Tansy Davies
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch takes a tour of Tansy Davies' Georgian townhouse in Rochester, Kent. From her spiral staircase, and what Tansy calls her Minstrel's Gallery, Sara finds out how Tansy organises her studio and keeps a sense of clarity about her working day, and how that feeds into the music she writes.
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