Extended interview: Joni Mitchell and Brandi Carlile at Newport Folk Festival

Joni Mitchell and Brandi Carlile spoke with Anthony Mason after rehearsing for their surprise “Joni Jam” set at the Newport Folk Festival. Mitchell returned to the festival stage after 53 years, performing for the first time in public since a brain aneurysm in 2015.
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[@4estdweller4ever]

Joni is looking radiant and happy. That last line she pulled out of her hat on Big Yellow Taxi makes me cheer every single time I hear it, which is many. I can never get enough of Joni Mitchell. I love that they are posting entire albums on her channel. Gives me an excuse to start my day singing an entire JM album. She makes my heart SING!

[@joebarcelona]

Ahahaha, beautiful, GREAT! A legend. I love Joni! (...though we know that CBS wheeled Joni out to distract from the private Central Banker destruction of our currency, and thus the middle class...all that they need now is MORE staged, false flag shooting events, to terrorize Americans into accepting Gun Control, so that Americans can be disarmed before forcing us into a Central Bank Digital Currency that will impose tyranny upon us). Rock on, Joni!!! Love you!

[@yvettediane1]

Joni doesn’t need Brandi. She is taking advantage of her.

[@lynnavedisian2898]

@@yvettediane1 Maybe you didn't LISTEN to the interview? Brandi has given her the confidence to be back in the spotlight again...so before you pass judgement, think before you speak.

[@totalt6600]

I to love Joni. Ty for saying it so well.

[@catherinepruettpianist4971]

@@yvettediane1 they are friends

[@stevewrightinca]

I appreciate the way her life has displayed BOTH the beauty of youth and the beauty of aging. Hearing her sing just makes me happy. Plus, her affection for Brandi and other young musicians makes her even more amazing. Thank you Joni!

[@chuckcourtney6295]

Great insight and nicely worded!

[@debbieschmidling8158]

❤❤❤

[@DETROIT1948]

Joni Mitchell Priceless! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

[@jimrebr]

I love Joni Mitchell, I am so grateful for Brandi has helped her with her Joni Jams & Blue. I am so thrilled she survived her brain aneurysm.❤️❣️❣️💖💕❤️‍🔥

[@jesmarluk6635]

"Love is touching souls" Surely she's touched ours. While my peers were turning to southern rock and disco, I had my soul sister, Joni. Thank you dearest Joni💙

[@boblowney]

there are people who shape the culture of the USA, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Meryl Streep, Aretha, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, and so many others. Joni Mitchell is one of them.

[@sonaavak2953]

Joni, you are ALWAYS included. ❤

[@freyajo4325]

Glad she is ‘on the road again’. Thank you Brandi Carlyle. Styling and Profiling! Keep It Up !!!

[@swankyspoon]

I discovered Joni in HS and she has been part of my life ever since. It is wonderful to have Joni back.

[@phill.2924]

Wonderful! Memories of my circle of friends from high school will always include Patty and Susan's strong devotion to Joni's music. It was a link for me to the songwriting era.

[@voxmomvoxmom3067]

A true genius,and looking so lovely still.Makes my heart glad.

[@jonathanpeterson84]

The most important singer/songwriter in the last century, absolutely hands down.

[@GigiLove]

Bravery, guts & grit! Thank you Joni & Brandi for the way you show up♥️🙏

[@SheriSellsRuidoso]

I wish this interview had been two days long!❤️

[@joebarcelona]

Ahahaha, beautiful, GREAT! A legend. I love Joni! (...though we know that CBS wheeled Joni out to distract from the private Central Banker destruction of our currency, and thus the middle class...all that they need now is MORE staged, false flag shooting events, to terrorize Americans into accepting Gun Control, so that Americans can be disarmed before forcing us into a Central Bank Digital Currency that will impose tyranny upon us). Rock on, Joni!!! Love you!

[@barbaraadelman2391]

Couldn't agree more!

[@foresttemple1380]

Still Beautiful..always with grace.. unwavering.

[@kkendell954]

She would headline any show in the world …….she is the greatest

[@bmw3842]

I love Joni and she is the backdrop to my journey in life .My first album was Blue I bought in 1971 .Everyday after I did my homework .I would put her record on and my Koss headphones and immerse myself into her music.It was my escapism from my crazy life .Music is very therapeutic .Love you Joni.

