Natalie Merchant spoke with Sheroes host Carmel Holt, a longtime friend, on the latest episode of the show and its special ten-part series The Road to Joni, honoring Joni Mitchell. This week, on episode four, "The Bridge to Joni," Merchant discusses her own relationship with Mitchell's music and shares a previously unreleased recording of her performing "All I Want" from her personal archives. You can hear the episode, which also features Madison Cunningham, here.
Natalie Merchant spoke with Sheroes host Carmel Holt, a longtime friend, on the latest episode of the show and its special ten-part series The Road to Joni, honoring Joni Mitchell, ahead of Mitchell's 81st birthday November 7. This week, on episode four, "The Bridge to Joni," they discuss their discovering a shared fandom for Mitchell at a 1999 breast cancer benefit concert Holt organized and Merchant headlined, and Merchant's own relationship with Mitchell's music, and Merchant shares a previously unreleased recording of her performing "All I Want" from her personal archives. You can hear the episode, which also includes Holt's conversation with Madison Cunningham, below via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
You can follow along on the complete series as Holt travels across the US from New York to California and back again, including a stop in Los Angeles, where Mitchell will perform in two concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, October 19 and 20, at sheroesradio.com.
Natalie Merchant will perform at UPCA in Kingston, New York, on October 4 as part of the Hudson Valley Votes Rally & Concert, which also features Mandy Patinkin among others. Find out more and get tickets at hudsonvalleyvotes.com.
Nonesuch Records released Joni Mitchell's album Travelogue in 2002 and the multi-artist collection A Tribute to Joni Mitchell, featuring Sufjan Stevens, Björk, Caetano Veloso, Brad Mehldau, Cassandra Wilson, Prince, Sarah McLachlan, Annie Lennox, Emmylou Harris, Elvin Costello, k.d. lang, and James Taylor, in 2007.
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