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In my early life, I was a professional folk singer. I used to sing on the national television and radio in Canada. Nobody knows that - but now I've said it, haven't I? I'm strictly a shower singer at the minute.

I was reared on folk music.

I've always considered myself a folk singer, even though we strapped on Rickenbacker guitars and played pretty loud.

I was a lumberjack for years, a pub bouncer, I've sung in a band; in fact, I still sing, and I even trained myself to be a tree surgeon.

Originally I considered myself a singer.

I'm not a folk or jazz singer, more a hard-edged pop singer - with some rock, and song hooks.

Folk rock was my real roots. I did a few gigs as a folk artist, in the style of Fairport Convention.

I'm a folk artist at heart.