Harold Kaswell at 90: Interview

Bio:Kaswell began playing the piano at an early age and has been making audiences smile ever since. After his retirement from work less than a decade ago, Kaswell volunteers as a piano player at local nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. Despite being blind, Kaswell isn’t hindered by his disability; he has always managed to play by ear. Kaswell’s disability hasn’t slowed him at all - he listens to books and newsmagazines on tape and constantly tunes in to listen to Red Sox games.

The interview covers:

• being 90
• playing piano
• aging
• his current gigs
• changes in his lifetime
• family origins
• America today
• inactivity
• worries
• advancements

and was conducted by the Newton Tab.

Read the full interview: The Piano Man: Harold Kaswell