JOAN BAEZ
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND

Released March 2nd 2018 via Proper Records

UK & ROI TOUR DATES IN MARCH & MAY 2018

Legendary singer, songwriter, activist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Joan Baez, will release a new album Whistle Down The Wind (Proper Records) on March 2 2018. Produced by three-time Grammy® Award winner Joe Henry and recorded over ten days of sessions in Los Angeles, Whistle Down The Wind gathers material by some of Baez’s favourite composers.

Whistle Down The Wind track listing:

Whistle Down The Wind by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan
Be of Good Heart by Josh Ritter
Another World by Anohni
Civil War by Joe Henry
The Things That We Are Made Of by Mary Chapin Carpenter
The President Sang Amazing Grace by Zoe Mulford.
Last Leaf by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan.
Silver Blade by Josh Ritter
The Great Correction by Eliza Gilkyson
I Wish The Wars Were All Over by Tim Eriksen.

In conjunction with the new album, Joan will undertake an extensive 2018 world tour, including UK and ROI dates in March and May. Speaking of the tour, which will begin on March 2 in Stockholm, Baez says “While 2018 will be my last year of formal extended touring, I’m looking forward to being on the road with a beautiful new album about which I am truly proud.  I welcome the opportunity to share this new music as well as longtime favourites with my audiences around the world.”

Joan last performed in the UK in 2014 when she sold out 4 nights at London’s Royal Festival Hall, following a sold out 21 date tour in 2012. The 2018 UK and ROI dates are as follows:

March 13 York Barbican [buy tickets]
March 14 Birmingham Symphony Hall [buy tickets]
March 16 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall [buy tickets]
March 17 Edinburgh Usher Hall [buy tickets]
March 19 Belfast Waterfront Hall [buy tickets]
March 21 Dublin Bord Gais Energy Theatre [buy tickets]
March 22 Dublin Bord Gais Energy Theatre [buy tickets]
May 23 Bristol Colston Hall [buy tickets]
May 24 Manchester Bridgewater Hall [buy tickets]
May 26 Gateshead The Sage [buy tickets]
May 28 London Royal Albert Hall [buy tickets]
May 29 London Royal Albert Hall [buy tickets]