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Joan Baez

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4.6

33 of 35(94%)customers would recommend this to a friend.

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5 / 5

joan baez was fantastic!

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Posted 15/10/2009

by horatia

brilliant event only marred by some neds in the audience which she ably coped with, joan baez is a brilliant artist and it was a privelage to have gone to see her!

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Review 2 for Joan Baez

5 / 5

Joan Baez was memorable.

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Posted 14/10/2009

by SquirrelandNut

Location: Near Edinburgh

She was incredible. Her band were so talented. The audience were spellbound

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Review 3 for Joan Baez

3 / 5

Sentiments Commercialised

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Posted 14/10/2009

by Bjorner

Location: Denmark, currenrly Edinburgh

We, my wife and I, have enjoyed Joan Baez in concerts and on vinyl since 1964.
At concerts in San Francisco, in Nov.64, with Bob Dylan, and at open air concerts
on San Jose Rodeo Stadium, CA, and at Stanford Univ. football stadium -
- in 1970. Monday's (Oct.12,2009) concert was semi-nostalgic. The unusually
high price, 5 BPS, Programme was not a programme: no listing of performers
etc. - full of glossy photos of a lady far from the Levi jean tradition of the 60s.
Joan's voice was fragile, a bit coarse, and could not hold the tones for very long.
In the end it was a bit too much. I was disturbed by shouting spectators.

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Review 4 for Joan Baez

5 / 5

Joan Baez

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- Mon 12 Oct 2009 @

Favourite moment: When she sang With God on our side @

Setlist: Scarlet tide,Joe Hill,forever young, god is god,farewell Angelina, silver dagger, the four mary's, diamonds and rust,swing low sweet chariot, and another 15 more. @

Opening act(s): none @

Posted 13/10/2009

by GuilyUndertaker

Location: Lanarkshire

Joan Baez arrived on the stage to a warm welcome, this lady is a living legend her voice if possible has improved with age, she has humility and humour, her stage craft has been perfected over the years it came across as if we were in her home, she chatted like we were old friends and the audience gave her respect, her guitar playing and voice when playing solo is the perfect sound for her songs new and old, she doesn't need other musicians to capture her audience but to her band's credit they brought a freshness to the scene. She sang a song written by one of the young musicians her singing and the writer playing piano this got her the second biggest applause of the night, the loudest was when she immitated Mr Dylan when she performed his' "Love is just a four letter word", there were signs of her political side throughout the performance dedicating a song to president Obama and another to the Iranians for their fight against the "real terrorists" . She finished the night off with a accapella gospell song with beautiful harmonies from the band. I hope she enjoyed it as much as we did.
She always finds time to sign autographs at the end.

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- Mon 12 Oct 2009 @

Favourite moment: When she sang With God on our side @

Setlist: Scarlet tide,Joe Hill,forever young, god is god,farewell Angelina, silver dagger, the four mary's, diamonds and rust,swing low sweet chariot, and another 15 more. @

Opening act(s): none @

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Review 5 for Joan Baez

5 / 5

unmissable MISS BAEZ

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Favourite moment: SOLO ON STAGE @

Posted 13/10/2009

by spike999

Location: EDINBURGH

LIKE A GOOD MALT SHE MATURES WITH AGE

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Favourite moment: SOLO ON STAGE @

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Review 6 for Joan Baez

3 / 5

Good But Could Have Been Better

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Favourite moment: Lily of the West, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down @

Posted 13/10/2009

by Berbie

Location: Inverness

Miss Baez took to the stage a minute or so after 8pm to a loud rousing welcome, nothing less than an artist of her renown should receive. Her catalogue of songs stretches back 50 years plus and she proceeded to demonstrate how vocally gifted and musically talented she and her current band are over the next hour and a half or so. However she and the band could have done more.

This was my first time at a Baez concert having been persuaded to go by my wife and friends and unlike other concerts I have been to I didn't know what to expect.

My view today is I suppose I enjoyed myself but overall I feel short changed. Her audience last night deserved much more and she should have given us more. She has the songs to do so - All My Trials and We Shall Overcome both amazingly missing.

The Usher Hall demands more from it's performers and Miss Baez and her band should look at themselves and conclude COULD HAVE AND SHOULD HAVE DONE BETTER given their ability and all other relevant circumstances.

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Favourite moment: Lily of the West, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down @

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Review 7 for Joan Baez

5 / 5

Joan Baez Fabulous

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Favourite moment: All 2 hours @

Posted 13/10/2009

by whiskyladdie

What a concert ! - We now feel that we are personal friends of this lovely enigmatic lady. It was as if she had come home to Edinburgh, her music standing the test of time but meanifully changing us all in real time. We had a perfect night that will live in our memories where Joan was backed by superb musicians who felt and loved every lyric that she sang, and the audience followed on.

