RENOWNED singer songwriter Sarah Jane Morris is set to provide the high spot of this year's Stratford Music Live festival with a talk at the RSC's Summer House.

The ex-Communard will be talking about what it is like to be a politically aware woman surviving in the music industry at the event, which is part of the two day live music extravaganza.

The flame-haired singer has been signed to four major and four independent record labels, has had four managers and last year decided to take control of her career by setting up her own management, production and record company.

She will be appearing at the Summer House between 5.50 and 6.30pm on July 1 and admission is free.

Other events at the Summer House, all of which are free, on the same day include entertainment by students from Stratford College's popular music course, the One Step Beyond Appalachian step dancers and the Willow Folk Group.