Toucan Uke is the brainchild of Emily and Jack – find out more about them below:
Emily May Linder
Emily May has sung and performed with some of the top acts in Europe. Notable performances include Andrea Bocelli’s UK Arena Tour and Ray Davies Meltdown finale at the Royal Festival Hall. Recording credits include movie soundtracks such as The Hobbit: An unexpected Journey and The Life of Pie.
As part of the acclaimed Crouch End Festival Chorus, Emily has extensive experience in classical and popular performance.
Holding a BA (Hons) in Performing Arts from the University of Sunderland, Emily is also trained as a children’s workshop facilitator.
Jack Lowe
As a composer, Jack creates contemporary works for small ensembles and writes for the Ukulele with Toucan Uke.
As a bass player, he features on Francesca Romana’s album Travelling and has performed extensively across Jazz, Pop, Folk and Classical genres, including regular perfomances with Cutashine (The Hoedown Ceilidh Collectice), The Dancing Slippers and various other ensembles. For full information on his background visit http://www.jacklowemusic.com
He studied BA Music at the University of Sunderland and holds a Masters in Composition from Goldsmiths, University of London.
Friends
Take a look at some of our musical friends here:
Dancing Slippers Ceilidh Band – http://www.thedancingslippers.co.uk
Trad Academy – http://www.tradacademy.co.uk
Crouch End Festival Chorus – http://www.cefc.org.uk
Aurora Orchestra – http://www.auroraorchestra.com