Ani DiFranco considers daughter Petah "a breath of fresh air"

Well, I don’t know. We’ve been hammering out my schedule for whatever, the next six months of my life, and the panic just began setting in. It’s been pretty smooth sailing, and now it’s occurred to me that I’m supposed to tour and make records and be a parent.

I don’t know what just happened, but it’s pretty cool, you know … The baby comes on tour with me, and it ups the ante for sure, because you have your occasional sleepless night, and that makes it more sporting to put on shows. But it’s also really fun. She’s a breath of fresh air in the whole scenario.