Here is some information about my first album Honey in the Stone and about me. As the lyrics in 'The wanderer' will tell you, I left my hometown, Belfast, at the ripe old age of 15. I left because my father was the archetypal heavy drinking, gambling, irresponsible Irishman and I just couldn't stay there anymore. My travels since then have taken me to many countries - Finland, USA, Germany.
The last 15 years I have settled in Bremen, Germany.
I returned for the first time to Belfast relatively recently to speak with relatives, old friends, visit schools. It was an important trip for me.
Otherwise I can say I'm pretty much a Dylan disciple, trying to make sense of a strict Presbyterian upbringing, which keeps you hard on yourself and leaves you ill-equipped to deal with the beauty and luxuries life of life. I remain religious, but determined to come to an understanding on my own terms. Van Morrison is, in this sense, a role model and source of inspiration.