Joan Baez - Dark Chords on a Big Guitar

Six years is a long time to go between albums, especially for an artist who has recorded as sporadically as Joan Baez has over the last decade-and-a-half. And while her last outing, Gone From Danger, with songs by Dar Williams, Richard Shindell, and other contemporary singer/songwriters, was a milestone for Baez, it was merely an appetizer for the depth and weight that is Dark Chords On A Big Guitar. Here Baez uses her uncanny gift for song selection to choose material from a different generation of songwriters. Read More