Well, I was just poking around here, checking out what other peoples music inclinations are, and just had to click on the Joan Baez thread. As a self-confessed and un-repentant folkie, (um, that would be old folkie at this point), I just had to throw down my .02 for Ms. Baez and her music.
There are few voices that have moved me as much as listening to her earlier albums, with their spare instrumental backing. There are even fewer singers of any generation who have the chops to pull off what she does. Brittany Spears, Alanisse Morsisette, Liz Phair, Amy Winehouse: eat your hearts out girls, because this here is the real deal. You don' t even have to be a folkie to appreciate what she can do.
S. Smith
Chicago, IL