When She Hollers

If you care about Joni Mitchell at all, this record is such a big deal. Recorded at the Newport Folk Festival in 2022, it captures the surprise performance—and first full set in 20 years—by the towering singer-songwriter.

A modern country music masterpiece: Carly Pearce wrote and recorded her critically acclaimed 29 in the throes of tumult, exhaustion and deep, soul-shaking disappointment. But in the process of facing the loss of her producer and champion busbee to cancer and the break-up of her marriage, she discovered that not only will the truth set you free, songs are the greatest form of resilience and strength in the storm. She also rediscovered the Country roots and grounding that saw a 16-year-old girl from Kentucky move to Pigeon Forge, TN for six shows a day at Dollywood chasing her dream.

First released on 2 double vinyl LP's (Volume 1 in 1974 and Volume 2 in 1977), this 3CD set has been remastered with 15 bonus tracks added. The sound quality ranges from fair to very good, and given the primitive technology available at the time, Festival have done a sterling job of polishing up the tracks for digital reissue.
As the track listing indicates, it's a very extensive overview of the enormous range of Festival's pop-rock output from 1964 to around 1972, covering both the big hits and long-forgotten releases by lesser known Australian acts. This set was compiled by Glenn A. Baker, noted Australian rock historian.

Devil's Children: Hellacious Sixties Punk Rarities, a Various Artists Compilation. Released in 1997-2002.