Originally issued on A&M Records in 1975, Diamonds & Rust marked a change in direction for Joan Baez; it gave her songs of the heart and politics an unashamedly commercial veneer, returning her to the US Top 20 for the first time in four years. This re-issue, released to mark the album’s 50th anniversary, faithfully …
Joan Baez recently joined Rick Rubin for an episode of his Broken Record Podcast which has previously featured artists including Pharrell Williams, Bruce Springsteen, Brandi Carlile, Nick Lowe, Lucinda Williams and many more. In this conversation, Joan explains why after performing for over 60 years, she recently made the decision to stop singing and turn …
The “Best of” nominees have been announced for the International Folk Music Awards and we’re delighted to see Mary Gauthier nominated in the Album of the Year category for Rifles & Rosary Beads and Joan Baez nominated in the Song of the Year category for The President Sang Amazing Grace from the latest album Whistle …
We were thrilled last week when the 2019 GRAMMY nominees were announced and both Joan Baez and Mary Gauthier had been shortlisted for the Best Folk Album, Baez for Whistle Down The Wind and Gauthier for Rifles & Rosary Beads. Whistle Down The Wind, is Joan Baez’s first new studio album in a decade and …
Joan Baez new album, Whistle Down The Wind, was release last Friday and has been receiving some exceptional reviews in the press and online, you can read some of the best of these and click through to read the full reviews below. Produced by three-time Grammy® Award winner Joe Henry and recorded over ten days …