FIVE years ago the legendary Wurzels created an unforgettable barnstorming evening in Wellington after a dreadful summer storm. This year they are making a welcome second visit and organisers are hoping for another tremendous evening with better weather.

The West Country scrumpy and western band are legends with a string of hits and followers around the country. Best known songs include ‘Combine Harvester’ and ‘I am a Cider Drinker’, and the four Wurzels say they love it when the audience sings along to make the gig even more special.

This event is on Saturday, July 8, in a marquee in the grounds of Wellington School with food and a bar, and support group Hundred Faces. Tickets are selling fast and are £16 or £18 on the door.

Longest serving Wurzel is piano and accordion player Tommy Banner and he along with Pete Budd, guitar and banjo; John Morgan, drummer; and Sedge Moore, the bass player; say they are always being asked how long they can keep going. Tommy did join founder Adge Cutler’s band in 1967 – and the answer is they intend to keep going as long as they enjoy performing!

Adge Cutler made his first live album in 1966 at the Royal Oak in Nailsea and became very successful but died in a car crash in May 1974. The remaining Wurzels were determined to keep his legacy going and carried on. Soon after that their first solo single, ‘Combine Harvester’, became the number one hit in the charts and the Wurzels became a household name.

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