Lee Hollister in conversation with Oldham Chronicle journalist Simon Smedley

FAILSWORTH-based Lee Hollister and his brilliant eightstrong band – Manchester Ska Foundation – are truly stepping up a gear this summer with some epic gigs and festivals on the horizon. The band have never been busier, with Hollister securing his supremely talented sidekicks gigs among both the buzzing ska and mod scenes. Listen to Oldham Chronicle music journalist Simon Smedley speaking exclusively to Lee about some of the brilliant dates his band have got booked in the diary.