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Favourite moment: All 2 hours @

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Review 8 for Joan Baez

5 / 5

joan baez was mega

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Favourite moment: from the first note till the last cord @

Posted 13/10/2009

by yorky15

Location: huddersfield

two hours of pure magic in a very pleasent concert venue
a packed usher hall in edinburgh played host to an unforgetterble performance by the timeless JOAN BAEZ this wounderful singer who has entertained us for the best part of 50 years yet again turned out a perfect selection of new and old favorites backed by her band of talented musicians may she soon return to delight us again

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Favourite moment: from the first note till the last cord @

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Review 9 for Joan Baez

5 / 5

Joan Baez was amazing

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Favourite moment: Singing Forever Young and Joe Hill @

Posted 13/10/2009

by Yuw8

Location: Gullane, East Lothian

What an amazing lady. Joan and her band made this a truly amazing night. The voice just seems to get stronger all the time. The new material was fantastic and the old...well can I say. Fantastic atmosphere, well worth the wait. Look forward to the next one and the new CD.

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Favourite moment: Singing Forever Young and Joe Hill @

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Review 10 for Joan Baez

5 / 5

Joan Baez - still at her peak after 50 years

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Favourite moment: She told a story of her parents' remarriage at the age of 92, then she said she'd "played this song" and began a soulful rendition of "Forever Young." @

Setlist: Lily of the West, God is God, Scarlet Tide, Farewell Angelina, La Llorona, Swing Low, Joe Hill, Gracias a la Vida, Diamonds and Rust, Love is a Four Letter Word, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down @

Posted 13/10/2009

by Falconess

Location: Scotland

There is something remarkable about Joan Baez. She is living history with an ethereal voice, and that mindset had permeated every person in attendance, even before the doors opened. She weaves some kind of magic around her listener and everyone - from 20 somethings to folk music veterans - were in absolute awe of her from the moment she stepped on the stage.

This tour marked 50 years of her music, and she hasn't lost her touch. Although her vocal range was markedly deeper, it was just as clear as it had been in the 60s and the audience ate up every note. As a performer, Ms. Baez was at her peak, hypnotising us with tales of years gone by... She made an auditorium of hundreds feel like a group of 15 with her personal and endearing attitude. And attitude she had plenty of. She snapped back at audience comments, teased their accents (Scottish), and then gave us an extra half hour of music.

She left no stone unturned, playing many of her most powerful tunes. Her band provided a subtle and impressive backing, only to step away and allow her to play on her own for certain tracks. She left you wanting nothing, only more. Truly one of those events I will remember for the rest of my life (and I'm only in my 20s).

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Favourite moment: She told a story of her parents' remarriage at the age of 92, then she said she'd "played this song" and began a soulful rendition of "Forever Young." @

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Review 11 for Joan Baez

5 / 5

joan baez was simply amazing

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Favourite moment: when she sang diamonds and rust @

Posted 13/10/2009

by glenfinnanbeagle

Location: edinburgh

her voice has lost none of its magic - transported me back to the folk singing times when i was a youngster

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Favourite moment: when she sang diamonds and rust @

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Review 12 for Joan Baez

5 / 5

Joan Baez - unequalled

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- Oxford @

- Sun 4 Oct 2009 @

Favourite moment: Her song "Joe Hill" @

Posted 09/10/2009

by Chalfontonian

Joan Baez was absolutely fantastic at her Oxford concert, her voice as beautiful and moving as ever. She is certainly a gifted lady and the evening closed with several standing ovations and encores. Her backing group were marvellous too. We went with friends and we all came away lifted by a superb evening. I have many of Joan's songs (on LP as well as CD!) and her range, and clarity, has not dimmed over the years. We are all looking forward to seeing her again - she is truly a living legend.

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Favourite moment: Her song "Joe Hill" @

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Review 13 for Joan Baez

1 / 5

Boring Joan Baez show

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Favourite moment: Leaving @

Posted 09/10/2009

by Billpat

Going to this show was a mistake. There are two issues with it:
1. She didn't play her hits. There was soon a 'sameness' about the songs making the show dull and uninteresting. The problem with this that you keep waiting for it to improve and at the end when it hasn't, you wish you hadn't stayed. Left just before the encores as had had enough. I don't know whether it got better then, but that was too late for me.
2. She abused the privelege of being an entertainer. To sing a song about religion is exactly that. This is totally different to the Gospel Choirs where it is done openly and you know what to expect. This was sneaked into the show. Shows should not be treated as a platform for beliefs. That is why, big fan of Santana as I am, I won't see him live again as at the last concert I saw, he did a 10 minute political rant and I lost respect for him.
It must be said that the audience seemed to be rapturous, but I can't help wondering what proportion ot them were eating the menu, not the meal.

