Shown here are most of the known players who've had any involvement with The Swinging Laurels releases.
Including session players and guest artists between 1980 and 1997 (date of the last new Laurels material).

To read Gaz & John's biography's click on their pictures.


Gaz Birtles
Vocals/Alto Sax
Guitar/Programming


John Barrow
Tenor Sax
Backing Vocals/Keyboards


Dean Sargent
Trumpet
Bass Synth/Keyboards


Mark O'Hara
Keyboards
(Retired from music)


Nick Murphy
Drums/Percussion
(Now in Sisters of Murphy)


Kev Reverb
Bass Guitar
(Later in Crazyhead)


Phil Birtles
Drums/Percussion
(Formerly of The Sinatras)


Steve Cooke
Bass Guitar/Guitar
(Now session player/teacher)


Mark Pearson
Keyboards
(Now in Kingsize)


Pete Harriman
Percussion
(Live in 1983)


Rich Barton
Guitar
(Later in Diesel Park West)


Boy George
Backing Vocals
(Lonely Boy)


Tom Morley
Drum Programming (Rodeo)
(Formerly of Scritti Politti)


Rhoda Dakar
Backing Vocals
(ex Specials AKA)