(updated 10/08/08)

Joan's new album, Day After Tomorrow, her first new studio recording in five years, is out now! Joan worked with producer Steve Earle and a band that included bluegrass veterans Tim O'Brien and Darryl Scott, as well as Viktor Krauss and Kenny Malone. The album features three songs written by Steve Earle, including "God Is God," a song Joan debuted during her recent tour. You can hear some of the songs on the music player at Joan's MySpace profile. Day After Tomorrow also includes songs by Eliza Gilkyson, Patty Griffin, Tom Waits, Diana Jones and Thea Gilmore. Click HERE for more about this exciting new release!

Be sure to pick up the DVD release of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour: The Best of Season 3. Joan's memorable appearance on this show was on March 30, 1969, and it's included in this collection. Joan performs "Sweet Sir Galahad" and "Green, Green Grass of Home," as well as joining Tom and Dick Smothers on "I Shall Be Released." Get yours now!

Just posted! Be sure to read our merchandise manager Jim Stewart's report on the 2008 summer tour. Also we've just posted an array of fan photos from the summer tour. Thanks to all of you who so generously submitted your photographs!

Visit Joan's MySpace profile to view a video interview with Joan and Steve Earle discussing the making of Day After Tomorrow. And if you haven't already done so, be sure to join the MySpace community and get added to Joan's "friends" list.

On September 18, Joan received the Spirit of Americana Free Speech Award at the Americana Music Association's seventh annual awards show on September 18 in Nashville. The honor recognizes and celebrates artist who have ignited discussion and challenged the status quo through their music and actions. Past recipients of this award include Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Judy Collins, Mavis Staples, and Steve Earle, who presented the award to Joan. Joan also offered a moving performance of "Day After Tomorrow" (photo at right courtesy of The Tennessean).

On July 22, 2008, Telarc released the new Maria Muldaur CD called Yes We Can!. This release showcases the work of some of the most socially conscious songwriters (i.e. Dylan) of the past half-century, and along with Joan as a special guest, features appearances by Bonnie Raitt, Odetta, Jane Fonda, Holly Near and Phoebe Snow.

Wildflower Records releases Born To The Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins on October 14, 2008. Joan is among the 15 artists contributing a track to the CD, offering a beautiful version of Collins' "Since You've Asked." The tribute record will also include artists such as Dolly Parton, Chrissie Hynde, Rufus Wainwright, Dar Williams and Leonard Cohen.

For the best seats to Joan's upcoming fall tour, get your tickets early! Check the tour schedule page for all the U.S. and European dates, along with ticket buying information.

On June 27 Joan appeared with Johnny Clegg and the Soweto Gospel Choir in Hyde Park, London, as part of the 46664 benefit concert to celebrate Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday. You can view a youtube video of this performance here. The audio and video are a bit out of synch, but it's nice to see.

On April 22, 2008, the Rhythm Safari label released The Power of One: The Songs of Johnny Clegg, a tribute to the South African artist who wrote "Asimbonanga." Joan recorded "Asimbonanga" on her Recently album back in 1987. For this Clegg tribute album, producer Hilton Rosenthal did a special remix of Joan's recording with one by The Soweto Gospel Choir. The result is a stirring new version of this amazing song. If you can't find it in your local record store, you can purchase The Power of One online at iTunes.

Look for Joan's guest appearance on the new Thea Gilmore CD, Liejacker, on the Fruitcake Records/Universal label (UK). Joan duets with Thea on the song, "The Lower Road." Another version of this song appears on Joan's upcoming CD Day After Tomorrow.

For the first time ever, Joan has decided to endorse a candidate running for the office of President of the United States. She has chosen to endorse Senator Barack Obama. Her statement regarding her endorsement can be read here.

In 2008, both Joan and Passim Center (originally Club 47 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) will celebrate their 50th anniversaries. In March 2008 Joan was hosted by Passim for two evenings. First, on March 27, "A Conversation with Joan Baez" featured Joan in a dialogue with Steve Morse, rock journalist for the Boston Globe. The following night, March 28, Joan presented a concert at Sanders Theatre, where Club Passim honored her with a lifetime achievement award. Check out some wonderful photos from the evening!

If you missed the "Weeds" season 3 episode (on Showtime) that featured Joan's version of Malvina Reynolds' "Little Boxes," you can go here to listen to it. Just scroll down to Episode 9.

On October 3, 2003, Grammy-winning classical guitarist Sharon Isbin presented her debut performance of the Joan Baez Suite, Opus 144 (2002). This piece, written for Sharon by John Duarte and commissioned by the Augustine Foundation, features songs from Joan's early career. Recently Joan spent time with Sharon recording the Joan Baez Suite for Sharon's upcoming CD. Joan added her vocals to "I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger" and "Go 'Way From My Window." The CD is tentatively scheduled for a late 2008/early 2009 release. We'll post more info as we know it. (Photo at right is of Sharon and Joan in the studio in November 2007.)

On October 18, 2007, Joan was honored at the Huntington's Disease Society of America's 40th Anniversary "Guthrie Awards." This event took place at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.

Here it is, folks! The 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Joan by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS), the organization that bestows the GRAMMY Awards. You can go to their website www.grammy.com to read more about it and see photos and video from the evening. The Lifetime Achievement Award honors lifelong artistic contributions to the recording medium, and the award is decided by vote of The Recording Academy's National Board of Trustees. The award was presented to Joan during a February 10th ceremony at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.(Photos above: Joan accepting her award; Joan with her tour merchandise manager Jim Stewart; the Grammy Award)

The ceremony was attended by a group of Joan's friends and associates who were there to share in the excitement. (Photo at left: Joan with her good friend Colleen Creedon)

CONGRATULATIONS, JOAN!!! This honor is so richly deserved!

