Morgan, who was selected to support Joan Armatrading at the city's Grand Opera House last year, said she was looking forward to her second appearance at the festival.

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This summer, singers Cerys Matthews and Joan Armatrading were two of the headline acts at an event which has broadened over the years to include acts from outside the jazz world.

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Will she carry on a career at the level of, say, Joan Armatrading, who she often reminds me of, or Rickie Lee Jones or any number of wonderful midlevel artists with a great body of work, good careers and devoted fans?

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