He's the quintessential interpreter of Irish songs.

It's very lively. It has a great dance feeling, great humor with squeaking, cackling clarinets. ... It builds to an ecstasy of all-out wild playing.

They're fun. You see his great gift for humor and melody even at that age.

We play our Irish songs a bit more loosely.

Other musicians are basically personalities who want to make a name for themselves. All I do is sing old songs in the best way I can. What else is there to know? If you were a blacksmith, what would people need to know about you other than whether you can make a good horseshoe?

I love a lot of Irish folk music and Irish folk songs.