Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell tribute Joan & Joni February 4th at Baldwin's Station

Uptown Concerts present the 2016 premiere of Joan & Joni, a tribute to Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell performed by singer/songwriters Allison Shapira and Kipyn Martin, Thursday February 4th, 8:00 pm, at Baldwin’s Station, 7618 Main Street in Sykesville.

In Joan & Joni, Allison and Kipyn bring to the stage many of Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell’s well-known songs, as well as a few of their lesser-known gems. They will also demonstrate the legends’ impact on their own songwriting and performance. Allison and Kipyn met at the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference in November 2013. Both classically trained singers and up-and-coming musicians on the DC-area folk scene, they soon realized their musical influences were similarly shaped by the folk revival music of the 60’s.

Allison Shapira spent years studying classical voice at Boston University, Tanglewood, and in Italy but at home she listened to the folk revival music of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and Judy Collins. In 2011, alongside a career in diplomacy, communications, and international relations, Allison picked up a guitar for the first time and started writing her own music. Her debut CD, Coming Home was recorded in 2012 and released at the very same Club Passim where Joan Baez got her start in 1958.

Kipyn Martin, currently the Washington Area Music Association New Artist of the Year, is an emerging Americana singer/songwriter whose roots sink deep into the banks of the Shenandoah River. Recent accolades include winning Gold and Silver Awards in the 2014 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest and being selected as a Showcase Artist at the 2014 Southeast/Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (SNERFA) Conference. Kipyn received international distinction in the 2013 UK Song Contest when ”I Believe in You” from her debut album, Undercover Muse earned a semi-finalist rating. Her song “Nightbird” from Undercover Muse won a Gold Award, as well as the Director’s Choice Award, in the 2013 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest.

Additional information about Joan & Joni at www.joanandjoni.com.

For tickets and dinner reservations contact Baldwin’s Station, 410-795-1041.