Last night I saw Joan Baez on Mountain Stage. I checked her tour schedule and it appears this particular show in West Virginia was put on in April.

Anyway I was favorably impressed with the mellowness of her voice. On a few notes she went into that thin piercing mode- it's why I never cared much for her voice- but mostly she sang at a comfortable but clear pitch. There were a couple of songs that were very impressive. Steve Earle's 'Christmas in Washington' was one of them. Wow.

I had no idea that she has as busy a schedule as she still does. Is it the rush a performer gets from an audience that keeps them going all over the place?