Allison Russell is riding an emotional high after she joined several friends and music contemporaries on stage during Joni Mitchell's surprise performance at the Newport Folk Festival.
Sunday's concert was the first time the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter played a full live set in more than two decades, while Montreal-raised Russell lent backup vocals and played clarinet.
Mitchell's return to live music set social media on fire Monday morning as fans shared video of the set. The beloved musician appeared as a guest of Grammy-winning artist Brandi Carlile, who was closing this year's edition of the festival with a show billed as "Brandi Carlile & Friends." The show opened with the group singing "Carey" before they moved onto other classics, including "Both Sides Now," "Big Yellow Taxi" and "Summertime."
The Newport music festival has long embraced Mitchell's presence in folk music. In 1967, when she was still an unknown singer, organizers invited her to appear as part of a lineup of up-and-coming musicians that also included Leonard Cohen.Last December, she was a Kennedy Center honouree in recognition of a lifetime achievement for artistic excellence, while in April, she was toasted as MusiCares' Person of the Year at the Grammys.
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