Fans of the original Fusion Orchestramight find a new YouTube video amusing. It’s a sneaky look at Fusion Orchestra 2in rehearsal and has the band playing cuts from the Skeleton in Armour album aswell as some new material. It’s lurking at http://youtu.be/HFTr6ANqM5IHope you like it!

FusionOrchestra 2 – second incarnation of critically acclaimed 1970s progressive rockband Fusion Orchestra – has a new line-up, which can be seen for thefirst time in London on Saturday 28 April at The Borderline, Orange Yard,Manette Street, off Charing Cross Road W1D 4JB.

ElsieLovelock replaces Jo Hollands as lead vocalist, while the drum stool has beenfilled by Seex Dyer, who has taken over from Mark Eckersley.

Fusion Orchestra 2 is thesecond incarnation of critically acclaimed progressive rock band Fusion Orchestra, whose EMI album Skeleton InArmour is still much sought after in its original vinyl form.* Co-formed by original FusionOrchestra guitarist and founder member Colin Dawson and keyboard player BenBell, the music of Fusion Orchestra 2 incorporates elements of rock, jazz andvarious other styles.

The band brings to life theoriginal Fusion Orchestra music and will be playing material from Skeleton In Armour as well as offering new material in the band’sstyle but with the fresh influences of the new line-up. FO2 appear as special guests of Comus.

The fullline-up is: Vocals: Elsie Lovelock; Guitars: Col Dawson; Keyboards/vocals: Ben Bell; Basses: Shemeck Fraczek; Drums: Seex Dyer.

More information from: info@fusionorchestra2.com

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*The album is available for digital download from iTunes, Amazon andother online music retailers

FusionOrchestra 2 – second incarnation of critically acclaimed 1970s progressive rockband Fusion Orchestra – has a new line-up. The new line-up can be seen for thefirst time in London on Saturday 28 April at The Borderline, Orange Yard,Manette Street, off Charing Cross Road W1D 4JB.

ElsieLovelock replaces Jo Hollands as lead vocalist, while the drum stool has beenfilled by Seex Dyer, who has taken over from Mark Eckersley.

Self-taught vocalist Elsie has lovedsinging all her life. She has been involved in many shows, both singing andjust acting, having studied Drama since the age of 15. One of her biggest musicalaccomplishments to date was as a chorus member and understudy in the 2010original opera ‘Knight Crew’ under the guidance of Gareth Malone, performed atGlyndebourne and televised on BBC. Elsie was featured in TV and on radiointerviews and in YOU magazine.

FO2 guitarist and co-founder ColDawson says: “Elsie stood out as a remarkable vocalist who can sing opera buthas a natural talent for rock. Her voice has a fantastic range, tremendouspower and incredible rocky edge. We are very happy to have her in the band.Original Fusion Orchestra vocalist Jill Saward will always be a difficult actto follow but Elsie is well up to the task.”

DrummerSeex Dyer traces his musical roots to the childhood dinner table where hewatched his father play along to beloved big band swing numbers using knife,fork, cup and plate. A decade or so later the arrival of Neil Peart and BillBruford on Seex’s turntable sealed his choice of instrument.

His influences havedrawn on contemporaries such as Simply Red, Big Country and The Police plus ahealthy dose of Yes, Barclay James Harvest and Rush, giving him a platform toexperiment and improvise across a variety of musical styles.

Healso began to study jazz about eight years ago and has added stints in jazzcombos and big band to a repertoire that has taken in soul, rock, pop and folkperformances.

Seexsees his fascination with drumming as “Piloting the line that weaves betweenthe drive for technical skill: mastering the instrument and finding an empathyfor the piece – the right note in the right place at the right time. The musicof FO2 is a wonderful place to explore this relationship,” he says.

Fusion Orchestra 2 – fullline-up:

Vocals: Elsie Lovelock

Guitars: Col Dawson

Keyboards/vocals: Ben Bell

Basses: Shemeck Fraczek

Drums: Seex Dyer.

*The original band's album Skeleton In Armour is available for digital download from iTunes, Amazon andother online music retailers