To top off the weekend, Joan also appeared on the Grammy Award televised event on Sunday, February 11th, introducing a performance by the Dixie Chicks.

On February 12, 2007, Proper Records released RING THEM BELLS: Collectors Edition in its U.K. and European territories. This expanded and re-mastered 2 disc set adds 6 previously unreleased tracks to the original 15, totaling a full 90 minutes of music. The 6 additional tracks are "Love Song to a Stranger," "Geordie," "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere," "Gracias a la Vida" (duet with Tish Hinojosa), "The Water is Wide" (duet with Indigo Girls), and "Stones in the Road" (duet with Mary Chapin Carpenter). This special edition will also include a 16 page booklet with new liner notes by Arthur Levy.

The John Mellencamp CD, Freedom's Road, features a duet by Mellencamp and Joan on a song called "Jim Crow."

Joan's live CD, BOWERY SONGS was culled from Joan's performance at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on November 6, 2004. In addition to old and new favorites, the CD includes four previously unrecorded songs - "Dink's Song," "Seven Curses," "Finlandia," and "Jerusalem."

Prior to the Washington, D.C. rally/concert, Joan spent a week in August in Crawford, Texas, at Camp Casey. Camp Casey was the site of the vigil started by Cindy Sheehan, the mother of U.S. Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, who was killed in action in Iraq on April 4, 2004. Cindy began her vigil while President Bush was on his vacation in Crawford in an effort to get him to speak with her and answer her questions about her son's death and the war. He refused to do so. Joan decided to go to Crawford to support Cindy and all the people who have gathered there. She spent her time there visiting with families of the soldiers who have died, hearing their stories and offering comfort. Joan also shared her own stories of her 40 years of activism and buoyed the spirits of the protesters with her songs.

The photos here were taken by Jeff Paterson, who documented Cindy Sheehan's vigil in Crawford. You can see more of his images by going here. And you can see even more photos here taken by Susan Knoll, who accompanied Joan to Camp Casey.

To get more information about the organizations involved with this action and to support them in any way you can, visit their websites as listed below:

• Gold Star Families for Peace
• Meet With Cindy
• Crawford Peace House
• Code Pink
• Military Families Speak Out
• Iraq Veterans Against the War
• Veterans for Peace

Joan completed her return engagement (June 9 - July 24, 2005) with Teatro ZinZanni in San Francisco. This time Joan inhabited the persona of the Gypsy "Calliope" in Teatro ZinZanni - Love, Chaos & Dinner (see photo at right!). Joan has joined the cast of ZinZanni several times now, and she is always thrilled to be a part of the show. Be sure to check out the website for Teatro ZinZanni for more information about this wonderful cabaret-antics-music-comedy-dinner show.

Don't forget to check out Joan's recording, DARK CHORDS ON A BIG GUITAR, produced by Mark Spector. Released in September of 2003, this recording continues to dazzle fans and critics alike.

Joan is featured on the current installment of Bob Dylan's ongoing "Bootleg Series" for Columbia/Legacy Records. The Bootleg Series Volume 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964 - Concert at Philharmonic Hall features Joan on four tracks: "Mama, You Been On My Mind," "Silver Dagger," "With God On Our Side," and "It Ain't Me, Babe."

On September 23, 2003, Universal Music released a boxed set of 4 CDs, encompassing Joan's six complete A&M recordings, Come From The Shadows, Where Are You Now, My Son?, Gracias a La Vida, Diamonds & Rust, From Every Stage, and Gulf Winds.It also features bonus material and special liner notes penned by Arthur Levy.

Vanguard Records has released the "Original Master Series" of Joan's catalog with Vanguard. These re-issues feature 20-bit remastering and have new graphics, liner notes wonderfully written by Arthur Levy, deluxe slip cover cases, and additional tracks (some previously unreleased) when possible. . Re-issues contain the following bonus tracks:

• Joan Baez - "Maid of Constant Sorrow," "Woman Blues," and "John Riley" (with a previously unissued verse).
• Joan Baez, Volume 2 - "Once I Loved a Boy," "Longest Train I Ever Saw," and "Poor Boy."
• Noel - "The First Noel," "We Three Kings," "Virgin Mary," "Good Christian Kings," "Burgundian Carol," and "Away in a Manger."
• In Concert - "Streets of Laredo" and "My Good Old Man" (both retrieved from the vinyl version of Very Early Joan), and "My Lord What A Morning."
• In Concert, Part Two - "Rambler Gambler" (from Very Early Joan), "Railroad Bill" (from original vinyl version of this album), and the previously unreleased tracks, "Death of Emmett Till," "Tomorrow Is A Long Time," and "When First Unto This Country A Stranger I Came."
• 5 - "Tramp on the Street" (early version) and "Long Black Veil" featuring the Charles River Valley Boys.
• Farewell Angelina - early versions of "Rock Salt and Nails," "The Water is Wide," and "One Too Many Mornings."
• Joan - "Oh, Had I a Golden Thread" and "Autumn Leaves" (sung in French).
• Baptism - "Mystic Numbers: 36. Wedding Song," "When The Shy Star Goes Forth In Heaven," and "The Angel."
• Any Day Now - "Blowin' in the Wind" and "It Ain't Me Babe" (both from a live performance in Japan)
• David's Album - "How Can I Miss You" and "The Last Thing On My Mind" (previously unreleased studio version)
• One Day At A Time - "Sing Me Back Home" and "Mama Tried"
• Blessed Are... - "Maria Dolores," "Plane Wreck At Los Gatos (Deportee)," and "Warm And Tender Love"

Check out Joan's wall paintings in locations in Paris and Brusson, Italy.

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