She recorded In My Life in 1966 and on Sunday she visited the childhood homes of Lennon and McCartney.

On Monday she was at The Dancehouse in Manchester. Again, she was in magnificent voice. She played 12-string guitar while Russell Walden accompanied her on piano.

She ran through her whole career - she made her first record in 1961, fifty years ago! She also revealed a rather wicked sense of humour, and can be candid about events in her past. All these stories should be in her forthcoming book, Sweet Judy Blue Eyes - My Life in Music.

Her tour continues with dates in England, Ireland and Wales. It's Birmingham Town Hall tonight,Tuesday, with a final date at Sedbergh Folk Festival on Sunday 26 June. All dates listed here; http://www.judycollins.com/concerts.cgi