Joni Mitchell tribute group to appear at Shrewsbury music venue
The work of legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is being showcased at Shrewsbury music venue The Hive.
Tribute band Both Sides Now will be playing some of Mitchell’s best-known material, including Big Yellow Taxi, Woodstock and Blue, at the gig on October 6.
The band itself comprises musicians who have previously worked with the likes of Ruby Turner, Badly Drawn Boy, Corinne Bailey-Rae, the Eagles’ Don Henley and Climax Blues Band.
Both Sides Now was created after a chance meeting between singer Sarah Miller and keyboard player and musical director Aidan Goldstraw.
Aidan said: “During a brief conversation, Sarah and I discovered we were both huge Joni fans. I had long dreamed of putting together a band playing her material, and with Joni herself no longer able to perform due to her advancing years, the time felt right to keep these wonderful songs centre-stage in a live performance setting.
“We’re not your usual tribute act. While we are respectful of the source material, we try to inject it with the spontaneity and creativity which always marked Joni’s own live performances.”
Tickets for the gig at The Hive are £16 and are available from jonitribute.com/live
