Both Sides Now: Celebrating The Songs Of Joni Mitchell

They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot…

This July five of Australia's most outstanding voices will come together for a celebration of the music of Joni Mitchell.  Both Sides Now – Celebrating the Songs of Joni Mitchell will see Kate Miller-Heidke, Ella Hooper, Wendy Matthews, Kristin Berardi and Rachel Gaudry, backed by an exceptional 12 piece band, performing some of the most iconic songs of our generation.
 
Sunday 15 July 2018: Sydney Opera House Concert Hall
Tuesday 17 July 2018: Melbourne Arts Centre Hamer Hall
Wednesday 18 July 2018: QPAC Concert Hall
 
"The music of Joni Mitchell was a formative influence for me. Discovering the album -Blue' at age 14 changed my life. I might not have become a songwriter without it. I can't wait to revisit some of these songs that mean so much to me, in the company of some rather fabulous women." – Kate Miller-Heidke
 
Singer, songwriter, painter, poet, activist and voice of a generation, Joni Mitchell is an essential part of the soundtrack to the twentieth-century. She grew up with folk music in the 60s, she railed against injustice in the 70s, she put feelings into song in the 80s and reinvented herself in the 90s. Joni Mitchell continues to gather accolades, including nine Grammy awards, entry to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Canada's highest civilian honour, the Companion of the Order of Canada. Meanwhile, the depth and imagination of this heart-on-sleeve songwriter has continued to inspire artists as diverse as Prince, Madonna, James Taylor, Herbie Hancock and Bjork.

"Growing up in Canada, my parents were young people of the 60's and Joni Mitchell was a huge presence in our household ... she influenced my musical tastes greatly. She is a poet, seer and a pure of heart artist for what is now many generations." – Wendy Matthews

Audiences can look forward to the five artists performing a collection of Joni's songs which influenced them as women, as songwriters and as performers.  The concerts will include all the unforgettable songs - Big Yellow Taxi, Both Sides Now and Blue; Woodstock, Circle Game, A Case Of You - songs that have become part of our lives.

"Aside from her beautiful words and music, there is something intangible in Joni Mitchell's music which takes me into a particular space of wonder and inspiration. Only Joni's music does this for me and I guess that's why I hold it so close to my heart…" - Rachel Gaudry
 
Both Sides Now is a concert not just for Joni fans but for anyone who loves real music, sung from the heart.

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