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I grew up mostly with classical, big band, and a lot of Irish music - I really didn't start listening to rock and roll until I was maybe sixteen.

Growing up, I was brought up around Irish music, Irish traditions.

I've always liked country music. It's a certain aspect of America that goes back to the British Isles and the influence is very native to America.

I grew up listening to a lot of player-piano music in my house and a lot of old Tin Pan Alley songs and American standards. My dad listened to a lot of traditional Irish music and I grew up doing musical theater. So most of the music I was exposed to as a kid was pre-rock n' roll.

I came to town thinking that everybody had the same idea of what country music was that I did.

My dad's Irish music was such a huge influence.

I have always been infatuated with country music.

There is a bit of a movement as far as younger people in country music. That is cool because people are saying things like, 'I didn't listen to country music until so-and-so came along.' And I'm like, 'Yeah! Now you know why I love it.'

The first music I was ever exposed to was Irish folk music, like the Clancy Brothers. My father plays that and Christmas songs.

I was into all kinds of music as a teen - country music, because my dad was in a band that played country, and whatever my sister and brother were into.