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Whistle Down The Wind 4:49 02. Be Of Good Heart 4:02 03. Another World 2:57 04. Civil War 4:22 05. The Things That We Are Made Of 5:10 06. The President Sang Amazing Grace 3:20 07. Last Leaf 3:05 08. Silver Blade 3:55 09. The Great Correction 3:43 10. I Wish The Wars Were All Over 3:35 ┌────────┐ ────┤ Notes ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── └────────┘ The most accomplished interpretive folksinger of the 1960s, Joan Baez has influenced nearly every aspect of popular music in a career still going strong. Baez is possessed of a once-in-a-lifetime soprano, which, since the late 50's, she has put in the service of folk and pop music as well as a variety of political causes. Starting out in Boston, Baez first gained recognition at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival, then cut her debut album, "Joan Baez" (October 1960), for Vanguard Records. It was made up of 13 traditional songs, some of them children's ballads, given near-definitive treatment. A moderate success on release, the album took off after the breakthrough of "Joan Baez, Vol. 2" (September 1961), and both albums became huge hits, as did Baez's third album, "Joan Baez in Concert, Pt. 1" (September 1962). Each album went gold and stayed in the bestseller charts more than two years. "Whistle Down The Wind", released in 2018 as Baez was beginning what she pledged would be her last major concert tour, is the work of an autumnal Joan Baez, but also one who hasn't turned her back on her music or her principles. The glorious soprano notes of Baez's glory days are clearly out of reach for her here, but her phrasing remains thoughtful and emotionally strong, and if her voice isn't quite what it once was, it's still lovely and full of authority. The mood of these ten songs (which include compositions by Tom Waits, Josh Ritter, Anohni, and Mary Chapin Carpenter) is generally downbeat and sometimes doleful, but Baez fills her performances with strength and commitment that are impressive in their quiet defiance. In songs like "The President Sang Amazing Grace" and "I Wish The Wars Were All Over", Baez makes clear she's still committed to a better world without attaching herself to polemics that will be dated in ten years. And the production by Joe Henry is superb, matching Baez's vocals with subtle but simpatico accompaniment from a studio band that knows how to shine while making room for the protagonist. "Whistle Down The Wind" is a portrait of an artist who, at the age of 77, has not given up on her muse or her ideals, and while it's subtle, it's also a deeply moving piece of work that demands attention. ┌────────┐ ────┤ Salute ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── └────────┘ BERC r35 GCP FWYH NuHS GRAVEWISH JCE KLV