Hey - Thanks for all the the advice, I'm very encouraged, and will take it further. Need to read all these posts again and make notes!!
Interesting what someone said about 'find your own voice', I had the same advice from a friend yesterday and its significance has sunk in - yes, I do want to sing the songs of people I love to listen to, but don't try to emulate - do them my way (tricky when my favourite artist is Tom Waits lol).
Cheers
Pa