The way that words fit together is always interesting to me. I love words.

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I have a deep rooted folk sensibility that I can't get away from completely.

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I wasn't interested in writing music that wasn't beautiful for me to listen to.

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I am not doing something that it is experimental music in relation to classical music.

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I want to make music that somehow connects to the things that I love in America music.

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I can't play my songs on the smaller harp. I have a Celtic harp. I can't do the key changes.

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People are often afraid for me. They think that I am going to break. I can make it through a set.

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I played piano for about two years when I was a kid. I didn't play long enough to be really great.

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I give away CDs at shows if someone wants a CD but doesn't have any money. I wouldn't want to do that forever.

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I wanted to write songs which I think is a different thing. I wanted to write music that is informed by folk music. The chord progressions are obvious references.

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