240: Fran Wilson's 'Facing the Music'

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Sep 19, 202600:22:24Arts

Writer Fran Wilson's debut publication 'Facing the Music' captures a lifelong love of experiencing music both from a performer and an audience member's perspective. Buy the book in bookshops, Amazon and on Kindle Unlimit...

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