Joan was my earliest female musical influence--my aunts Anne and Nancy would play and sing her songs, and I would listen to them and her recordings endlessly. On her first album, I believe she's accompanied by Fred Hellerman (a Weaver???) as well as by herself, but I've always thought her early guitar work (up to the Farewell Angelina album) was "shimmering!" The only later album I have is Diamonds and Rust but the magic is still there.

Thanks for the opportunity to reminisce!

V