The Jane and Mike Band have been putting out a weekly radio show on ‘Salford City Radio’ since 2007. It’s called ‘Green Giraffes and Worms’. Let’s break that down. ‘Giraffe’ refers to Jane. She’s the tallest person in the band and has an overview. The ‘worms’ are the wiggly things underground, without which no plants would grow. ‘Green’ is everyone in the band and on the radio show.

No surprise then, that Jane and Mike are long-term members of ‘Incredible Edible’, a world wide movement that encourages people to ‘grow their own’, no matter how small a garden, a pot or a window sill. When ‘Incredible’ was celebrating 10 years of existence, (before the pandemic), the Band was invited to sing a few songs in Todmorden, the home of the organisation. They chose a worm song, written by Jane, (with a little help from The Beach Boys – thanks, surfer dudes).