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About Phil Kelsall
- Philip Julian "Phil" Kelsall MBE ALCM (born 13 July 1956) is an English theatre organist who has been principal organist at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom since 1977.
- Born in Warrington he was inspired to learn the instrument by Reginald Dixon and was initially appointed as organist for the Tower Circus band aged 18 in 1975; he also deputised for Ernest Broadbent in the Ballroom itself.
- This followed his attending Rossall School in Fleetwood, an independent day and boarding school where he was taught by Robin Proctor who subsequently became Director of Music at Cheltenham College.
- After Ernest Broadbent's retirement, he was appointed Tower organist in 1977.Noted for his distinctive Dixon-inspired "Blackpool style" of playing, he has made numerous appearances on television and radio playing the Tower's 1935 Wurlitzer organ, especially on the long-running BBC Radio 2 programme The Organist Entertains, which he has occasionally guest presented.
- He has also appeared on Strictly Come Dancing, Sam on Sunday, Friday Night is Music Night and Play It Again.
- During the Tower's closed season, Kelsall plays the Thursford Collection's Wurlitzer for their annual Christmas Spectacular shows.
- He was awarded an MBE in the June 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours list.In 2013, he released his 59th album on the Tower Ballroom Wurlitzer. On the 18th of June 2017, a special concert hosted by The Organist Entertains Nigel Ogden was held to celebrate Phil's 40th year as Tower Ballroom Organist.
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