Christine is a graduate of Kingston University. 'THE HURD' is very much Christine’s brainchild. Her inspiration is a passion for French dance music and the desire to experiment. She also writes some of the best tunes around! Despite the hours of attention lavished on her hurdies, she still manages to find time to keep the hungry ‘Hurd’ supplied with excellent cakes and puddings. She Christine has 2 concert hurdies (her other babies are Poppy and Louis) made by English maker Chris Eaton. Christine is also a committed runner, she is often seen pounding her way around Mistley where she lives, trying to run off previously consumed cake calories!

Steve 'farmer boy' Lock, is at the agricultural hub of 'THE HURD' his organic produce adorns many a pre-rehearsal table. How rehearsals ever get going at all, is a miracle. IN FACT, we often try to meet at a neutral venue, for fear that over eating and drinking, may lead to having to abandon all hope of rehearsing! When not preparing great meals at 'Utopia' Steve loves a game of boules or table tennis - at which he's really rather good! When not gigging with the band, Steve can be found amusing himself with his power tools (that's what he tells us), as one of East Anglia's premier wind instrument repairers. Steve also runs the wind ensemble ‘PUFFIN’. He lives with his honey bees in Stutton, Suffolk.