New Strings Attached Studio CD "Back to the Garden" reveals never released Joni Mitchell song.

Strings Attached's new release "Back to the Garden - A Tribute to Joni Mitchell" features new arrangements of Joni's music with guest vocalists Molly Venter, Suzanna Choffel,Jean Synodinos, and Libby Kirkpatrick.

(PRWEB) November 23, 2007 -- Strings Attached's new release "Back to the Garden - A Tribute to Joni Mitchell" features new arrangements of Joni's music with guest vocalists Molly Venter, Suzanna Choffel, Jean Synodinos, and Libby Kirkpatrick.

When Will was researching music for the live concerts, he came upon a video on YouTube of Joni performing a song called My Favorite Color. The show was Let's Sing Out, a Canadian Folk TV Show hosted by Oscar Brand. The year was 1964, and Joni went by the name of Joan Anderson. In a moment that illuminates the time, Oscar Brand introduces the song as "One of the predominate movements now is towards the self written song -- the person who sings his own songs".

During a time of struggle against racism and emergence from the great injustices of segregation and racial prejudice, young Joni Anderson presents us with a song where she tries to explain nature's variations in human skin color to a blind girl.

Even at this early stage of Joni's musical development, Will was struck by how much the music sounded like Joni. Her characteristic dissonance and use of outside harmonies in the guitar part was already present. Why not write an arrangement of this song he thought?

Both Will's version and the 1965 version can be heard on the Strings Attached website at http://stringsattached.org/store.php

The cd can be purchased online at http://stringsattached.org/store.php

The band for the performances:

Will Taylor: guitar, violin, viola

Michael Shay: cello

Laura Scarborough: piano

Steve Zirkel: bass, piano, trumpet

Jason McKenzie: percussion

Libby Kirkpatrick: vocals

Jean Synodinos: vocals

Molly Venter: vocals

Suzanna Choffel: vocals

Back to the Garden -- A Tribute to Joni Mitchell with

Will Taylor and Strings Attached

Guests: Molly Venter

Suzanna Choffel

Jean Synodinos

Libby Kirkpatrick

Cover Art by Kim Bernson

Mandala Photo by Charla Wood

Studio Photos by Melanie Martinez

Recorded in August 2007 at Hideout Studios, Austin, TX [HideoutStudios.com

Engineered and Mixed by Michael Hynes

Produced by Will Taylor with assistance from Michael Hynes

All Songs by Joni Mitchell

All Arrangements by Will Taylor with creative input from everyone involved, except where noted.

Mastering by Nancy Matter

Strings Attached on this adventure is:

Shawn Sanders: Cello

Will Taylor: Violin, Viola, Guitar

Steve Zirkel: Bass, Trumpet

Jason McKenzie: tabla, drums, and percussion

Dave Madden: Keyboard

1. Chelsea Morning with Molly Venter

Guitar: Dave Madden

2. My Favorite Color with Molly Venter

Bass: Michael Hynes

3. River with Molly Venter

4. Blue Hotel Room with Libby Kirkpatrick

Guitars: Will Taylor and Dave Madden

5. Both Sides Now with Molly Venter

tarr. by Dave Madden

6. Dreamland with Suzanna Choffel

arr. by Don Alias

Percussion: Doug Marcis, Will Taylor, Stephen Zirkel, Shawn Sanders, Jason McKenzie

7. Carey with Suzanna Choffel

arr. by Stephen Zirkel

8. Woodstock with Libby Kirkpatrick

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9. Coyote with Jean Synodinos

10. A Case of You with Molly Venter

11. Big Yellow Taxi with Suzanna Coffel

12. Hejira with Libby Kirkpatrick

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