BLOGS

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale
Her infinite variety. Other women cloy

The appetites they feed, but she makes hungry
Where most she satisfies. . . .

Antony And Cleopatra Act 2, scene 2, 232-237

Joan Baez was and is one of the most celebrated folk singers of the sixties and seventies. Those of us who had the good fortune to see and hear her perform will never forget her. We are able to recreate those memories by listening to her recordings.

Tonight we chose "The First Ten Years" and for some moments were transported to those days in California when we sat on board bench seats in a field in Montery CA and listened to the magic she made with her inimitable voice.

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