Joanne Robertson
Dean Blunt's favorite guitarist, whose smudged, dreamlike folk sketches hover somewhere between demo and dream.
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About Joanne Robertson
Joanne Robertson is an ambient folk artist from UK.
Joanne Robertson is from Blackpool and studied at the Slade School of Art, where she developed her parallel work as a painter and poet alongside her music.
Her recordings pair loosely strummed electric guitar with soft, often indistinct singing. The songs tend to be short and unresolved, recorded plainly enough that the line between sketch and finished piece stays deliberately blurred, drifting rather than resolving.
She is widely known for her long-running collaboration with Dean Blunt, appearing on and contributing to a number of his releases as well as issuing joint records with him, alongside her own solo albums.
Her sixth solo album, Blurrr, came out last September, an improvised record shaped by the influence of Grouper, Sinead O'Connor and Dean Blunt, built from loose takes rather than fixed arrangements.
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Questions about Joanne Robertson
What festivals is Joanne Robertson playing in 2027?
Joanne Robertson is booked at 1 festival we cover: Big Ears 2027.
Is Joanne Robertson playing Big Ears 2027?
Yes, Joanne Robertson is on the Big Ears 2027 lineup, April 1–4, 2027 at Downtown Knoxville, TN.
Where is Joanne Robertson from?
Joanne Robertson is from UK.
What was Joanne Robertson's first album?
Joanne Robertson's first album was The Lighter (2008). The latest is Blurrr (2025).
What kind of music does Joanne Robertson play?
Joanne Robertson plays ambient folk.
What festivals has Joanne Robertson played before?
Joanne Robertson has played Green Man 2026.