How The Piano inspired a Tasmanian to take his music to 'beautiful places'

Three years ago, Kelvin Smith decided to do something quite unusual — play a piano in the most spectacular outdoor settings he could think of.Kelvin Smith started playing the piano at 10, was put off by exams and theory but had his passion reigned by the film The PianoHis performances are not announced ahead of time but are being documented by videographersWith his passion for nature, the 41-year-old thought Tasmania was the perfect venue for his quirky quest.

After searching for something suitable for several weeks, Mr Smith finally found a promising $200 advertisement on Gumtree just before last Christmas. The father of three, who is remarkably a builder's labourer, jeweller, youth mentor and a part-time preacher studying a Doctorate in Unifying Community, was quite nervous about his debut performance near where he lived at Kingston, south of Hobart.

In order for his performances to be appreciated more widely, he got in touch with videographers Mark Thomson and Jeremy Button, who started filming him and uploading their work to his Facebook page, A Piano Of Tasmania.The pop-up locations have varied from the deck of a sailing ketch on the Huon River to a popular cafe in North Hobart to the balcony of the historic Hadley's Hotel in Hobart's CBD.

Despite the project starting before the spread of coronavirus, it has caught the imagination of the general public in these difficult times. Mary Voss, another local, was equally full of praise, listening to Smith play in his now trademark formal attire.With more than 20 performances under his belt, Mr Smith said he is keen to keep going and, like the artist Banksy, prefers to keep the mystery of his next location a secret until the day it happens — partly so he doesn't draw too big a crowd and breach social distancing rules.

He is making our part of the world a better place.

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