For those who are not experts on the subject, a mangold Wurzel is a member of the Chenopodiaceous family - or a beet to the rest of us! Even though the German word 'Wurzel' actually translates to mean a root!

Founding band member Adge Cutler came up with the name and it stuck ever since!

Adge Cutler was known as a poet who put his words to music, Adge wrote great songs like "Aloha Severn beach" and "Champion Dung Spreader", but was tragically killed in a car accident in Chepstow on Sunday 5th May 1974, it was feared the Wurzels would never play again but the fans still wanted to see the band, over 30 years on the Wurzels are still as strong as they have ever been.

When he was alive Adge was a devoted fan of Bristol City. Many people think Adge actually wrote "Morning Glory", which was later re-written as the Bristol City anthem "One for the Bristol City", however both songs were written after Adge's death.

In 1977 the Wurzels helped boost the finances of Bristol City when the football club decided to officially adopt the song "One for the Bristol City" as their official theme tune. As a result over 20,000 copies of the record were snapped up by fans of both Bristol City and the Wurzels.

Occasionally people mistakenly claim that Adge was a Bristol Rovers fan, however it has been confirmed that this is factually incorrect and that Adge was indeed a supporter of Bristol City. To be fair to Adge it is easy to see why someone would choose to support the best team in the West over some also rans from Eastville.

Coveted as a West Country band, the Wurzels who are currently formed by Tommy Banner, Peter Budd, John Morgan and Sedge Moor are all based in the area, but Tommy Banner (the longest serving band member joining in 1967!) was actually born in Penicuik, in the Mid-Lothian area of Scotland.

Tommy Banner is an ardent Bristol City fan, and has often been quoted as saying that fellow football supporters helped him put the band back on track. Tommy fondly recalls following Bristol City's Freight Rover Trophy final victory against ****** at Wembley Stadium on ****** "Someone started singing Drink up thy Zider; the song began to spread along the terraces until it was all round Wembley Stadium."

But just when you think the band have done it all they go and show that they still have that special bit of magic and still appeal to a massive audience. Since appearing on Top of the Pops back in 1976 with 'Combine Harvester', to playing at the 2008 Glastonbury festival, Where it was reported that the Wurzels drew the largest crowd to the Park stage that weekend!

Drinking cider seems to be a key part of watching the Wurzels and this is no doubt one of the main reasons why the band have such an affiliation to those in the West Country.

The Wurzels recognise that cider is the water of life, which is why it appears so often in their tunes, "Drink up Thy Zider", "I am a cider drinker" and "Wurzel me Zider". With "Drink up Thy Zider" being regarded as the National Anthem of not only Somerset and Bristol but also that of Bristol City, where the chorus has been sung up and down the country for many a year.

Any Bristol City fan that has seen the Wurzels live will know that there is that extra little spice when the first few chords of "Drink up thy Zider" are played. It is certain that the roof is raised before the first line has been sung and by the end of the chorus it is guaranteed the room will be rocking!

One of the highlights of seeing the Wurzels recently had to be the Sunday after Bristol City's promotion to the Championship back in 2007, following Bristol City's 3-1 victory over Rotherham United the Wurzels appeared live in the Ship 'N' Castle pub in Bedminster, Bristol.

Anyone who was still in a fit enough state following the celebrations the previous evening would have experienced the mother of all parties, with plenty of cider not only being drank but also sprayed like victorious champagne over all those in attendance. Those that did not end up soaked in cider were certainly few and far between. The party continued long into the night and helped seal another memorable evening of watching as the band like to be known as the original boyband - McFly.