Hi Paul, I seem to remember you asking recently for information about Joni touring with ICB. I came across this paragraph in an article about the ICB in Mojo Aug 2000 issue:-
"In fact, the String Band and the ridiculousness of rock culture were about to collide in the most spectacular fashion. Before their manager, Joe Boyd, booked them to play "a little up-state folk festival" in the New York area, they'd had a degree of success in the States. Admittedly, Robin tripped over the power cable at Big Sur Festival and the entire show ground to a halt, but they'd ended up afterwards in a hot spring in the rocks with Joni Mitchell and David Crosby, all of them "pink as shrimp" and singing Swing Low Sweet Chariot." Changing the subject, I went to the annual rally of the BMG Federation on Sunday - the most old-fashioned gathering of amateur musicians you could find. My friend and I won the duet category so are feeling chuffed especially as one of the judges, and later performers, was Simon Mayor. Very cool! Jacky
