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2 unusual facts about The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra


The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra

The band will release their second single 'Bangarang' which features vocals from Dawn Penn and accordion from Sharon Shannon in February 2014, and Penn joined Thompson and backing singer Fordham on Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny (UK TV series) 2013 to perform the track.

Together, they assembled a group of previous collaborators, including Seamus Beaghan, who had played with Madness after keyboardist Mike Barson's departure; Terry Edwards, who, with Bedford created jazz duo BUtterfield 8; Louis Vause, a member of Thompson's other offshoot band Crunch, and Kevin Burdett, who had also played with Madness during Chris Foreman's hiatus from the band.



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