Tommy Banner

Tommy Banner
Banner (left) performing with The Wurzels in 2011
Background information
Born (1939-08-01) 1 August 1939
Edinburgh, Scotland
GenresScrumpy and Western
Instrument(s)Accordion, piano
Years active1967-present
Member ofThe Wurzels

Tommy Banner (born 1 August 1939) is a British musician, known for being the longest-serving member of The Wurzels.

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Banner was raised in Penicuik, Midlothian.

Banner joined the Wurzels in 1967 as an accordionist. The Scrumpy and Western 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.

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