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After 20 years,Joni Mitchell Going back on stage this weekend for a complete surprise concert. The 78-year-old singer-songwriter shocked fans by performing at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, Sunday July 24. Folk legend has occurred alongsideBrandi Carlile, which was listed on the programming, but it was Mitchell who took Centersttage, singing a lot of his biggest songs and playing a guitar solo.

The appearance of Mitchell was not satisfied with a surprise because it was not promoted as part of the festival, but also because its last complete concert took place two decades ago, and the artist has been faced with health problems in recent years. Read the continuation to find out more about its set of folk festivals from Newport, which made fans and emotional collaborators.

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Mitchellplayed a complete concert for the last time When she went on stage at Wiltern in Los Angeles in 2002, as indicated byThe Guardian. Since then, the singer-songwriter has sometimes played live, but only a song or two here and there. For example, earlier this year, she sang two songs - "Big Yellow Taxi" and "The Circle Game" - with artists who participated in the tribute whenShe was honored As a musicar person of the year in April, according toPeople.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Mitchell's most recent album,Shine, was released in 2007. She won the Grammy for the best instrumental pop performance in 2008 for the song "One Week Last Summer".

In 2015, Mitchell underwent an aneurysm from the brain, which left him a physical therapy to learn to walk and speak again.

"... I couldn't walk. I had to learn how. I couldn't talk,"she saidThe Guardian In 2020. She compared her to a serious illness that she survived when she was young. "Polio did not catch me like that, but the aneurysm removed much more, really," continued Mitchell. "I removed my speech and my ability to walk. And, you know, I recovered my speech quickly, but the walk with which I am still in difficulty. But I mean, I am a fighter. I have I have. Irish blood! [Long laugh] So you know, I knew: 'I'm still going, another battle.' ""

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Newport folk participants had no idea that they were going to see Mitchell occur before theThe singer joined Carlile's set. While the two artists sang together, Carlile seated mainly, giving Mitchell time to shine. The young musician is a big fan of Mitchell and in 2021, interpreted his 1971 albumBlue In full with Mitchell present.

Mitchell sang several of his most famous songs, including "Both Sides Now", "Big Yellow Taxi" and "A Case of You", as well as covers of "Summertime" songs and "Why fools fall in love". She also played the electric guitar solo of "just like this train".

Mitchell played the Newport Folk Festival for the last time in 1969.

In addition to Carlile, Mitchell was alsojoined on stage by musicians includingWynonna Judd,,Blake mills,,Marcus Mumford,,Taylor Goldsmith, and more, according to Pitchfork.The Guardian Signals that at one point, Carlile said: "I just realized that Joni is the least nervous person here."

Live performance has imitated the private jam sessions that Mitchell has held it in his home in recent years, which has become known as "Joni Jams", according toThe Guardian. The guests of these exclusive events have includedElton John,,Herbie Hancock, andBONNIE RAITT.

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In an interview withCBS Mornings,,Carlile explained At first, Mitchell would pass Joni Jams to enjoy other musicians rather than sing. It was a case where Mitchell started to participate in herself that Carlile imagined what it would be to recreate the moment in Newport.

"I knew she would do it in Newport. I can't really say how I knew it. I imagined it there," said Carlile. "I imagined the water and the fort and the boats."

As for Mitchell, she said CBS Mornings that it was not nervous to perform live again.

"No, I have never been nervous at the idea of being in front of an audience," she said. "But I wanted to be good and I was not sure I could be, but I don't look too bad tonight."