“You pick up loads of baggage with your first record with reaction to it from fans and critics. So I went to Ireland by myself for a couple of weeks with my guitar. I read lots of poetry, I read Patti Smith's autobiography and started words and phrases and then songs started to take shape.” FirstsSongRecordsWeekFansCoupleShapesPicksCriticsGuitarReactionsPhrasesIrelandLoadAutobiographyBaggage Author:Ellie Goulding
“Ireland is not at all a simple place, and in many ways it is spare and sad. It has no wealth, no power, no stability, no influence, no fashion, no size. Its only real arts are song and drama and poem. But Limerick alone has two thousand ruined castles and surely that many practicing poets.” WayArtTwoRealSongWealthSimpleInfluenceFashionPoetDramaThousandSizeStabilityIrelandSparesRuinedCastlesLimerick Book:The feminine eye Source: The feminine eye
“The Irish aren't great singers, but they have great songs.” SongSingersIreland Author:Bernadette Devlin
“I lived in London in 1965 and 1972. I love it there and I'm always very creative in that vibe. Would love to live for awhile in Scotland/Ireland and Britain. Great appreciation there for the folk scene and song crafting.” SongCreativeSceneFolksAppreciationLondonBritainIrelandScotland Author:Creed Bratton