I love all things arts, crafts and music... I'm more a craftsperson than a musician, but have a life long interest in music, although I'm actually more interested in the instruments themselves and their histories than actually playing them... I have played sax and percussion in a few bands and occasionally get up at the local jazz open mic night and sing a couple of numbers. I'm kind of learning flute and trumpet, mainly becuse I'm fascinated by the techniques required for the playing of them - my repertoire doesn't extend much beyond long notes and short tunes I'm afraid. I could never decide which instrument I wanted to focus on and therefore play none particularly well, just love them all, especially woodwind and brass, my soprano sax being the current favourite! I also believe that the humble shaker, in its many varied forms, is a much underrated instrument.