Music lovers from Chesterfield aged six and nine watched the film School of Rock a few years ago and became obsessed with the idea of becoming rock stars.
Since, Brooklyn and Rowan Humphries have performed in multiple open mike nights, jam sessions and busking opportunities across South Yorkshire under the band name ‘Little Rock’.
Their dad, Luke Humphries, 36, said: “I am so proud of them, I can’t even put it into words. They’ve had me in tears so much over the last year because of how proud I am.”
Brooklyn got her first guitar when she was seven, and with help from her dad, followed YouTube tutorials to start learning.
Luke said: “I got a guitar as well, but within two weeks, I just couldn’t keep up with her, she was just so much better than me. I just watched as many videos as I could to coach her and then I put it into words so she could understand it.
“I just saw something in her, we haven’t even been doing it that long but we just jumped in and went for it.”
They will be performing to their biggest crowd yet at Laybos Fest in May, an event ran by Laybos legacy which supports people impacted by suicide.
Also performing there will be Bez and Rowetta from the Happy Mondays and Leroy Thornhill from the Prodigy.
Brooklyn said: “There will be famous people there, Dad is our roadie and he helps us. He likes watching us perform, that makes it even more fun.”
Brooklyn and Rowan haven’t been able to get a busking licence, because you have to be fourteen to apply for one.
“But we aren’t asking for permission, they’re kids, and they want to play so I let them do that, we have found people are usually really nice.”
Brooklyn started doing regular open mics and busking sessions in Chesterfield last November.
She also attends rock school, where she plays alongside a group of sixteen year olds.
Luke said: “It’s been a real journey, and it’s taught me so much about kids. I don’t really believe natural talent is that much of a thing, and I don’t think my kids are particularly special, everything is practice and coaching and self belief.
“If you can get children to just believe in themselves, the things they can do are far superior to what we can do as adults.”
Luke said he feels school doesn’t always ‘push’ children to pursue the arts.
“Everyone is graded on how well they can do a maths question, but we all have differences to share, and I won’t let that be crushed in Brooklyn and Rowan.”
Last weekend, a crowd of at least forty people gathered to see them busk in Sheffield centre outside the Moor Market.
This was only Rowan’s second time busking and Luke described the experience as ‘completely amazing’.
The siblings will be playing in Sheffield city centre again this weekend.
Luke said: “We are just winging it, what I’ve realised is, if I say no, I always end up doing it anyway and it turns out to be a really good idea.”