Melanie Harrold (born 5 May 1951)[1] is a British singer-songwriter, best known for her 1970s albums for DJM (Fancy That and Blue Angel) plus recording with Gerry Rafferty, and singing with Hank Wangford.In her early career, and even for her first album (Fancy That), she went under the name Joanna Carlin,[1] so as not to be confused with the other singer Melanie.

In 1979 she toured as a member of The Albion Band and as such was featured in an edition of the BBC TV Arena arts programme which included live footage of the band performing at The Hexagon in Reading, Berkshire, recorded in June 1979.

The album featured artists such as Maddy Prior (whom Harrold toured with), Shusha and John Kirkpatrick.

In 1988 she released an album, Live in the City, with double-bass player Olly Blanchflower.

[1] She was also involved with the album Daphne's Flight, a 1996 collaboration between five female vocalists, instrumentalists and songwriters in the British folk and roots music scene: Christine Collister, Melanie Harrold, Julie Matthews, Helen Watson and Chris While.