Complex sentence: The attempt to put a new line-up together temporarily stalled and Bolder, needing to be earning a living, accepted an offer from, and joined Wishbone Ash, a band who much earlier had tenuous links with Hull.
Split into simpler sentences: The attempt to put a new line-up together temporarily stalled and Bolder, needing to be earning a living, accepted an offer from Wishbone Ash. He was then asked to join Wishbone Ash, a band who much earlier had tenuous links with Hull.