Last night Gary and I went to see Joan Baez in concert at Town Hall, and once again she was terrific. You may remember I went to see her speak several weeks ago, and she played a few songs then. But this was the full concert experience.
She kept up an easy rapport with the adoring audience, and told a few funny show business stories -- about meeting Johnny Cash, for example. She said: “The first time I met Johnny he was with his first wife, and that’s how he introduced her.”
She also led a rousing audience cheer for Obama.
Here's Joan's set list, a mixture of some old classics and several songs by Steve Earl from her newest album, "Day After Tomorrow":
Flora
Scarlet Tide
God is God
Peggy-O
Love Song to a Stranger
Farewell Angelina
Gospel Ship
Christmas in Washington
Long Black Veil
Wonderful World
The Rose of Sharon
Swing Low Sweet Chariot (acapella)
The Day After Tomorrow
Diamonds and Rust
I am a Wanderer
Love is Just a Four Letter Word
Jerusalem
(encore)
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Imagine
Amazing Grace (acapella)
(Photo: Shadow of a porch railing in Bushwick, Brooklyn)
The set list is like a ritual of healing. Wow! That must have been wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI love thinking about the two of you out there soaking in all that beautiful music.
I would love to see Joan live.
ReplyDeletejust call me kermie!! I'm green. what a playlist....reya's comment is spot on!
ReplyDeleteany chance joan is touring? gotta look that up! saw her most recently a few years ago at one of the massive peace marches in d.c. - she rocks!!!
fun that she was reminiscing about johnny cash...
The spirituals on the list and Long Black Veil are among my favorite songs of all time.
ReplyDeleteShe sings Amazing Grace like no one else does! I'm so happy you and Gary met up for this concert. Sounds like a great evening! Our country needs some amazing grace right about now.
ReplyDeleteThanks for setting this up! I had a great time with both you and Joan.
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