I speak with Niamh McKinney, the vocalist on The Final Spark. We talk about her experiences as a mother to five children, modern parenting vs parenting in our parents' time, how you know when a track is finished, Niamh's approach to writing lyrics, my approach to writing lyrics, superstition in artistic process, finding the time to make art and being married to artists.

Music and whatnot mentioned in this podcast:

The Price by Niamh McKinney: https://soundcloud.com/niamhmckinney/the-price-2?si=15fbc453f8044fb8a47f39ca0732325c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Heirs by Niamh McKinney: https://soundcloud.com/niamhmckinney/heirs-1?si=f49179612dd245a5b1151c14e5c8cc1b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Grey Gardens by Niamh McKinney: https://soundcloud.com/niamhmckinney/grey-gardens?si=0e8a20befff74037b5d1612a3620a0d0&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Gillian Welsh: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2H5elA2mJKrHmqkN9GSfkz?si=JWdq9l7yRxGlDx1BB4zWzg

Brian Eno: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7MSUfLeTdDEoZiJPDSBXgi?si=N2uy9Tg7TsCGHPrBVORubA

Arvo Part: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2P6ygesd9xg5DPOBnda2jg?si=cLBujKo6QwyxkpZxWRB2uQ

Cold Mountain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Mountain_(novel)