Personality profile
No place like home by Jane Shotliff
SHE’S travelled the world as the lead singer in ‘Riverdance’ but for Fiona Wight, there’s no place like home. Brewing a comforting cuppa in her cosy cottage on the outskirts of Headcorn, or curling up in front of a roaring log fire with her partner Jeff and two tabby cats is just as rewarding as performing before an audience of thousands, according to Fiona, an internationally- renowned vocalist and front- woman of the group ‘Legend.’ As a teenager Fiona Wight
and her two sisters, Anna and Sally, knew exactly what would happen each time they brought a boyfriend home. “Dad would get out his bagpipes and start to play.
This curious ritual never failed to enthral and amuse would-be suitors of the Wight sisters. “I think Dad saw it as some kind of endurance test – to see if they passed!”
recalls Fiona. With a bagpipe-playing father – who also plays tuba in
the GEC Avionics Brass Band in Rochester – and a piano- teaching mother who runs a choir in Chart Sutton, it was inevitable that the three girls would have music in their blood. “My whole family was involved in music. It was a way of
life for us,” recalls Fiona, 30, the eldest of the three. “We were always singing and making music at home.” Middle sister Sally plays the guitar and sings – “she’s a
rock chick!” – while youngest sibling Anna plays percussion and sings. Anna and cousin Hannah, who plays the Celtic whistle and flute, are an integral part of Fiona’s new band ‘Legend’ which also includes Tunbridge Wells harpist Anna Wynne. “I am so fortunate to be able to work with some of the
best musicians around in this part of the world – the girls are all so talented and special,” she said. This talented group of multi-instrumentalists and singers
now perform throughout the UK, with an original and stylish show which evokes the spirit of Britain and Ireland with harp, fiddle, flutes, Celtic whistle, drums and voices.
Left: Playing Guinevere in Excalibur. 6 Mid Kent Living
The Fiona Wight interview
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