[@joebarcelona]

Ahahaha, beautiful, GREAT! A legend. I love Joni! (...though we know that CBS wheeled Joni out to distract from the private Central Banker destruction of our currency, and thus the middle class...all that they need now is MORE staged, false flag shooting events, to terrorize Americans into accepting Gun Control, so that Americans can be disarmed before forcing us into a Central Bank Digital Currency that will impose tyranny upon us). Rock on, Joni!!! Love you!

[@bmw3842]

@@joebarcelona Get a life with your conspiracy theories. They’re quite humorous.

[@joebarcelona]

@@bmw3842 I'm glad you enjoyed them while you can. Keep telling yourself that, but remember, they throw EVERYONE under the bus in the end, no matter who you are.

[@SkeeterNYC]

Love Joni and am thrilled that she's regaining her mojo. Go Joni!

[@pamelawatson2366]

This has to be one of the best things that I've ever seen. Joni is my life's inspiration and to see her living her talent is amazing. Thank you 😊 💓

[@kkendell954]

Love Joni …such a class act Brandi is amazing too a lovely person

[@Finding-dori]

Beautiful Joni. Now that’s aging with grace!

[@getonlygotonly]

joni, your health had nothing to do with the Kennedy center nomination campaign I put together during covid lockdown. it was all about you be most deserving. you have accomplished more as an artist, musician, songwriter than 99.9 % of the rest of the people on the planet. your music is an inspiration to me to keep playing and writing music every day.

[@jamesallison4875]

Wonderful in every way. Thanks, both of you.

[@scallaghan2118]

How amazing and lovely to see this wonderful talent communicating with those who revere her. Joni wrote the music of my life for years.

[@kimberlypiper6900]

Brandi I have seen your heart of gold on Joni`s smiling face . God bless you both !!!

[@1ACL]

Joni, please record another album. Just you, your guitar, your piano, your voice, your wisdom, you.

[@nancychace8619]

Very nice interview. Was wonderful to see and hear Joni sing and play again. A testament to the healing power of music. Excellent inspiration and encouragement for anyone who struggles. Much appreciation ~

[@adub3121]

Brandi Carlile showing mad respect to she who came before her. Many youngins think they made it all on their own. The road is always paved....

[@fretfix1]

Not sure why she has appointed herself Joni's keeper? She was WAY too 'present' at Newport, hovering over Joni. It was weird. But mentioning Joni and Brandi in the same breath is a stretch. Joni Mitchell was a game changer and crossed genres like no other woman before her. Brandi Carlile is talented and has a career to be proud of, but she is no Joni Mitchell. Not even close. She needs to take a step back imho. Joni doesn't need a caretaker...

[@bella.bee333]

@@fretfix1 glad to find someone who feels the same way… 😬

[@katwashere194]

I love Brandi and I’ve been a fan for lots of years and as much as it pains me to say, I do think it’s a little creepy. I don’t like her answering the questions for Joni, speaking FOR her.

[@calisongbird]

@@fretfix1 I fully agree

[@davidellis5141]

Much respect to Joni ! Nobody will ever top you.

[@steveconn]

Sheryl Crowe alone a thousand times better lol

[@ncpascoe]

@@steveconn you have to be joking...SC sounds like a mosquito

[@davidellis5141]

@@steveconn Shery Crow herself would disagree.

[@321snoot]

@@davidellis5141 Yes, I'm quite sure she would. Sheryl Crow's very talented, but Joni's a groundbreaker and a genuine legend.

[@joebarcelona]

Ahahaha, beautiful, GREAT! A legend. I love Joni! (...though we know that CBS wheeled Joni out to distract from the private Central Banker destruction of our currency, and thus the middle class...all that they need now is MORE staged, false flag shooting events, to terrorize Americans into accepting Gun Control, so that Americans can be disarmed before forcing us into a Central Bank Digital Currency that will impose tyranny upon us). Rock on, Joni!!! Love you!

[@laviolist]

Every Joni nugget is so precious. Thank you for sharing.

