The Webb Sisters - Daylight Crossing

Aside from Charley's brief obsession, aged 11, with becoming an ambulance driver ("God knows why, I'm not medical, though I do like to drive fast"), the sisters were never going to do anything with their lives *but* music. Charley began studying the piano at six, Hattie the harp from eight. By the time they were teenagers, the pair were giving recitals around the country, appearing at parties and posh functions, often earning up to £600 a gig, a tidy sum of money given that their peers were probably collecting minimum wage from the local Tie Rack.

"It's the harp," Hattie explains." The harp demands those kinds of fees, but if you think about it, it's entirely appropriate. Do you have any idea how long it takes to learn to play the thing? Also, it weighs a ton! It's not easy to lug around, the harp, so trust me, we earned every penny!"
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