Silent Movie.

My Mum is a pianist, and has been a big musical influence in my life.

She played in a dance band during the war, has taught music in schools, accompanied just about everything (even Lennie the Lion ventriloquist dummy) been musical director for reviews and pantomime, and she's also been in great demand to play at parties!.

Well, she has just started a new musical phase in her life. She is playing the piano for silent movies at the local war museum.

Its actually one of the most demanding musical gigs you could ever have. You have watch the screen all the time and improvise appropriate music (Film composers get a lot of money for that!). The first week she played it was part of a film festival and the films went on for an hour and a half!.