The incandescently vibrating soprano is worn down nearer a burnished alto after a half century of committed music-making and activism. Yet the takeaway from Joan Baez's latest – following her well-earned 2017 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – is how essential her work remains.
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: Joan Baez, 77, Still America’s Folk Music Queen on ‘Whistle Down the Wind’