I Can't Play My Songs

I Had Known That People Would Probably Have Strange Reactions To My Voice, Because I Have Kind Of An Unwieldy, Difficult Voice, But I Never Thought That Anybody Would Have A Problem With The Harp. I Just Assumed... C'mon, It's A Beautiful Instrument.

I Have A Deep Rooted Folk Sensibility That I Can't Get Away From Completely.

My Voice In Combination With The Harp - Which, By The Way, I Use Because I've Played It My Entire Life, Not To Make Some Statement About The Harp - Somehow Has ... Coloured People's Interpretations Of The Music And Projected An Idea Of Childlike Or Fairytale Quality Or Innocence. Which Sometimes Prevents People From Listening To The Songs The Way I Would Like Them To Be Listened To.

I Didn't Sing For Years And Years, But I Started Playing Harp When I Was Maybe 9 Or 10. I Had Actually Wanted To Play For Years Leading Up To That, But No Teacher In Our Little Town Would Take Me On As A Student, Because I Was Too Young.

I Played Piano For About Two Years When I Was A Kid. I Didn't Play Long Enough To Be Really Great.