1. Tommy Makem - heard him with the Clancys in 1964 and wanted to sing & perform just like him. Did for a while until I heard
2. Luke Kelly - of the Dubliners was my next major influence with his power, control and choice of material; so I tried to sing like a combination of Tommy and Luke until I heard
3. Roy Rogers - with his yodeling, and western songs with the Sons Of The Pioneers got added to the mix, and along came
4. Bing Crosby - easy singing/crooning, never pushing, but incredible range, and tone with the glottal stop triplets, so Der Bingle's style was added and then I discovered I liked 5. Frank Sinatra - his voice, breath control, and like Bing, he could "sell" a song, so into the mix he went, as did
6. Tommy Duncan of the Bob Wills Band, and Hank Williams too.

Their styles have made mine what it is.

Seamus