1993: Joni received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Saskatchewan Recording Industry Association. The presentation was held in front of about 150 people at the Willows Golf Resort in Saskatoon. After the presentation Joni gave an hour long interview and performed a new song called 'The Magdalene Laundries" that she said she planned to record as a duet with Sinead O'Connor. More info: http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=743 http://www.jonimitchell.com/jonihome.html#TheBio
1994: Joni was in London, England for a solo showcase for the media at a townhouse off Gloucester Road in South Kensington. Before the event, Joni was interviewed and performed two songs for the BBC series "The Late Show." She then went on stage and performed for more than an hour in front of 200 media and record company people. An amazing footnote is that Joni didn't smoke a single cigarette for the duration of her show! Mike Quinn posted to the JMDL: I have a press cutting from The Independent describing [this event] which Joni played at 41 Queensgate Terrace in Kensington, UK. According to the piece she played alone for an hour, the set consisting of 11 songs, 4 from TI and some that were then unrecorded (such as Face Lift). She started with Refuge from the Roads and finished with Just like this Train. She talked about Saskatoon, how she came to write The Magdalene Laundries and about Dave Crosby who was very ill at the time. The audience "became more appreciative" the longer she played. "No lighted matches and stomping feet but prolonged, insistent clapping at the end. And an encore". More info: http://www.jonimitchell.com/LondonShowcase94.html ---- For a comprehensive reference to Joni's appearances, consult Joni Mitchell ~ A Chronology of Appearances: http://www.jonimitchell.com/appearances.html
