Getting a saw to sing
We are told to find an edge that stands out from the crowd. For Francesca Simmons, a classically-trained multi-instrumentalist, hers lay in the garden shed. To prepare for an interview at Oxfordshire-based Gifford’s Circus in 2009, Simmons learned the musical saw – an instrument famously played by Marlene Dietrich in WW2. Today, she performs music... Read More
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