My mother [Philomena Begley] had a song years ago called Dear Santa and it was the first song I learned to play back when I was 10 or 11. I used to perform it with her on stage. That’s one of my ...

She used to buy me presents, that year she asked me what I wanted and I told her I loved Philomena Begley. She bought me one of her records. I was delighted. I played it until it was almost mute ...