Joni's Soul - The Half Moon, London, July 20

Posted July 14, 2014

Coyote, Edith and the Kingpin, The Hissing of Summer Lawns, River, Trouble Child, Help Me and Gina Foster’s gorgeous version of Both Sides Now - it’s through songs like these that ‘Joni’s Soul’ explore the unique songwriting and gift of performance Joni Mitchell so enduringly revealed in her iconic albums Blue, Court and Spark, Hejira, The Hissing of Summer Lawns and beyond …

Drawing on their own emotional response to these songs ‘Joni’s Soul’ have created for themselves the perfect platform to look beyond merely the faithful reproduction of the Joni Mitchell songbook, and to shine a light on the most soulful aspects of her words and music. One of the UK Soul scene’s most respected ‘from-the-heart’ voices Gina Foster leads the way with special guest singer Manuela Panizzo (from Italy) adding her deftness and rich tonal palette and another Very Special Guest (we’re not allowed to name) delivering at least one of the classic Joni songs mentioned above. A real musical event.

Gina Foster - vocals (Eric Clapton, Sinead O’Connor)
Manuela Panizzo vocals (Carleen Anderson, Mario Biondi)
Mim Grey - vocals (Paul McCartney, Dave Stewart)
+ Very Special Guest vocalist TBA
Ronnie Johnson – guitar (Van Morrison, Bob Dylan)
Pete Adams – keyboards (Yusuf Islam, Tom Jones)
Pat Clahar – sax (Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross)
John McKenzie – bass (David Bowie, Everything But The Girl)
Richard Bailey - drums (Steve Winwood, Incognito)

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