Their story
Joe Beckford pulled together the Ginger Horns in Coventry in 2006, a seven-piece built around a loud horn section and his refusal to stop grinning on stage. Records like "Walking Tall" (2009), "Checkered Breakfast" (2014) and "Brass Rain" (2019) kept them on the festival and ska-night circuit for over a decade. They are a long-running favourite for getting a sleepy crowd on its feet.
The band
- Joe Beckford lead vocals, bandleader
- Ruby Okonkwo trumpet
- Tobias Lindqvist trombone
- Gus Fernandes tenor sax
- Dale Pryce upright bass
- Nina Castellano drums
- Fitz Ambrose guitar
Influences: Early Jamaican ska and Skatalites-era horn arrangements, British two-tone dance-hall nights, Windrush-generation dance bands, fairground brass