Aged 5, Luke stomped his foot and made it very clear that if he was going to learn a musical instrument, it was not going to be the same as the one his brother and sister played. This meant that instead of a handily transportable violin he chose the 'cello. Luckily it was a good choice as he has continued to play it ever since.

Years of practise later, he joined a national chamber music group and the Dorset Youth Orchestra and went on to perform concertos with his school. After leaving school he played for a while in local orchestras, occasionally performed with a London based music society, and briefly joined a band (with Kate). Despite these efforts, he eventually found himself stumbling through a musical desert.

It was then, however, that Luke moved to Bristol and attended the Sidmouth International Folk Festival. There he discovered a way out of the desert via the oasis of folk music. He dived straight in and has been merrily swimming backstroke amongst the happy folkies ever since. The most recent addition to the band, Luke lends the music its depth and warmth.