Tommy Banner (born 1 August 1939) is a British musician, known for being the longest-serving member of
The Wurzels
The Wurzels are an English Scrumpy and Western band from Somerset, best known for their number one hit " The Combine Harvester" and number three hit " I Am a Cider Drinker" in 1976.
Name
The name of the band was dreamt up by founder Adge C ...
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Born in
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...
, Scotland, Banner was raised in
Penicuik, Midlothian.
Banner joined the Wurzels in 1967 as an accordionist.
The
Scrumpy and Western
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Scrumpy and Western refers humorously to music from England's West Country that fuses comical folk-style songs, often full of double entendre, with affectionate parodies of more mainstream musical genres, all delivered in ...
group are best known for their 1970s novelty songs such as
The Combine Harvester and
I Am A Cider Drinker. Banner still tours with the Wurzels after five decades.
Banner’s wife died on Valentine’s Day 2016, but Banner didn't publicly announce her death until October of that year.
In 2020, Banner opened a restaurant in
Highbridge, Somerset
Highbridge is a historic market town on the edge of the Somerset Levels near the mouth of the River Brue in the county of Somerset, England. It is northeast of Taunton and north of Bridgwater. Highbridge closely neighbours Burnham-on-Sea, for ...
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References
1939 births
British novelty song performers
British accordionists
Scrumpy and Western
People from Penicuik
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