Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell Tribute Concert Showcases Rising Folk Artists

Joan & Joni, a Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell tribute performance will make its debut at Seekers Church on Wednesday, Jan. 14, featuring two rising musicians in the Washington, D.C., area.

At the event, trained singers and songwriters Allison Shapira and Kipyn Martin team up to perform the ‘60s folk revival music that was so influential to their artistic development.

Shapira, an opera singer from Boston who redirected her passion for music to folk singing and songwriting, met Martin, a 2013 and 2014 Mid-Atlantic Song contest award-winner hailing from the Shenandoah region, in 2011. Immediately the pair struck a chord, finding mutual appreciation and inspiration from folk music.

Co-sponsored by Focus Music and the Institute of Musical Traditions, Joan & Joni will showcase many well-known songs by Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez, as well as some selections from their lesser-known catalogs.

The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. at Seekers Church, located at 276 Carroll St. NW in Washington, D.C.

Advance tickets to the event are $15 for adults, $12 for students and children; tickets purchased at the door are $20 for adults and $17 for students and children.

Buy tickets to Joan and Joni online at the Institute of Musical Traditions

Pictured: Kipyn Martin (left) and Allison Shapira (right); Photo courtesy of the Institute of Musical Traditions

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