A former singer in The Communards says that researching her female musical inspirations has helped her to “fall in love” with their stories and helped her produce music in their honour.
Sarah Jane Morris cited Tracey Chapman, Amy Winehouse and modern artists including Raye among her inspirations, some of whom she has dedicated songs to.
The singer-songwriter discussed her female musical inspirations ahead of performing her second concept album of songs written about and inspired by Chapman, Winehouse and Dolly Parton.
Morris, from St Leonards in West Sussex, said: “I wanted to find out about the singer-songwriters who had paved the way for me.”
Morris added: “I realised I was falling in love with their journey and realised how much they did shape popular music.
“The stories are all about men, so I realised it could be an album.”