Singer Gina Foster and guitarist Ronnie Johnson, along with some talented friends crazy enough, revel in the music and gloriousness of Joni Mitchell. The origins of the band date from Summer 2014 when what had been intended as a one-off concert celebrating the peerless musical work of Joni Mitchell so energised the key participants - singer Gina Foster and guitarist Ronnie Johnson - that Joni’s Soul was born. Gina with her beautiful 'from-the-heart’ vocals augmented by a line-up of some of UK’s finest musicians - just like so many top players and her many fans - are in thrall to the consummate songwriting and, famously, the poetry framed in Joni's songs. Media interest in her music and the Joni Mitchell backstory has never been so strong, and even before her recent serious health crisis, Joni herself had made it clear she would no longer perform live. Interest and expectations for this show has consequently been immense. The band’s music and an interview with singer Gina Foster feature in ‘My Muse’, a BBC Radio 4 documentary on Joni Mitchell to be aired in September 2017. Joni’s Soul were invited to appear at the official Joni Mitchell convention ‘Jonifest’ in Canada last year - an honour the band were sadly unable to take up.

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