Aileen Lightfoot was born and raised in Billericay, Essex – an Essex girl in the best sense of the word (no jokes please). Her father’s love of classical music and literature spilled over into her at an early age. (Her father was one of the world’s leading experts on John Steinbeck).
Aileen’s interest in music led her to start playing the violin at age seven, followed much later in life by the flute and saxophone. This has given her the opportunity of both playing many types of music ranging from classical to folk and in the last fifteen years the joy of teaching and passing on some knowledge and enjoyment of music to young and old alike.
Eight years ago Aileen and her husband Gordon, swapped the security of England for the unknown quantity of a life on the Costa Blanca in Spain, intending to spend more time together (Plan A). She is now teaching 3 days a week (Plan B), but they love the lifestyle and have no regrets.