| Armatrading for Mayor! |
BBC Radio 4. Saturday 14th November 10.30 am.
On a visit to the Mansion House, Joan found herself fascinated by the work and the role of the Lord Mayor of London. That's NOT Boris of course but the other one who rides into the city each November in a golden carriage to run 'the square mile' and to work as an ambassador for the city as a world hub for finance and banking. This current Lord Mayor, Ian Luder, invited Joan to 'share' some of his duties during his period of office from November 08 to November 09...so Joan had the experience of ...a great banquet at the Mansion House, giving the Queen's Award for Enterprise, driving the Lord mayor's boat on the Thames, attending the opening of Keat's House in Hampstead after it refrurbishment and so on ....a really amazing experience that left her convinced that...YES..if invited she might consider becoming the (second) woman Lord Mayor of London! Read a review
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| Radio 4 series on guitarists. 3:45pm July 27- 31st 2009 |  |
Starting on July 27th until 31st Radio 4 presents Joan Armatrading's Favourite Guitarists over five daily teatime slots. The sainted quintet are an eclectic throng. Mark Knopfler, originally of Dire Straits, is an obvious rocker, John Williams, the classical axeman best known for the tremulous "Cavatina" on the soundtrack to The Deer Hunter, Bonnie Raitt, the flame-haired country singer of "Love Has no Pride", Bert Jansch, the rumpled veteran folkie of Pentangle, the late-1960s band and Russell Lissack, the twentysomething, floppy-fringed Essex vegetarian from Bloc Party. |
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| New York Marathon |  |
| In 2008, one month from her 58th birthday, Joan ran her first marathon. She ran the New York marathon of 26.24 miles and helped to raise more than £76,000 for the Women of the Year Foundation. |
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| Glasgow Honorary Degree 2008 |  |
On the 25th of June 2008 Joan received an Honorary Degree from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
After receiving her doctorate Joan went on to perform a concert for the small invited audience that attended the ceremony. |
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| 2008 does seem to be the year of the choir |  |
Brand new BBC Radio 4 series 19-23rd of May 2008 3:45pm Click here to to hear the first program
To here the other programs tune in each day at 3:45pm Click here
Joan visits five outstanding choirs around Britain with special stories to
tell for this BBC Radio 4 series. Picking up on the wave of new interest in
choirs and choral singing, she eavesdrop on rehearsals and discusses with
conductors, choristers and composers what makes their music-making unique.
The choirs demonstrate different styles of choral music: gospel, world
music, male voice choir, classical...even a Bulgarian choir...each with a
distinct sound and different guiding principals. Vist www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 Times will be available nearer the broadcast date on the BBC website. Read more HERE |
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| Teenage Cancer Trust 2008 |  |
Joan is to perform at the Royal Albert Hall on the 13th of April for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Since 2002, lead singer of The Who and patron of the charity, Roger Daltrey CBE, has masterminded Teenage Cancer Trust shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London which have become have become some of the most enjoyable and spontaneous events in the entertainment industry calendar. It's not uncommon for major artists to turn up on the night and join in a jam session on stage. Read more about it here
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| Born To Rock |  |
See Joan's red Fender guitar at the Harrods Born to Rock guitar exhibition. 2006
The exhibition consists of amongst others the first electric guitar along with guitars used by The Edge, Keith Richards, Rory Gallagher and many more.
Click for more info on the exhibition which will be on at Harrods until the 3rd of March 2006.
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| Joan Presents Radio 4 show on Irish Music |
BBC Radio 4 November 2006
Joan's Irish Journey.
This is the third radio series that Joan has presented for the BBC and this one centres around Irish music.
The series is broadcast throughout the week on BBC Radio 4 Monday 20th to Friday 24th of November at 3.45 each afternoon.
You will be able to hear the BBC interviews presented by Joan via the web. To listen click the BBC link www.bbc.co.uk
The other program for rdio 4, Joan's Journey, exploring how different people relate to music within their work genre.
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| Joan Presents Radio shows 2006 |
Joan Presents Radio 2 shows 7th and 14th of March. Click for details
Joan's Journey discovering the different elements of Caribbean music
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| Hear Joan on the radio and on the Internet 27th November 2005 |
Joan can be heard on the radio along the South coast of England and on the Internet
Day: Sunday 27th November 2005
Time: 1:pm
Show: John Hannam Meets
Radio Station: Isle of Wight Radio.
Frequency: 107 FM
Wordlwide, via the internet: www.iwradio.co.uk
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