ESSAY: When Joni sang 'Both Sides Now' at the Newportfolkfest last weekend, glennrifkin writes: 'The tears streamed down my face, past the huge grin that comes with an unexpected reunion with a dear old friend.'
Joni Mitchel sings in a special Joni Jam performance at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park on July 24, 2022.
I assumed that after her nearly fatal brain aneurysm in 2015, I’d never be able to see her perform again. She had rarely performed publicly, even before the aneurysm. Those of us who worshipped her musical genius had to be content listening to her remarkable catalogue of songs, that had long been an integral measure of the soundtrack of our lives.
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