My grandfather used to play guitar and sing songs in the evening, with his brother (my great uncle) who would play banjo. My husband and I now sit around playing guitar and banjo and singing songs. On the other side of the family, my uncle played violin. I fiddle around a bit. My father played piano by ear, I used to play piano with music only.

Seems like little tunes and licks fill my head from time to time, and I'm convinced they got passed down through my genetic memory. Never heard the grandfather, but his music is surely coming out in my songs.