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.

The success of Watermark surprised me. I never thought of music as something commercial; it was something very personal to me.

It's very homely, this castle. It doesn't have huge ballrooms. I didn't want a cold, cavernous place.

Singing in Gaelic is very, very natural to do. I think lends itself very much so to being sung.

When I was growing up, I'd be in the choir. My mum was the organist in the church, so I'd sing in the church.

I am not reclusive. I just have a private life.

The personal appearances and red carpet events are very glitzy, but it's a bit false.