Funny that, I got into music the opposite way - mother yelling at me to turn it down, and I'd just crank it up. I started going to folk clubs because they were in a pub rather than for the music (rebelling again) and only started singing because first time singers got bought a beer.... I was unemployed and very poor!!! Fiscally, not vocally....

After 10 years of singing in a church choir, I realised that I sing outside of church as well, once that happened, there was (and usually is) no stopping me. We never made music as a family, other than my mother (who has a singing voice no louder than your average pin dropping) being in the choir with me for a few months.

LTS