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A viol cycles all the way round Britain

A viol cycles all the way round Britain

It’s ‘the only way I can travel without feeling guilty,’ says gamba player Sarah Small.

From a BBC News report:

A musician has completed a 10-week cycling tour of Great Britain with her beloved viola de gamba strapped to the back.

Sarah Small, from Brixworth, Northamptonshire, plays the viola da gamba – or viol – and undertook the journey to raise awareness of the environmental impact of traditional touring in the arts sector.

The viola da gamba is a 3ft-tall, seven-string instrument that was popular with English aristocrats during the Renaissance period…

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