Phil Riley, Neil Mercer

Some members of Hughes will have heard Phil Riley and Neil Mercer perform at the memorial event for Richard Berg Rust in 2017. They began playing together in the 1970s, when they recorded as the band Kites.

They then went separate ways, with Phil pursuing hits with the band Dots and performing as a solo singer-songwriter; and Neil following his academic career and playing with bands including the Cambridge-based Corellis.

Now back together, Phil and Neil will be performing songs with guitar and mandolin, including some from their recent album, Lost Legions, which was launched in a 2017 concert at Leicester Guildhall and which has been getting excellent reviews.