| Every singer songwriter or musician has a seminal moment
at some time in their lives when they hear or see something
that makes them want to write, sing or pick up an instrument
and play. For me it was hearing Marty Robbins sing his gun
fighter ballads. The next, almost simultaneous discoveries
were The Elvis Sun sessions and the Clash, I found the same
excitement in both even though they were generations apart.
I've always loved the great balladeers but at the same time
been attracted to the writing and sound of the more contemporary
artistes and bands.
 Marty
Robbins, Roy Orbison, Johnny Burnett, Eric Bogle, The Sons
of The Pioneers, The Shadows, Elvis Scotty & Bill, The
Skids, The Clash, Christy Moore, Dean Martin, The Jam, The
Smiths, Shane MacGowan, Johnny Cash, Gene Vincent, Tom Petty,
Johnny Kid and the Pirates, Van Morrison, Bing Crosby, Jim
Reeves, Robert Johnson, Joe Meek. They have all written, sung,
produced or performed music that has inspired me in one way
or another but where that leaves me as an artist I don't know.
Add to that a love of theme writers such as John Barry and
great English composers like Vaughn Williams and you start
to get an idea of how difficult it is for me to describe what
it is I do. All I can say is what comes out is how I'm feeling
at the time.
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