[@joebarcelona]

Ahahaha, beautiful, GREAT! A legend. I love Joni! (...though we know that CBS wheeled Joni out to distract from the private Central Banker destruction of our currency, and thus the middle class...all that they need now is MORE staged, false flag shooting events, to terrorize Americans into accepting Gun Control, so that Americans can be disarmed before forcing us into a Central Bank Digital Currency that will impose tyranny upon us). Rock on, Joni!!! Love you!

[@chuckcourtney6295]

After dancing w/ Mr.D, she is back and as a fellow geriatric, it warms my heart & soul to see her so friendly w/ totally engaging personality. Thank you so much Brandi for assisting w/ warm respect.

[@lilredscout]

I think that the softening is coming from the reality of the idea that you are still here and playing and singing. Hero, not too bad.

[@michaelthomas366]

When I was growing up she was always on tbe radio. Sweet voice.

[@beckjuly100]

“If you’re driving into town with a cloud above ya, dial in the number that’s bound to love ya. Oh honey you turn me on I’m a radio!”

[@jimplper7969]

Two beautiful women beautiful souls what we need is a little bit more peace and humanity and a little bit less hate but when I watch the videos of her singing and the young women around her and the encouragement she got from Brandi it just made me think of a grandmother and all the respect these young women had for her it was so cool it just shows you how much influence she had on them and as you get older which I am and you see the artist that you grew up with get old too it's kind of cool cuz you're all on the same boat you're going through this together God bless her and I'm glad she decided to come out and do what she did it was beautiful especially summertime she nailed it I've heard so many versions of that song from The Originals all the way up and it was soulful. Yeah talking about getting old my mind went blank and I know this person I wanted to say her name but I couldn't think but it popped up as soon as I got done Billy Holiday I was thinking of her when she was singing summertime.

[@AndreasHelberg]

Dear Joni Mitchell. When I first heard you in 1975, my tears flowed like streams from my eyes. I love your music, your singing, your style, your looks and your soul.

[@kandikane923]

God. less you Joni Mitchell. You are a legend.

[@joebarcelona]

Ahahaha, beautiful, GREAT! A legend. I love Joni! (...though we know that CBS wheeled Joni out to distract from the private Central Banker destruction of our currency, and thus the middle class...all that they need now is MORE staged, false flag shooting events, to terrorize Americans into accepting Gun Control, so that Americans can be disarmed before forcing us into a Central Bank Digital Currency that will impose tyranny upon us). Rock on, Joni!!! Love you!

[@Eyagsf]

Joni Mitchell is like sunshine; beaming with love, talent, and creativity. So happy that she is getting the praise and recognition that she so justly deserves.

[@ToshaRaeNailed]

She deserves to feel that love!

[@rebeccavaughan4342]

I'm happily for you Joni. It's great you have nurses with you. Great you have musicians around you. It makes a difference when you feel loved! God Bless you! Love your 🎶

[@chuckcourtney6295]

Forgot to mention one aspect of her incredible limitless talent that many people may not be familiar with: her paintings, impressionistic if you will. Check them out sometime- very high quality art!

[@cascade00]

Thank God Brandi allowed Joni to really feel she is included, Joni I can speak for myself and others, you have always been included, but dang it Brandi has done it again! Thank God for Brandi allowing Joni to feel included, gift Of a lifetime. Thanm you Brandi Thank you Brandi!

[@nancykelley9402]

Love you Joni.. You made life worth living for so many of us. Thank you! I'm grateful to have grown up with all your music!

[@gloriaspratt2002]

I love Joni. Xoxo

[@grannyjudi1]

Joni my music role model for decades...Do you remember a young hippie girl freak living in Crete...You playing in the "big cave". a ,memory that is ethched in my heart forever....thank you for helping me get through life....

[@LisaLisa-mx3hq]

What a radiant and exemplary Woman!!❤️

[@jayceewriter7826]

Staggering performance

[@ashleyhauser8783]

It's hard to handle how beautiful her spirit is. 💞

[@BJane58]

Amazing woman…..a genius but also such a nice and humble person.

[@chriswright5016]

So heartwarming.

[@noenn9895]

I am so thrilled Joni is still influencing the world and especially our young people with her brilliance and magic. I adore her.