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Favourite moment: Leaving @

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Review 14 for Joan Baez

4 / 5

Joan a diamond in Oxford

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Favourite moment: When she played the first few bars of Diamonds and Rust @

Posted 08/10/2009

by Joaneywannabe

Joan still has it. So often the real thing is not as good as the recording or how you remember it but this concert was no disappointment. She performed for 90minutes non stop and then gave us the encore to die for.
A lovely mix of old and new, linked together with little anecdotes.
She and the other musicians worked so well together, so relaxed and all obviously adoring what they do.
Diamonds and Rust worth waiting for at the end

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Favourite moment: When she played the first few bars of Diamonds and Rust @

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Review 15 for Joan Baez

4 / 5

timeless.amazing Joan

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Favourite moment: The encores @

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Posted 07/10/2009

by ccsixties

Location: Oxford

As she said herself her career spans 5 decades now. The songs over the same decades are fresh, thoughtul and immaculately sung. The background support and musical direction may be more than it used to be but overall its still a very attractive package winnning hearts and minds of a faithful audience that is bringing the next generations with it to the theatres to enjoy and appreciate one of the best voices around. Even today Joan's voice is pure, flexible and can produce volume and an incredibly varied repertoire. Long may she keep touring. We'll be back.!

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Favourite moment: The encores @

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Review 16 for Joan Baez

4 / 5

She's still got it!

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Favourite moment: Can't think of one. @

Posted 07/10/2009

by budgieblues

Location: Bicester, Oxon.

Her voice is still as true as ever, and her guitar playing is still superb. At 68 she is one hell of a musician and singer. Plus i must say her backing band(musicians) were outstanding. A night we will remember, and recommend Joan to everyone, young and old.

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Favourite moment: Can't think of one. @

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Review 17 for Joan Baez

4 / 5

Nostalgia Explosion

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Favourite moment: Just Joan. @

Opening act(s): None, just Joan and fine band. @

Posted 06/10/2009

by WordofMouth1

Location: Northampton

Caught Joan at Oxford Playhouse and a great night was had by all with Joan in superb form giving the fans what they want - an sprinkling of old, new and not so old (even a touch of Bob Dylan mimicry). As the audience knelt at the altar that was Joan and hug on her every word and gesture we revelled in our euphoria of nostalgia. Close your eyes and we were back at Woodstock!! Backed by a very tight, harmonious quality band the evening flew by and was great value to boot. Joan can still grip you with that soaring soulful voice and entertain with anecdotes from her illustrious career. Looking a little frail but genuinely thrilled by at the response of her doting audience (we even forgave those moments when the words eluded her) we wrapped each other in love and wonder. It was the 60's all over again and we were all young again with flowers in our hair!!

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Favourite moment: Just Joan. @

Opening act(s): None, just Joan and fine band. @

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Review 18 for Joan Baez

4 / 5

Joan Baez

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Posted 06/10/2009

by Queenofsheba

Baez is still good value in concert. Her voice is deeper than it was and she still holds a note forever. I would like to have heard more new stuff and I found the number of religious numbers disappointing. However, her rendering of "Diamonds and Rust" was superb and she sang Donovan's "Carch the Wind " beautifully.

Would also have liked a warm up act. Some of her earlier tours have had great acts - Joss Ritter, for example.

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Review 19 for Joan Baez

5 / 5

Joan Baez - What A Wonderfull Lady

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Favourite moment: Singing unacompled. @

Posted 06/10/2009

by Dawning

Location: Kent

Travelled 150 miles to see Joan and it was worth every minute. Joan is truley a wonderfull artist, and covered many songs. It was truley unbeleivable when she sung on her own without any instruments and microphone. Joan started singing in front of the mircophone then stepped to one side and to do such a thing in such a large area proved she still has a wonderfull voice.

Keep on siging Joan and making people happy.

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Favourite moment: Singing unacompled. @

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Review 20 for Joan Baez

5 / 5

She is (still) amazing!

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Favourite moment: Diamonds & Rust @

Posted 05/10/2009

by SolarSerpent

Location: Oxford

I have no idea what her concerts were like in the good old days (I am 23), but I really enjoyed the concert yesterday. Excellent performance and amazing touching songs...

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Favourite moment: Diamonds & Rust @

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