After her surprise appearance at the Newport folk festival, Guardian readers share their recollections of Mitchell’s rare gigs
Photograph: Douglas Mason/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Douglas Mason/Getty Images‘I cheered and someone glared at me for the noise’
These were still early days for Joni. Her third album, and her breakthrough in the UK, Ladies of the Canyon had only been released a few months before so she was not at all well known. But once she got the measure of the occasion, she delivered a stunning performance, with the help of a great band led by Tom Scott. Working at the festival, I had the opportunity to take photos in front of the stage.
I only got to see Joni once, on the Wild Things Run Fast tour in 1983 at the Edinburgh Playhouse. I was right at the front and I don’t think that I really appreciated at the time quite how privileged I was. I remember in particular just how relaxed she seemed, holding the audience enthralled. It was not her greatest period or band, but the set ranged across her career. There was a short solo acoustic set, which was sublime.
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