Queens Hall Narberth has announced a new show coming this spring: an acoustic live tribute to the music of Joni Mitchell.
On April 5, Welsh singer-songwriters Paul Zervas and Kathryn Pepper present their show ‘This Flight Tonight’, and it’s one so intimate that it feels like a private session in Joni’s Laurel Canyon house.
The show will focus on what they consider to be the nucleus of Mitchell’s work, that pivotal break-out period 1968-1976 with the voice, guitar and piano front and centre. They revisit classic songs such as California, Blue, Woodstock, Both Sides Now, Coyote, Big Yellow Taxi, A Case Of You, and many more.
With the doors opening at 7pm for a 7.30 start, ‘This Flight Tonight’ is carefully crafted celebration of Joni Mitchell’s music, featuring songs from her million-selling albums such as Clouds, Ladies of the Canyon, For The Roses, Court and Spark, and many cuts from her 1971 landmark release 'Blue'.
Joni Mitchell is one of the most influential artists of the modern age. Her songwriting is the jewel in the crown of the Woodstock generation.
Kathryn said: “This music had such a profound effect on me that I completely immersed myself within Joni's albums. Musically complex, lyrically intriguing; I became an avid listener. I learned to use my voice in ways I hadn't for my early bands.”
She added: “If we're going to present Joni’s music for a live show then we are going to aim to recreate the performances almost exactly as they were intended, as songwriters and performers ourselves we know that every single note, inflection, momentary pause was placed there by the artist with intent. We hold Joni Mitchell's music in the utmost regard and so we aim to capture its inner spirit and channel its majesty into each live performance.”