There's a restless feeling knocking on my door today..

Lyrics are kind of the whole thing; it's the message. Something might have a beautiful melody but if it's not the truth coming out of your mouth, it'….

There are so many great songs yet to sing..

Being in the studio is a really romantic time..

If you don't know what makes green, you're going to try every color combination..

Some things feel really good to sing: there's a physical aspect, but there's more to it - a deeper place you go to..

Whenever I've chosen a song because it's clever, it's always turned out to be a mistake..

You know, for most of its life bluegrass has had this stigma of being all straw hats and hay bales and not necessarily the most sophisticated form of….

I started with the classical violin when I was 6, and I guess it went well..

I think you translate emotion better when you take your hands off..

I find the songs I want to record by listening to as much music as I can. 'When I hear things I really like, I ask the writers to send me a tape of e….

That's what I love. Not being interrupted, sitting in a car by myself and listening to music in the rain. There are so many great songs yet to sing.

I still think of myself as from Illinois..

Growing up I used to love bands like Free and ELO and the Rolling Stones. When Robert Plant got in touch it made perfect sense to me..

I'm much better at fixing or changing a melody to suit me than I would a lyric. But for me, everything is lyric. It has to be true for me to say it..

Songs come from all over the place. You can't predict what you're going to like. You might like something that doesn't fit right now. What was workin….

A whole album to one writer - now that would be really interesting..

I think that people respond to honesty in music, so I only choose songs that are the truth for me..

The grand old lady of bluegrass? Well, wouldn't that be a wonderful title to have? I hope I do enough to earn it some day.

It's impossible to make a record when you're ill because it affects how you listen to things. You can't make decisions. It all sounds terrible..

I don't get recognised in London or at home either - very seldom anyway. Either that or I look so crazy no one wants to come up to me..