Culture That Made Me: Joan as Police Woman selects her touchstones 

In advance of her Irish gigs, the American music star also known as Joan Wasser includes The Smiths, Sly Stone and the Mighty Boosh in her selections

Joan as Police Woman has upcoming gigs in Cork and Galway. 

Born in 1970, Joan Wasser, aka Joan as Police Woman, grew up in Norwalk, Connecticut. During the 1990s, she played violin with groups such as The Dambuilders and Antony and the Johnsons. 

In 1997, Jeff Buckley, her boyfriend of three years, drowned accidentally. Later that year, she formed Black Beetle with his band’s remaining members.