Ash Mandrake

"I was so impressed I bought three CDs straight off, at times he can sound quite Celtic and has a great voice and vocal range, sometimes so sweet it makes you think of Robert Wyatt."

(Jeff Berg, Unfretted 2016)

"Somebody stole and spliced the DNA of Robin Williamson, Arthur Brown, and Captain Beefheart. There is no other way to describe – or explain – Ash Mandrake. A modern troubadour, complete with hats and travelling van."

(Greenmantle 2014)

"Singer-songwriter, guitarist and distinctive performer who plants roots music firmly back into the earth."

(David Metcalf: Bath Story Telling Circle 2008)

"A good eccentric is hard to find and in a medium where many acts can sound the same, here’s one act that trumps so many in terms of stage presence, image and musical ability. With mutant instruments in his possession, he will take you on a ride that no amount of Frank Zappa will prepare you for! Grasp it tight, it’s Ash Mandrake!"

(Brewtown Music 2013)

"Imagine The Mighty Boosh as a one man show, being taken to a time of folklore, rock, dragons and bank managers, but actually being able to sing and play the instruments (and minus Bollo and Naboo). You would then have this great act."

(Tamsin Porter 2013)

"I delight in gently squeezing convention’s nose, when the minds in which it is seated least expect it."

(Ash Mandrake 2018)