My Mother Was The Worst Kind Of

I'm Reserved, So I've Always Needed To Find A Way Of Opening Up. Jazz Helped Me Do That.

I've Spent Hours And Hours Doing Research Into Appalachian Folk Music. My Grandfather Was A Fiddler. There Is Something Very Immediate, Very Simple And Emotional, About That Music.

The Reason That Some Singers Go On To Become Great Artists Has Very Little To Do With Their Voices, But Rather With The Fact That They Have Used Their Instruments As Tools For Detailed Communication.

There's No Performance Where I Never Have To Think About Setting Up A Phrase Or Making A Technical Adjustment While I'm Performing.

I Listen To Archival And Historic Recordings. I Love Watching Singers. I Learned A Lot From Watching Videos.