The singer used the Yamaha FG-110 for over 30 years, and it was only the third guitar that she has ever owned. Can you imagine the songs that have been written and the time spent playing this lovely ...

ASPEN Joan Armatrading has never had a problem finding new musical avenues to explore. The singer-guitarist-songwriter’s recordings have touched on jazz, pop, folk, rock and reggae. The bigger ...

The next time somebody tries to tell you that all pop singers draw from the same referential pool, direct that misguided individual toward Joan Armatrading. Idiosyncratic on guitar and on the mic, the ...

The love affair with Joan Armatrading began in 1979, when she appeared on WTTW’s “Soundstage” show. It was high school time, and my principal musical diet consisted of metal and hard rock. And there ...