Had I been the type to blog about hobnobbing with celebrities, I would have mentioned that I recently had the pleasure of spending some time with singer Joan Armatrading, who was here back in January with Kate Bland and Susan Marling of JustRadio making a radio documentary for BBC2 on Trinidad & Tobago and Joan’s native island of St. Kitts.

Part One of the resulting production airs today at 20:30 GMT, and while it’s possible that my input ended up on the proverbial cutting-room floor, it’s also possible that some of it made it into the final cut — though this is probably more of a reason not to listen. In her time here, however, Joan also met up with a number of friends of CFR, including 3canal and 12, in addition to friends who have yet to appear on CFR, like Len “Boogsie” Sharpe, leader of the 2006 Panorama winners, Phase II Pan Groove, visual artist Christopher Cozier and others.