oac and deservedly so

"Joni Mitchell is the woman who taught your cold, English wife how to feel."

Joni Mitchell receives Order of Canada

Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:24:48 EST
CBC NEWS at cbc.ca

OTTAWA - Joni Mitchell received the country's highest honour on Saturday, as the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and 45 others were inducted into the Order of Canada. Full story

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Whoo hoo! Good on ya, Joni! I'm sure anyone who has ever heard or witnessed one of your many wonderful creations (i.e. music and paintings), would be very happy to hear the news and be exceptionally proud of you today. That's my bet.

If you want to hear the most incredible cover of 'River' (a.k.a. Sophie's Song), Joni Mitchell's superlative tune about love and loss, then look no farther afield than Vancouver Island (Nanaimo) and "our" very own Allison Crowe.

This 22-year-old artist is truly the 'real deal' given her enormous musical chops and a voice powerful enough to melt mountain tops. If you get a chance to see Allison perform, I highly recommend you do so. Check out her website for plenty of background info and mp3s to download au gratis.

Cheers to you gals!