Joni Mitchell, at 78, Plays and Sings Again to Joyful Fans
2022-07-27
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1Famed Canadian musician Joni Mitchell held a show this week in the United States, almost 20 years after her last live concert.
2The 78-year-old artist sang and played guitar Sunday at the Newport Folk Festival in the American state of Rhode Island.
3Seated much of the time, Mitchell performed with a crowd of other well-known musicians, including American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile.
4It was Mitchell's first appearance at the Newport festival since 1969.
5The highly-awarded singer-songwriter has struggled with health problems since suffering from an aneurysm in 2015.
6The condition caused bleeding in her brain. Mitchell temporarily lost her ability to speak, walk and play guitar.
7Her last full show was in late 2002, but she has appeared at special events since then.
8Her 75th birthday was the center of a celebration in Los Angeles.
9She was an honoree at the 44th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievement in December last year.
10Speaking before the Honors ceremony, Brandi Carlile said of Mitchell, "She changed my life... She invented the confessional singer songwriter. She invented a job for me."
11This was, Carlile explained, similar to the "Joni Jam" musical gatherings that have brought famous friends like Elton John to Mitchell's Los Angeles home in recent years.
12And Mitchell did not just sing.
13Halfway through the performance, she played an electric guitar.
14It was her first time playing guitar in public since her aneurysm, Carlile said.
15In an interview with CBS News, Mitchell said she had re-learned how to play guitar by watching videos online.
16On Sunday, the concert highlighted some Mitchell's biggest hit songs including Circle Game and Big Yellow Taxi.
17The performers also covered some of Mitchell's favorite work by other artists, including the songs Love Potion No. 9 and Why Do Fools Fall in Love.
18The whole event proved emotionally moving.
19Many of the performers, and those watching the show, cried a little as Mitchell's strong voice filled the air.
20After they sang Mitchell's Both Sides Now," Carlile herself was fighting back tears.
21Looking out at the crowd of fans watching and cheering, she asked, "Did the world just stop?"
22I'm Jill Robbins.
1Famed Canadian musician Joni Mitchell held a show this week in the United States, almost 20 years after her last live concert. 2The 78-year-old artist sang and played guitar Sunday at the Newport Folk Festival in the American state of Rhode Island. Seated much of the time, Mitchell performed with a crowd of other well-known musicians, including American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile. It was Mitchell's first appearance at the Newport festival since 1969. 3The highly-awarded singer-songwriter has struggled with health problems since suffering from an aneurysm in 2015. The condition caused bleeding in her brain. Mitchell temporarily lost her ability to speak, walk and play guitar. 4Her last full show was in late 2002, but she has appeared at special events since then. Her 75th birthday was the center of a celebration in Los Angeles. She was an honoree at the 44th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievement in December last year. 5Speaking before the Honors ceremony, Brandi Carlile said of Mitchell, "She changed my life... She invented the confessional singer songwriter. She invented a job for me." 6This was, Carlile explained, similar to the "Joni Jam" musical gatherings that have brought famous friends like Elton John to Mitchell's Los Angeles home in recent years. 7And Mitchell did not just sing. Halfway through the performance, she played an electric guitar. It was her first time playing guitar in public since her aneurysm, Carlile said. In an interview with CBS News, Mitchell said she had re-learned how to play guitar by watching videos online. 8On Sunday, the concert highlighted some Mitchell's biggest hit songs including Circle Game and Big Yellow Taxi. The performers also covered some of Mitchell's favorite work by other artists, including the songs Love Potion No. 9 and Why Do Fools Fall in Love. 9The whole event proved emotionally moving. Many of the performers, and those watching the show, cried a little as Mitchell's strong voice filled the air. 10After they sang Mitchell's Both Sides Now," Carlile herself was fighting back tears. Looking out at the crowd of fans watching and cheering, she asked, "Did the world just stop?" 11I'm Jill Robbins. 12Jill Robbins adapted this report from the Associated Press for Learning English. 13___________________________________________________________________ 14Words in This Story 15concert - n. a performance of music 16confess - v. to admit or say something is true; to say one's heartfelt thoughts and feelings 17interview - n. a meeting at which information is obtained (as by a reporter, television commentator, or pollster) from a person 18jam - n. an informal performance of music 19What do you think of this story? We want to hear from you. We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 20Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them.