I suspect, though, that she is on the threshold of a long and successful career as both writer and performer. Her songs are too good to be ignored and she already draws from a well of respected musicians within the industry. Her work will be recorded by others, and Natasha Lea Jones is likely to become a much sought after writer, making contributions to not only her own great albums, but to the recordings of others. She will be smiling soon enough!!

On her album Mark Jones supports Natasha on percussion and bass with Dougie Black also adding some drum work. Steven Lindley picks acoustic guitar and Dean Butler occasionally steps in with some eerie harmonica. Two tracks include tasteful piano by Art Adams, his work apparently recorded individually at Band On The Wall.

The cover of the album captures the slow spread of dawn into a watercolour morning and somehow evokes the attitude of the Natasha Lea Jones I have come to know. The beautiful arrangements are similarly evocative.

That spirit of renaissance surfaced frequently in the discussion we held after her show.

Using my Back Stage Pass I fought my way past her busy merchandise desk to meet up with Natasha in “the green room”. Not for the first time this year I promised the DLT management it would only be a ten minute interview, and then they could lock up and go home. Not for the first time this year I was still there an hour later, lost in the sheer joy of talking music with a musician.

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