Music is like a mirror in front of you. You're exposing everything, but surely that's better than suppressing. You have to dig deep and that can be hard for anybody, no matter what profession. I feel that I need to actually push myself to the limit to feel happy with the end result.

I am really a very shy person. If I appear, it is because of the music, not because I want to be seen.

I am privileged to do a job I love to do. I would never change any moment from my life.

I do promotion when it is necessary, but I always want to get back to the music.

There's something about Celtic mythology which is deep in the soul, and I just think that somehow she has tapped right into it.

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.

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