[@mjd3272]

SUCH a gift!!

[@donnajhawkinswalsh382]

I'm from RI, my son and I play her music together. I didn't even hear she was coming! I don't have tv or fb or any of that stuff but man I wish I knew! Such a talented amazing artist!

[@sunshine3914]

The audience didn’t know either. Thankfully there’s videos out there of her performance & her playing solo.

[@GdHr-oz5ph]

Love love love love love love. This is incredible. Thanks Joni for coming back. A new chapter. 💗💗💗💗💗🥀

[@lnl3237]

When I was a little girl having a grand old time that I'd wish would never end, I'd plead with my mother, "One more time. Just five more minutes, Mom." That's what this feels like. The music gods (with an assist from Brandi) have granted us one more encore with Joni.

[@galkalandscaping7132]

I want another minute! Or three. Hope we hear more from Joni.

[@Applecider-Poetry]

thanks to Joni so many young musicians are imitating her and other sixties icons.

[@AbsoluteRangatira]

I wanna see these jam sessions! Love you Joni 😍

[@sunshine3914]

These days… I’m certain the jams were captured by more than one camera.

[@ivanas7137]

Too cute moment when Joni said ; "I thought I was going to be horrible but I wasn't too horrible tonight" and turning her head away...genius but humble at the same time ...and then Brandi turning her head and saying; Oh, Joni, you were beautiful, perfect... I bet they had many similar talks....

[@michelemurphy3541]

Love. Little Gifts…this is a nice one. Thank You.

[@relaxingsoundsforgoodsleep4653]

Joni’s shows us the world can be beautiful.

[@ronhaworth5471]

One of my all-time voice's,Joni Mitchell.From a one-time kid born in Cobourg.My first nine years were spent skipping rocks,listening to the gentle lapping of the waves.On a weekend morning,the distant found of the song of a loon,to the gentle moan of the fog horn.In the fall a V of geese flying away for distant shore.Oh Canada!

[@kkendell954]

Joni you are the greatest artist of all time ..forget about the Beatles….it’s you My poet artist writer song era…perfect

[@heatherking8689]

I'm surprised she's going back and singing all these again bc she always said she didn't like to listen to her music unless she had too. but u think our outlook changes when we have life changing things happen also so glad she did change her mind cause I loved this..m

[@stevesmith3990]

Joni is a living legend, younger generations really need to discover her music. Start with Blue for the earlier years or Hejira for one of the high points from the 70's.

[@larryleventhal4833]

Feelin' the love.... Way, way overdue. How this woman was maligned through so much of her career, especially after she got jazzy. Brilliant, fantastic talent.

[@paulfasse8032]

Love you Joni, the whole world loves you. ❤️

[@saralynfosnight5139]

I listen now to her work on my iPhone. I guess I'm 3 or so years older than she is. The last and only time I went to Newport was in 1965, so I never saw her there. Saw lots of other things, but not her. My former husband said, when I got the album (a 33) for "Blue," what'dya get that for?" I said I liked it, but I think I might have played it once. My husband was a difficult man to live with and he said he didn't like high voices, which of course is what I have. I can still hit the high notes that Joni hits on all her albums because I stopped smoking many years ago. So nowadays, the husband is divorced and dead, and I live in Chicago where I drown out the sounds of traffic with my ear buds and Joni Mitchell. Sometimes at a bus stop I sing along while I wait for a bus. It's a total pleasure. I'm glad to see she's recovering from her stroke. I'm one of her many fans.

[@bluegrasshack3810]

YEAAAAH!!

[@robinlorentz150]

I love you Joni. You have always been in my heart and prayers 🙏💗 You are beautiful inside and out!!!!!

[@agnesgoldenbeld341]

So beautiful

[@johnmccann8319]

You ARE a miracle Joni Mitchell given to our world

[@brenda9990]

Love you Joni. You’re my favorite artist.

[@ToshaRaeNailed]

Joni is so cool.

[@jurgennaeve3897]

I adore her!

[@lab4389]

I ♥️ you Joni!! And I am now a fan of Brandi, as well! 💯🎶🥰

[@acousticshadow4032]

"I didn't sound too bad tonight." 😂🤣😂 One doesn't write Joni's catalog without Will and Grit.

