Phil Sumner

Phil Sumner is a cornet, keyboard and guitar player for the Kendal/Brighton-based rock band Sea Power originally from Shrewsbury. Previous bands include Brighton/Stroud-based rock band Actress Hands, and appearances on record with Electric Soft Parade.

British Sea Power

He first emerged with Sea Power on their September 2006 tour in which they first performed songs which would appear on their critically acclaimed 3rd album Do you like Rock Music?. He has since become a permanent replacement for previous keyboard player Eamon Hamilton who left to front Brighton-based rock band Brakes. His cornet playing however marks a new sound for the band.

On the release tour for Do You Like Rock Music? in January 2008, Sumner made musical headlines for an attempted stage dive at the Leeds Irish Centre which resulted in him being knocked unconscious and hospitalised.[1][2] The band carried on performing during the spectacle, while many in the audience were visibly shocked and concerned for Sumner. Despite his injury Sumner performed with the band the very next day in their home town, Kendal. Sumner carried on a running tradition of eccentrically caused injury in the band, with previous incidents on tour including bass player and singer Hamilton breaking his arm after cutting off the branch he was sitting on, while looking for stage decoration.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Stage dive knocks out musician". BBC News. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  2. ^ Kharas, Kev (24 January 2008). "It almost ended on an oily stage: British Sea Power man hospitalised after 12ft 'swan-dive'". drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  3. ^ Natoli, David. "The Inevitable Rise of British Sea Power". The Tripwire. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2009.

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