Travelling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell by Ann Powers ISBN:9780008332976

Travelling by Ann Powers

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An Independent Best Non-Fiction Book for 2024
Celebrated music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of the legendary Joni Mitchell
What you are about to read is not a standard account of the life and work of Joni Mitchell. Instead, it’s a tale of long journeying through a life that changed popular music: of a homesick wanderer forging ahead on routes of her invention, and of me on her trail, heading toward the ringing of her voice.

One of the most celebrated artists of her generation, Joni Mitchell has inspired countless musicians and writers, while never stopping still herself.

In Travelling, celebrated music critic Ann Powers seeks to understand the paradox of Mitchell – at once both elusive and inviting – through her myriad journeys. Drawing on extensive inter views with Mitchell’s peers and deep archival research, Powers takes readers to rural Canada, charts the course of Mitchell’s musical evolution, follows the winding road of Mitchell’s collaborations with other greats and explores the loves that fed her songwriting.

Kaleidoscopic in scope and intimate in detail, Travelling is a fresh and fascinating addition to the Joni Mitchell corpus – and one that questions whether an artist can ever truly be known to their fans.

An Independent Best Non-Fiction Book for 2024

Celebrated music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of the legendary Joni Mitchell


About the Author: Ann Powers is NPR’s music critic and correspondent. In the decade she has worked with NPR, she has written extensively on music and culture and appeared regularly on their podcasts and news shows. Her books include a memoir, Weird Like Us: My Bohemian America, Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music and Piece by Piece with Tori Amos. She lives in Nashville.

20 Jun 2024
 

Additional information

Format

Paperback / softback

Genre

Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups

Readership Level

General (US: Trade)

ISBN

9780008332976

Publication Date

20 Jun 2024

Travelling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell by Ann Powers ISBN 9780008332976

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