The amount of her songs ingrained in the national psyche are numerous, the soundtrack to countless special, or even sometimes not-so-special moments.

It's a concept not lost on Higgins, who said it's the ultimate complement.

“I always feel really honoured when people tell me how much my songs have meant to them,” she said.

“How they've travelled with them through their lives or meant so much to them at a certain point.

“It's a pretty wild feeling to know I've touched someone's life who I’ve never met or been the soundtrack to an experience I'll never know about.

“That's the amazing thing about music, it has very long tentacles, it reaches people in ways you might never expect.” 

Higgins is heading to the North East in February for A Day On The Green, which she is co-headlining with John Butler.

It will be the first time the duo have toured together since the early 2000s.

“John and I toured way back in the day when I was first starting, he was one of the artists that gave me a leg up in the industry when I supported him on his tours,” Higgins said.

“We’ve played a lot over the years, lots of one-off shows and collaborations, but we haven’t gone out on the road for a proper tour in something like 14 years.

“It’s a nice thing to almost come full-circle and co-headline this tour.” 

After seeing Leonard Cohen perform at A Day On The Green in 2013, Higgins said she was excited to share the same intimate atmosphere with her audience at the All Saints Estate.

“I like my shows to be pretty relaxed and intimate, I like to share a story or two with the audience,” she said.

“My songs are quite introspective, so it’s a good venue for that as opposed to a rock venue.”