Saw Lucy Kaplansky last night at the Barns of Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA. She was a joy to hear, as was her lead guitarist, Duke Levine (he ROCKS). But the best part of the evening for me was Lucy's excellent cover of "Willy", during which she accompanied herself on piano.
After the song was over, Lucy returned to the center stage mike and said, "You all know who wrote that, don't you? Joni Mitchell." She then went on to say that she had performed the song along with another Joni tune "at a gig in New York City a couple of weeks ago" (Wall to Wall, I'm sure). Lucy also told the audience that, "Joni Mitchell was the single biggest influence on my life" (or words very similar). She said that when she was 15 her brother gave her Blue and told her she HAD to listen to it, and that after doing so, she decided that playing music was what she wanted to do with her life (of course there was that brief period when Lucy was a clinical psychologist, but who cares?). She said, "Blue completely changed my world." Know anyone else who might say that? ; ) A really good show, and wonderful Joni content! Lori
