{"id":2817120,"date":"2014-10-18T16:29:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T20:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/?p=2817120"},"modified":"2014-10-21T15:57:10","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T19:57:10","slug":"one-night-judy-collins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2014\/10\/one-night-judy-collins\/","title":{"rendered":"One Night with Judy Collins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2817126 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Judy41.jpeg\" alt=\"Judy4\" width=\"312\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Judy41.jpeg 312w, https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Judy41-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Judy41-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/>Last night Yianni and I, my cousin Georgia and her husband Doug went to see and hear &#8220;<a title=\"Judy Collins\" href=\"http:\/\/www.judycollins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Judy Blue Eyes<\/a>&#8221; at a concert held at the \u00a0<a title=\"Grand Rapids Civic Theatre\" href=\"http:\/\/www.grct.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Grand Rapids Civic Theatre.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a wonderful evening with a truly beautiful musical legend who\u00a0took us\u00a0on a personal journey with her songs and stories. Not just her near perfect soprano voice, but her classical piano and 12 string guitar proficiency make her an awe inspiring musician.<\/p>\n<p>Being mostly an interpreter of songs, Judy Collins has written some very obscure and hauntingly memorable songs herself. Here she is at a concert last year at\u00a0The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, singing the 1st song she ever wrote with another one of my favorite singer songwriters, Shawn Colvin who joins her in a duet version of &#8220;Since You&#8217;ve Asked&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8dKRzohYM6I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Take the lilies and the lace<br \/>\nFrom the days of childhood,<br \/>\nAll the willow winding paths<br \/>\nLeading up and outward,<br \/>\nThis is what I give,<br \/>\nThis is what I ask you for<br \/>\nNothing more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2817123 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Judy3-e1413659273824.jpeg\" alt=\"Judy3\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We were privileged\u00a0to be able to meet her after the concert and tell how much her music has meant to us. At 75, she&#8217;s an inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2817122 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Judy1-e1413659301723.jpeg\" alt=\"Judy1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I was fortunate to have her sign the DVD of her most recent concert in Ireland. The concert was a\u00a0PBS broadcast aired just this past Spring on\u00a0March 5th. Her autograph ended in a heart.<\/p>\n<p>A night of music I won&#8217;t forget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night Yianni and I, my cousin Georgia and her husband Doug went to see and hear &#8220;Judy Blue Eyes&#8221; at a concert held at the \u00a0Grand Rapids Civic Theatre. It was a wonderful evening with a truly beautiful musical legend who\u00a0took us\u00a0on a personal journey with her songs and stories. 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