Peter Brooke Turner (Soprano Ukulele)
Born in Portugal and growing up in the Soviet Union, Brazil, America, Finland, Italy and Britain, Peter dominates the skyline at over 2 metres tall. After false starts on the violin, trumpet and guitar, he turned to the ukulele and joined the Orchestra. Peter has worked with many showbiz greats, even lending his uke to Tiny Tim. Away from the tuxedo, Peter has an alter ego, ‘Tony Penultimate’, whose musical shenanigans and albums have a website all of their own.

Guy Bellingham (Soprano Ukulele)
Guy is a multi-skilled performer and veteran of the circus and cabaret scene. He trained at Circomedia in juggling, clowning and physical comedy and has performed internationally on stage, on television and in variety for twenty-five years. He was a founding member of legendary comedy jazz band ‘The Hot Potato Syncopators’. Guy is also a multi award winning tintype photographer and musical saw virtuoso.

Ben Rouse (Tenor Ukulele)
Ben is a multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, mandolin, violin, saxophone, flute, trumpet, banjo and ukulele. His background as an all-rounder led him to form the rock band ‘Purple Monkey’ and the folk duo ‘Teapot Junkies’. Ben has also released several albums of his own original music. Born in Cornwall, he now lives near Chichester, where he enjoys sailing, electronics and astronomy. But not all at once.

Guy Hargreaves (Soprano/Concert Ukulele)
Guy is a seasoned performer and theatre maker from Lancashire with a background in acting, dance, clown, puppetry and music. He has directed shows for The National Youth Theatre and made short films about friendly ghosts for his local Carnegie library. He’s appeared in iconic British television programmes, such as ‘Coronation Street’ and ‘East Enders’ as well as penning his own solo show about letter writing, ballet dancing and growing up. Guy is a keen artist and hill climber. Sometimes he combines the two.

Leisa Rea (Soprano/Concert Ukulele)
Leisa has a rich background in performing, directing and writing for stage, television, and radio, working with several established names including Miranda Hart (BBC) Jack Rooke (Channel 4), and Live at the Apollo comic, Jen Brister. She’s produced her own solo shows and written many original songs for ‘Adams & Rea’, with whom she won the Musical Comedy Awards (2009). Leisa has Irish-Italian heritage, plays uke, guitar and percussion and lives in London.

Laura Currie (Tenor Ukulele)
Laura was born in Dumfries, Scotland and joined the Orchestra shortly after graduating from Edinburgh University in English Literature. She started playing the ukulele at the age of fifteen after seeing the Ukes in concert and, inspired, fronted her first rock band a year later. Away from the Orchestra, Laura performs under the stage name Ra, writing and releasing her own original material. She has garnered an active online following for her eclectic mix of self-produced YouTube videos. She also plays piano, bass and guitar.

Laurie Higgins (Bass Ukulele)
Laurie is a professional bass player from Dorset, who has many years’ experience playing and recording with a huge variety of artists including Robbie McIntosh, Mutter Slater and Steve Jones. Having studied jazz and composition, he is busily involved in writing and arranging music as well as in music education. Laurie has provided his signature sound on tour with the Orchestra in the UK, Germany, Austria, Sweden and,
now, the USA.