The bright days of my youthThey were full of hopeThe great journey that was before me thenWas what was destined to be, bye bye.Now I'm sorrowful,The day is long past.Alas and woe, oh.

I enjoyed the two years I was with Clannad. I enjoyed touring. We toured a lot in Europe.

My mouth is a womb. My teeth are my children. My tongue is their babysitter.

My influences are with Irish music, church music and classical music.

I'm not one for walking the beaches humming a melody. I love the discipline of sitting in the studio, writing and listening. That is my domain.

We called the album 'Amarantine' to mean everlasting. Poets use the word to describe an everlasting flower and I loved the image of that.

Writing every song is a little journey. The first note has to lift you.