ABSTRACT
This chapter engages the concept of anticipated lateness via discussion of the work of three female musicians whose work offers valuable insights into the interplay of history, biography and memory: Sandy Denny, Judy Collins and Nina Simone. It focuses on the representation of innocence and experience via the 'late voice' a concept which is exemplified by these artists but which extends to a broad range of modern popular musics and musicians. It has three aspects, such as: (1) To note is the way in which an artist of Collins's longevity can afford to leave website out of date in terms of publicity. (2) The way in which age has become a factor in how Collins is promoted in the twenty-first century. (3) The reference to the experiential mode of performing that the young Joni Mitchell tapped into in 'Both Sides Now', and which the 'wise beyond her years' Collins introduced to the listening public in 1967.
