JUNE Tabor, who appears at The Plough, Torrington tomorrow (Friday) is a great traditional British folk singer, but her style is so thoroughly modern that she has become the English version of Joni Mitchell.

Renowned for the sheer quality and emotional power of her performances, June has a way of combining melody and meaning that opens a clear path into the songs she sings. The timbre of her voice is like no other – clear and low, and with a purity of tone which can only be described as hauntingly beautiful.

Her strong narrative skills and always beautiful but often serenely downbeat vocal style helped set the standard for guitar-playing, flaxen-haired beauties.

She sounds just as great collaborating with Fairport Convention, the Oyster Band, Elvis Costello, or Richard Thompson as she does singing alone.

In live performance, expect to be enthralled by this dark-voiced storyteller whose broad repertoire sets the anonymous genius of folk poetry alongside work from both the celebrated and the unsung heroes of modern British writing; expect an interweaving of words and music that will create an atmosphere to haunt the memory.

'June Tabor... is quite simply one of Britain's greatest interpreters of popular song. She is a performer with an extraordinary range and the ability to mix intensity, passion and drama with a chillingly lived in voice that makes every song sound like a personal experience' (The Guardian).

June Tabor will appear with Andy Cutting and Mark Emerson at The Plough.

£16 Full/£15 Concessions/£13 Supporters

Box office 01805 624624.