The Bellingham resident spoke with The Bellingham Herald about playing in the Emerald Isle and the Evergreen state with equal servings of cheer.

Question: What kind of music do you play?

Answer: My main thing I do is I'm a songwriter, so I play my own songs. I'm too folk for the punks and too punk for the folks, so I'm somewhere in between.

Q: Why do you think you're drawn to that style?

A: I grew up playing music with my family; my father is a musician. He plays a lot of traditional American and Irish music. My folk music is sort of a revved up version of the music of my father's.

Q: What are some of your side projects?

A: I have a wide variety of variables. Performing under my name is my main thing. Lately I've been performing with Jordan Rain, (Yogoman), and we call that project Yogoblade. Summers at Boundary Bay I play in the High, Wide and Handsome Band.

Q: Tell me about your Irish tour coming up.

A: This is probably my seventh year going on tour in Ireland. I usually go for two weeks, but this year I have a record release in Ireland and I'll be there for six weeks. The new record is a compilation of eight full-length records.

Q: How is your reception in Ireland?

A: They keep on having me back after all these years, so it's going pretty good.

Q: You're playing in the Paddy Whackers at Boundary Bay for St. Patrick's Day. How do you expect the show to go?

A: I expect St. Patrick's Day to be completely off the hook. We played last year about four hours and this year we'll probably do the same. St. Patrick’s Day comes but once a year.