Music was my first introduction into Irish culture. In 1984 I first went to Ireland to study at the famous Willie Clancy school - but during my visit I also visited various museums and first saw the beautiful enamels created over 2000 years ago that began my interest in enamelling.

My first love is the traditional singing of Ireland, and I have become more and more interested in the older unaccompanied styles.

Unaccompanied singing places the focus where it belongs - on the song. A singer's greatest asset is not their voice - but their repertoire. I now have over 100 songs from Irish, Irish-American, Irish-Canadian, Breton and Appalachian collections.