Thanks YouTube algorithm that usually sucks these days. But it clued me into this perfomrance, which happened yesterday at the Newport Folk Festival. Joni Mitchell, more than 50 years out from the height of the Hippie era, Woodstock, and the big wave of folk music of the late 60's and early 70's. Brandi Carlile and several others helping out. This is pretty dang cool. Groovy even.
I listen to several different types of music now, as a middle aged guy. 80's and 90's punk rock usually gets me going every morning. But I listen to some classic rock often, and a bit of old country now and then, even a few show tunes, since my sister turned me on to Phantom, Les Mis, and Rent years ago. But as a kid growing up in rural and small town Ohio in the 1970's, my favorite music was one person with a guitar. John Denver was my favorite back then, and I discovered Jim Croce in high school. Years later, I got to know the incredible singer/songwriter from Newport Beach, Kerry Getz. These days, when I'm working on the computer, and especially when doing artwork, singer/songwriters with guitars is still my favorite music while doing my Sharpie art. Joni Mitchell is one of the legends of this genre', so it's cool to see this video of her from the Newport Folk Festival yesterday.
Joni Mitchell- "Both Sides Now"- with Brandi Carlile and many more- Newport Folk Festival, July 2022
This is one of those blog posts that started with seeing the Joni Mitchell, "Both Sides Now," video from yesterday. That spawned a Tweet, then a Facebook post. Then it was like, "Well, I could do a blog post about this..." Now that I'm on the subject of singer/songwriters, guitars, and acoustic music, here are some of my favorite songs and performances.
Harry Chapin- "Sniper"- This song is about an event that was virtually unheard of when happened in 1966. The song was released in 1972. Unfortunately, this kind of event has become all to common in today's world.
Music is how human beings make amends for all the stupid shit we've done as a species.
After I wrote this original blog post, Kerry Getz added several of her favorites in a Facebook post. The first three are acts I've seen live, thanks to Kerry turning me on to them. The other musicians are her picks. When serious musician tells you to check out another musician, it's wise to listen.
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