[@victoriasheesley9558]

I would give anything to meet this wonderful woman!

[@victoriaflatgard4826]

Blessings, you are a fine, fine bottle of wine, aged to perfection and oh so smooth, your Both Side's Now is stunningly beautiful, and has new meaning, profound and haunting. Will & Grit, is what most people lack.

[@80sruler]

That Brandi is very good hearted

[@paperprincess1050]

The whole thing is amazing

[@Temmple]

Joni is ❤️

[@janefreeman995]

My first album was Blue. I was 15 and it had already been out for 5 years or so. Still know all the words. :) Thank you! So inspired and moved by the recent appearance at the festival.

[@amdgbvmh7661]

HUMILITY is the mother of all virtue. God bless our beautiful beloved Joni.

[@BobMacNeal]

Hat tip to Brandi for her big hearted reverence for Joni.

[@elizabethkane6665]

LEGEND

[@jeandonovan8640]

Thank you

[@Barbarra63297]

I hope Joni picks up on piano again and gives it that voice that only she can do.

[@diogesesmore9874]

God bless Joni!

[@MikeJohnsonsTube]

Love iconic Joni Mitchell! 🙏🏼♥️🎸 #MikeJohnsonJazz

[@lilredscout]

People make all the difference. And...friendships and music.

[@RickarooCarew]

abrazos for you Ms Mitchell.. from me and mine to thee and thine

[@RickarooCarew]

hemp seed oil is available from Amazon for about 13 dollars a quart.. grind blue poppy seeds in.. a couple teaspoons is all it takes... I use it topically.. all the old dried skin went away when I first started using it.. my feet grew from a size 8.5 to a 10.. I was 63.. in a wheelchair... from a heart condition.. it's taken this long to fix it.. but I can walk out to the car now.. it fixes everything.. but it is not magic.. be well.. please ✌️

[@RickarooCarew]

the seeds are blue.. also available on Amazon.. my smallish bulldog.. Dr Punkin loves the stuff... it's approximately like poppy seed bagels... it provides all the nutrients we need to metabolize.. and all the neurotransmitters our bodies use to bridge the gap between nerve cells.. the communication between body and brain is called... Chi... in Chinese medicine.. that's what heals us

[@RickarooCarew]

you sound great... absolutely fantastic ✌️

[@antar5801]

Love You Joni …. One Love …. I told you you would receive that Kennedy award!

[@sheilacrabtree5993]

Love you!!

[@billpolera2920]

Love you Joni

[@justinherbert9146]

i hope Joni writes new songs and records a new album -- that would be awesome

[@Delores999]

I like this.

[@edgarmatias]

Smart optimistic woman. What the world needs more of…

[@ccollins9981]

Epic!

[@tinderproductions]

Fabulous! I was waiting for him to ask Joni, if she had any plans to record new material. It doesn't seem such a remote possibility anymore.

[@1ACL]

That would be wonderful.

[@judithzimmer260]

Brandi, just stop micromanaging, speaking for Joni and being so damn patronizing. You don't have to explain, interpret or paraphrase Joni--she's doing pretty damn good without your butting in.

[@whosenameisitanyway]

I love how Carlile didn’t wait for a question to be directed at her and spoke up.

[@ronhaworth5471]

Hope this event inspires Joni to take up brush, because fans live art work as much!!

[@lilajagears8317]

It would be great if Neil Young or Graham Nash joined her at the Newport folk festival.

[@lilajagears8317]

@@amuseher They would be showing there love and respect for her by showing up.

[@tikigodsrule2317]

This is all about Joni's moment to shine after a long hard road. I'm sure they thought about it and wish her well. Might be hard for Graham at 80 to travel and they did get divorced long ago... Would be very cool to see Joni and Neil together tho.

[@lilajagears8317]

@@tikigodsrule2317 I never really looked at it that way, I was just hoping for a small acoustic set with Joni, Neil and Graham. I do know that they are all on good terms and keep in touch, but I do get your point.

[@babylonlarry]

@@tikigodsrule2317 Nash is currently touring.

[@RachMonPhoebs]

@1:06 she makes Brandi blush