In April this year, Ireland’s Ambassador to Great Britain, Daniel Mulhall (pictured!) came onto my 6 Music show to share his life-long love of the poet’s work and why he is considered one of history’s greats as part of the 150th year celebrations of the poet’s birth. He joined me on air in reciting some of Yeats’ much-loved poems. And the celebrations continue tomorrow, when I’m heading to the Irish embassy to sing Sally Gardens.

And the WB Yeats celebrations don’t stop there! Tomorrow night, more artists will throng atNell’s Jazz and Blues bar in Kensington in honour of this great poets legacy, including the Chieftains, Cathy Jordan, Christy Moore and many, many more. Follow my twitter for live updates!

I’m currently working on composing the music for a new National Theatre production of Our Country’s Good, the first time I’ve composed for the stage.

This is a 1988 play by British playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker, More

Part of preparing this new website has involved getting together a load of photos, and I thought I’d share these with you.

That little girl is me when, for my first brush of fame, I was photographed on the street by the local paper at the age of three. And I found a few photos from the very early days of Catatonia too.

One of the new elements of this year’s Good Life Experience festival that we are all really excited about is the Children’s Cafe. This will be – we believe – Britain’s only Children-only run Cafe. There is a strict 12 years and under policy on the door and absolutely no adults are allowed. More

My album of Welsh Folk Music – Tir – was the inspiration for Ballet Cymru choreographers Darius James and Amy Doughty, who have used 11 of the songs from the album to create a unique work especially for their dancers.

The ballet performed sell out shows at venues in Newport, London and Caernarfon, and continues to show on occasional dates. More