price of a single CD and is an excellent introduction to Asher's music.

A YouTube promo clip for the album can be seen here and it can be pre-ordered from Camino Records here.

Asher Quinn Open Secret re-issue (News date: 8-2-09, updated 22-3-09)

Ant and Asher, February 2009

Voiceprint Records have recently re-issued Asher Quinn's debut solo album Open Secret. The album, which was originally released in 1987, was produced and arranged with Ant and was recorded at Ant's studio. It also features guest appearances by Andy Latimer of Camel and Tony Freer of The Enid. The album has a progressive, classical, quietly epic feel to it, and a deeply evocative nature where each piece conjures up a striking visual narrative.

The Voiceprint Records re-issue of Open Secret has new artwork and also features five bonus tracks, including three songs (The power of love, Song of the morning and Shine brightly) recorded during the original sessions for the album. The first two songs have never previously been released in any form and all three tracks have been newly mixed from the original multi-track masters from Ant's archives for inclusion on the re-issue.

More information about the re-issue of Open Secret (including the track listing and a YouTube promo with sound clips) can be seen here. The album can be ordered from Voiceprint or Camino Records.

New book by Chris Stewart (News date: 11-3-09)

Chris Stewart's fourth book Three Ways To Capsize A Boat (subtitled An Optimist Afloat) will be published by Sort Of Books on June 4th. A prequel to the best-selling Driving Over Lemons, Three Ways To Capsize A Boat relates the story of how before settling in Spain Chris landed the job of sailing a Cornish Crabber around the Greek Islands. There was just one tiny problem - Chris had never sailed before and didn't have the foggiest idea how to start...

More information about the book can be seen on the Sort Of Books site. Chris' first three books (Driving Over Lemons, A Parrot In The Pepper Tree and The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society) are also being re-issued at the same time with new cover designs and are being marketed as the 'Lemons Trilogy'.

Guitar Tunings (News date: 23-11-08)

In response to several requests, we've now added a feature item detailing some of the various guitar tunings that Ant has used on different albums. This is a work-in-progress and further details will be added to it in due course. The feature can read here.

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