Ken began playing guitar in his early teens using an instrument his older brother brought back from a school trip to Spain. After years trying to play like John Renbourn and Bert Jansch, and on the advice of Robin Williamson of The Incredible String Band who he met in McCabe‘s guitar shop in Santa Monica, he switched to trying to play like himself and got better results. With many years of experience performing and arranging he now has very much his own style and is the band’s principle music arranger. He has co-written and arranged most of the band‘s songs with Catherine Kinsey as part of Appleby Kinsey.

A naturally gifted musician, Emma has been playing flute since the age of 8 and saxophone since the age of 14. She is a virtuosic improviser, and a vital creative energy for the group, bringing original ideas and sponteneity to rehearsals. She is also a much-valued and in-demand teacher, a talented and sensitive interpreter of songs and a superb vocalist. Emma also has a wonderful ability to bring together and nurture musical ideas from the musicians she works with. She has hundreds of performances under her belt including the main stage at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Emma was educated at Dartington College from where she received a degree in Music Performance.

On double bass and 5-string electric upright bass Paul brings a mountain of experience and considerable creative talent to the ensemble. He has been playing bass for around 40 years, which, he claims, works out at 10 years per string. A little banjo playing will also appear in his repertoire. He is a regular member of another hugely popular local band whose style is as far removed from Appleby Stone as could be, which evidences his wonderful talent and versatility. Paul also expends many hours a week helping others in charitable causes. His 60^th birthday present was a vintage bass roughly twice his age. The bass has played behind the likes of Humphrey Lyttleton, Chris Barber, Lonnie Donegan and even, on one occasion, Ella Fitzgerald.

Greg is one of the UK‘s most accomplished professional percussionists. He has worked with many modern composers and many of the finest classical ensembles. Recent long-term engagements have included the Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera. As a composer, arranger and performer he has contributed music to several films and West End shows, including The Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter, and several TV dramas and documentaries.