Baby's birth a catharsis for composer Feeney

Life is getting easier, says Julie Feeney.

“A year or two ago I would not have been able to compose and perform in the same time frame,” muses the singer. “Now I can perform one day, return to my compositional work the next. I’m able to mix the two. That’s very new for me.”

She wonders if the birth of her baby daughter may have contributed. Parenthood requires you to keep your head low and get on with things,Feeney believes. With someone depending on you, the luxury of naval gazing is taken away.