Belinda Sykes & JOGLARESA

Jim O'Toole studied at Edinburgh University, then later did post-graduate studies in historical performance at The Royal Academy Of Music, London. He divides his energies between folk-fiddling and period instrument playing and works for various opera companies and orchestras, in addition to his own band - Licence to Ceilidh.

He spent most of a year touring with the European Union Baroque Orchestra in 2001/2002, he plays with the English Touring Opera, the Classical Opera Company, the Irish Baroque Orchestra and has recently recorded a disk of Vivaldi concertos with La Serenissima. Jim also enjoys calling ceilidh dances, a skill he learnt from his Uncle who has run a ceilidh band in Jim's native Lowestoft for twenty-five years. Jim's website