Joni Mitchell
A profile and extended interview with one of the most influencial personalities in rock. Whistle Test visits folk minstrel, jazz singer, composer and painter
Joni Mitchell in California.
Richard Skinner finds the writer of 'Big yellow taxi',
'Woodstock' and 'Free man in Paris' simultaneously putting the finishing touches to her latest LP Dog Eat Dog and preparing an exhibition of her startling abstract paintings for a prestigious Los Angeles gallery. During discussions about her unusual style of painting Ms Mitchell picks up the brushes and demonstrates her technique, providing an amusing and instructive commentary.
Including music from a 1970 BBC special, London concerts in 1974 and 1983 and a lavish new video.
Producer TREVOR DANN
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