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For the love OF MUSIC

These inspiring women are certainly marching to the beat of their own drum

Helen Hammond, 58, a teacher, lives in Oxfordshire with her husband Tim, 59, and their sons Noah, 25, Ruben, 22, and Brodie 20. ‘Don’t suppose you know any fiddlers?’ my friend Jim asked on a pub night out. I stayed silent, but my husband Tim, 59, a London cabby, piped up, ‘Helen plays violin!’ I was horrified. It was 2022 and my violin had been gathering dust on top of the wardrobe for more than three decades. Jim plays in a successful folk rock band, The Sham Cartel, and wanted someone good en...

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