Location: Born in Ireland, now living in Germany

Genre of Music: Blues, Irish folk, Jazz standards, folk-rock, gospel - you name it, I love it all!

Where you can see Valerie play: Clubs and concert halls in southern Germany, but my dream is to play at home in Ireland sometime!

Valerie's recording gear: I have a small 4-track to make musical "notes" and use a friend's home studio for demos - thanks, Til!

Valerie talks about VSS software: I just got started with VSS Lyricist - just got started writing my own songs, actually and Lyricist just seemed to be the best solution for getting it all together. I love the possibility of keeping song scraps and ideas organised, going back and working them over with the help of the rhyming dictionary and thesaurus. Nice people at customer service too - hi Eddie!

Valerie speaks: My first CD "McOne" was released last year with a selection of favourite songs I've been singing in concert for years. The song-writing muse graced me with her presence quite late in the game and with the help of Lyricist, I hope the next CD will feature songs from my own pen. Please come on over and visit me at www.valerie-mccleary.com and have a listen to some of "My Music". Don't forget to say hi!