JUDY COLLINS Edmonds Center for the Arts February 23, 2022 Eclectic Arts
Judy Collins
Edmonds Center for the Arts
Edmonds, WA
Wednesday February 23, 2022
Edmonds Center for the Arts Official Site
Every now and then I get the wonderful opportunity to photograph and review a living legend. Last night at the Edmonds Center for the Arts was one of those opportunities.
Judy Collins has had a monumental music career since the 1960’s. Having a career for ten years is amazing. Having one for multiple decades is beyond compare. Ms. Collins has been entertaining fans all over the world. The capacity crowd in Edmonds braved the frigid temperatures to see their favorite artist perform live again in front of an in-person audience.
Accompanied by a pianist (my apologies as I missed his name), Judy walked out to loud applause, smiled, grabbed her 12-string acoustic, and launched into a wide variety of tunes from her career.
After her heartfelt rendition of, “Norwegian Wood” (The Beatles), she candidly talked about living in the Seattle area with her family in her early formative years. Judy’s stories in between the songs really brought the audience into her world which made the venue feel like it was her living room. The people she’s known and worked with over the years are just staggering. Her tribute to John Denver, complete with a story of how they first met, was another gem during the evening.
Judy has a brand new studio album called, “Spellbound” which is available everywhere on February 25th. She performed the first of many songs from it called, “When I Was A Girl In Colorado”. An album of original material, at 82 years young, Judy hasn’t missed a beat.
Her trademark voice was in fine shape and the audience was singing along with many of their favorite songs such as, “Mr. Tambourine Man”.
After a brief intermission, Judy moved to the piano and played a stunning version of, “Albatross”. She continued with the very endearing stories between the songs and performed three new songs from, “Spellbound”.
The main set ended with the perennial favorite, “Both Sides Now”. The fans rose to their feet, Judy took a bow, and exited the stage.
She returned to perform the Sondheim classic, “Send In The Clowns”. Another standing ovation and Judy waved goodbye as she left the stage.
Once the house lights came up, I felt a sense of gratitude for having the opportunity to shoot and review Judy Collins in concert. Her long and well deserved career is clearly evident when you see her perform.
Thank you Ms. Collins!
Best,
Mark Sugiyama
Eclectic Arts
Connect with Eclectic Arts: Social Media Links Here
Special Thanks: Angela for setting everything up and Edmonds Center for the Arts staff for always being professional and easy to work with.
(All photos - Mark Sugiyama for Eclectic Arts (c) 2022)
Every now and then I get the wonderful opportunity to photograph and review a living legend. Last night at the Edmonds Center for the Arts was one of those opportunities.
Judy Collins has had a monumental music career since the 1960’s. Having a career for ten years is amazing. Having one for multiple decades is beyond compare. Ms. Collins has been entertaining fans all over the world. The capacity crowd in Edmonds braved the frigid temperatures to see their favorite artist perform live again in front of an in-person audience.
Accompanied by a pianist (my apologies as I missed his name), Judy walked out to loud applause, smiled, grabbed her 12-string acoustic, and launched into a wide variety of tunes from her career.
After her heartfelt rendition of, “Norwegian Wood” (The Beatles), she candidly talked about living in the Seattle area with her family in her early formative years. Judy’s stories in between the songs really brought the audience into her world which made the venue feel like it was her living room. The people she’s known and worked with over the years are just staggering. Her tribute to John Denver, complete with a story of how they first met, was another gem during the evening.
Judy has a brand new studio album called, “Spellbound” which is available everywhere on February 25th. She performed the first of many songs from it called, “When I Was A Girl In Colorado”. An album of original material, at 82 years young, Judy hasn’t missed a beat.
Her trademark voice was in fine shape and the audience was singing along with many of their favorite songs such as, “Mr. Tambourine Man”.
After a brief intermission, Judy moved to the piano and played a stunning version of, “Albatross”. She continued with the very endearing stories between the songs and performed three new songs from, “Spellbound”.
The main set ended with the perennial favorite, “Both Sides Now”. The fans rose to their feet, Judy took a bow, and exited the stage.
She returned to perform the Sondheim classic, “Send In The Clowns”. Another standing ovation and Judy waved goodbye as she left the stage.
Once the house lights came up, I felt a sense of gratitude for having the opportunity to shoot and review Judy Collins in concert. Her long and well deserved career is clearly evident when you see her perform.
Thank you Ms. Collins!
Best,
Mark Sugiyama
Eclectic Arts
Connect with Eclectic Arts: Social Media Links Here
Special Thanks: Angela for setting everything up and Edmonds Center for the Arts staff for always being professional and easy to work with.
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