(Joni in peak form, 1998, 4 years after she appeared here at the Edmonton Folk Festival))
Performing at 78 for the first time since the early 2000s at Newport’s folk festival. This, also, being her first full set since her tragic, sudden brain aneurysm in 2015.
An amazing revival in reasonable voice. She sang “Big Yellow Taxi”, “Both Sides Now”, threw in an instrumental version of “Just Like This Train” and closed with “The Circe Game”. She also sang oldies like “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?”, “Summertime”, and “Love Potion Number 9”.
Never say Never. The possibilities remain innumerable.