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Devon woman on 'piano bike' tour of the UK comes to Kent
A woman who is aiming to busk in every town in the UK with her custom-built "piano bike" is set to arrive in Marie Aston, from north Devon, told the BBC she had already visited 200 towns and was due to perform in Margate on Aston, who started her piano bike performances in 2019, said her growing popularity was "overwhelming" at times but she was also thankful for all the said: "I used to busk with a guitar when I was 14, then one day my dad came up with this crazy idea – what if I put a piano on a bike?"
Ms Aston said she was "excited" about the idea and decided to take piano lessons. "I didn't think the guitar was meant for me because I struggled with bar chords," she said her father Lee started building the piano bike in May 2019 and worked "every night" on Aston said she was "really proud" of the piano bike and her father considered the project to be his "crowning glory".
So far on her piano bike, she has busked in locations across the south including Brighton and Horsham in Sussex and Guildford in Surrey. Her tour of Kent will include stops in Tunbridge Wells, Margate and Maidstone."I love busking on the piano bike, the piano makes it more eye-catching for audiences because you don't normally see one on a bike," she said. "It makes me stand out."Her passion for music began when she was six years old, having taken part in various music groups and theatre Aston, who performs her own songs as well as cover versions, is currently studying music performance.
