well, hmmm...been singing in church since before i could speak, i'd stand up on the pews and peer into mama's hymnal and pretend i knew the words. (that's the only thing i really go near a church for now, singing duets with her.)
i was always really into PP&M, simon and garfunkel and all these old vinyl records me parents had. somehow or another i stumbled across an old judy collins songbook, where i found suzanne by leonard cohen...that one got me really interested in the book, which got me into some earlier trad. folk stuff and then (drumroll for the important moment) about five years ago my friend kenny played a chieftains CD for me!! YAY! i transcribed a song off of that and went fairly mad with it all. i hope to get madder!

if anyone knows caffe lena in saratoga springs, ny, i'm playing there sunday (17 may) for the folk-a-thon... (come see how the madness is turning out!)