Ron Middleton and Paul Kearns performing as Jake in the Box celebrate the poignant, nostalgic, and hilarious works of the unique and sadly missed troubadours: Jake Thackray, Vivian Stanshall and The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.

The Derbyshire duo have been friends since university days and always had a shared love of music and performing.

Ron loves acting and story telling and has performed many leading roles in local  films, plays and pantomimes.

Paul studied guitar at the Musicians Institute London.  His performances include playing at Ronnie Scott’s Singer Songwriters festivals. Back in the day, Paul also reached the finals of the UK Guitarist of the Year magazine competition.

Jake in the Box are gaining recognition on the festival circuit (eXile Music Festival, Maddy Priors Stepping Stones Festival, Lechlade Music Festival, Forgotten Lands Festival, Acoustic Festival of Britain, Holmfirth Festival of Folk) and are delighted to have new opportunities to perform to audiences further afield.