Simon Care started playing melodeon at the age of 10, after failing terribly at the Piano Accordion. Playing for Moulton Morris, under the watchful eye of Dave Jolly he eventually ended up playing in the local morris ceilidh band, Captain Thunderbox. After depping in The Cock and Bull Band for Dave Whetstone, he was invited to join The Albion Band. He toured with them for 8 years and recorded 6 albums. After a short hiatus, he then joined roots/reggae band Edward II, where he toured the world until 1999.
He formed his own band, Tickled Pink, during this time, and recorded with various artists including Show of Hands, Merry Hell, Little Johnny England, Trad Arrr. In 2009 Edward II reformed and carried on their journey, and recorded 3 subsequent albums. Simon is currently working with Banter, with Tim, Nina and Mark, and regards it as one of his favourite musical adventures .... in total he has recorded over 60 albums - but the one closest to his heart is Two's Up and Two's Up 2 recorded with his long time friend and stunt double Gareth Turner, who we sadly lost in Sept 2023. As he would say \"Keep on keeping on\".
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