What a treat ! 90 minutes of Joan Baez — who has lost none of her passion or committment — who varies her set with oldies, new ones, protest, folk, cabaret songs. Of the oldies, “With God on their Side” got the longest applause, doubtless because the crazed US president and his faithful Tony both pray the Lord in aid to their criminal warmongering. Baez still inspires — yes she’s an entertainer but she believes what she says when she sings for peace. And her voice remains beautiful. So many of us owe her so much — she and Dylan, singing his songs, politicized a generation.
And it was plain to see which generation. From above the audience was a sea of white hair and balding heads. As Joan Baez said “I’m so pleased to be still doing this; and so pleased you’re still coming.”
