The Loving Kind features nine songs written by Griffith and her collaborators, and four covers. Griffith describes ‘Still Life’ as an indictment of George W. Bush. She also says that her approach to songwriting hasn’t changed over the years. “I just never know, any given day, what I’m going to wake up to.” Once she’s inspired, “it just all comes at once.” Even when working with collaborators, the idea driving the session has to be very strong. “If we don’t get something in twenty minutes, I’m done. It’s a very unique process and I don’t write with a lot of people. Charley Stefl, I’ve known since I was 16 years old and writing with him is always a joy. Thomm Jutz is very easy to write with because he’s also my guitar player and he just knows my brain, and knows me musically.”

Jutz himself has several Irish connections, having produced albums for Liam Merriman, who’s supporting Griffith on her current Irish tour, Floyd Soul and the Wolf, and Tony McLoughlin.

Irish Tour Dates February 2010

Feb 10 Limerick LIT
Feb 11 Wexford Opera House
Feb 13 Kilkenny, Watergate Theatre
Feb 14 Cork, Everyman Palace Theatre
Feb 16 Galway Town Hall Theatre
Feb 17 Galway Town Hall Theatre
Feb 18 Dublin National Concert Hall
Feb 20 Derry, The Millennium Forum
Feb 21 Castleblayney, Iontas Theatre
Feb 22 Navan, Solstice Arts Centre
Feb 24/28 Belfast Songwriters Festival