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Joni Mitchell at the Newport Folk Festival

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Glorianny Thu 28-Jul-22 18:48:03

At the age of 78 having survived a brain aneurysm Joni Mitchell was brought to the NFF by Brandi Carlisle and stole the show. The voice isn't the same but the star quality and the emotion remains. She says she had to learn to do everything again even standing up. It's an amazing performance www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxiluPSmAF8

Grandmabatty Thu 28-Jul-22 18:50:01

Isn't she amazing?

Glorianny Thu 28-Jul-22 18:58:57

She's fantastic. It's funny how the song means so much more now she's older.

LauraNorderr Thu 28-Jul-22 19:08:39

How beautiful, what a woman. I’ve just sat and cried my way through that. Thank you Glorianny

merlotgran Thu 28-Jul-22 19:23:57

And Brandi Carlile as well!

LauraNorderr Thu 28-Jul-22 19:32:18

Yes Merlotgran, Brandi too.

Kate1949 Thu 28-Jul-22 19:39:48

My husband loves her. He has a lot of her albums. She was never my cup of tea but she wrote some lovely songs.

Glorianny Thu 28-Jul-22 20:07:01

Thanks LauraNorderr. But it's a good cry isn't it? There are more clips on you tube if you look.

FarNorth Thu 28-Jul-22 20:08:24

Thank you Glorianny. That is wonderful. ?

MissAdventure Thu 28-Jul-22 20:20:19

smile
It seems to mean so much more, given what she has been through.

Iam64 Thu 28-Jul-22 20:38:25

Joni’s songs, her art, have been the soundtrack to my adult life

Cherrytree59 Thu 28-Jul-22 20:47:05

Thanks so much
It has touchéd me and for the first time made me tearful
I'm in hospital in cardio ward .
I have just emailed link over to my DH.
He literally saved my life in the early hours of Monday morning ❤ .

MissAdventure Thu 28-Jul-22 20:57:30

flowers Cherrytree.
What an awful shock for you both!
Are you "on the mend"?

LauraNorderr Thu 28-Jul-22 21:04:55

Get will soon Cherrytree.
Yes Glorianny, a good kind of cry.

NotSpaghetti Thu 28-Jul-22 21:08:39

So much more poignant now! Lovely.
Thank you.
Get well Cherrytree

icanhandthemback Thu 28-Jul-22 21:09:15

Cherrytree59

Thanks so much
It has touchéd me and for the first time made me tearful
I'm in hospital in cardio ward .
I have just emailed link over to my DH.
He literally saved my life in the early hours of Monday morning ❤ .

Do Get Well Soon, Cherrytree59. I hope your husband has recovered from what must have been a big shock to him. flowers

Cherrytree59 Thu 28-Jul-22 21:49:11

Thank you all.
So hard for Dh as no visitors Keeping him busy with few instructions from my hospital bed. ?

Gransnet has been helping to fill hours in between tests .
God bless the NHS

I'm now going to listen some more from the festival, whilst trying to get some sleep ?

MissAdventure Thu 28-Jul-22 21:50:36

Oh yes, quickly off to sleep now.
It'll be time to get up soon!

nadateturbe Thu 28-Jul-22 22:00:25

So beautiful. I too was in tears.
Thank you so much for posting Glorianny.

Cherrytree I hope you are OK. ?

Bridie22 Thu 28-Jul-22 22:39:51

Absolutely beautiful

merlotgran Thu 28-Jul-22 23:31:28

Get well soon, Cherrytree.

Callistemon21 Thu 28-Jul-22 23:45:21

I was getting excited until I realised it was Newport, Rhode Island, not Newport, Wales!!
Thank you for the link, Glorianny, I will listen to it before I go to bed.

Best wishes for a good recovery, Cherrytree flowers

Callistemon21 Thu 28-Jul-22 23:55:23

I just posted to say that song was a very poignant choice

FarNorth Fri 29-Jul-22 01:05:46

Good wishes to you and your DH Cherrytree.

Hiraeth Fri 29-Jul-22 06:27:51

It was brilliant . Joni’s voice has changed ,much deeper than it was but still beautiful .