During the 1970s and 1980s she was a singer with blues band Loose Lips and a member of the Manchester quartet Well Knit Frames,[3] which also included Martin McGroarty (who would become her regular writing partner).
[3] In support of the album, Watson played shows at the Half Moon in Putney, the Band on the Wall and London's Tenor Clef.
[3] She spent the next three years working with Christine Collister, Barb Jungr and Michael Parker as part of Hell Bent Heaven Bound,[9] which toured the United States, Canada and Europe (and released an album of songs from the show in 1993).
Watson also formed an all-female group called Daphne's Flight,[10] (with Christine Collister, Melanie Harrold, Julie Matthews and Chris While), releasing an eponymous album in 1995.
[citation needed] In December 2006, Watson completed another tour of smaller venues in the UK, including shows with David Hughes and Christine Collister.