Neil Brook

Based in Preston, Neil Brook is a renowned maker and player of hurdy-gurdies, his designs ranging from reproductions of mediaeval instruments to the most elaborate versions in the traditional French style.

As a player he has had a long association with North-West based ceilidh band “Cats in the Village”, and at Fylde he will be contributing to sessions with some other long-term friends, Tom Walsh, Joe Crane and Hugh O’Donnell.