Joni Mitchell’s Blue has some of the most distinctive lyrics, tunes and guitar work on any album ever written. In this new collaboration, Gordon (guitars and vocals in Scarecrow) and Rebecca (violin and vocals in Liam Vincent and the Odd Foxes) present our own interpretations of these songs, and others we love from this period, aiming to capture their character in our own way.
If you’d like to hear how it’s going, in 2025 we are appearing at the Oxford Folk Festival at 4pm on Sunday 13th April at Common Ground, and we will also be at Chill on the Hill on 17th May in Woodford Halse. So far this year we have supported Benji Kirkpatrick at Brackley Folk and Acoustic Club, and headlined Bedworth Folk Club.
Below is a video of us playing Chelsea Morning at Warwick Folk Club and It Doesn’t Matter by Stephen Stills at Oxford Folk Festival, both in April 2024, and three songs we played at Temperance, Leamington Spa in February 2024: Woodstock, All I Want, and an original of Rebecca’s, Holloway.
The duo name Indigo springs from the idea that the project is Blue-adjacent – not trying to replicate the 1971 classic, but inspired by its chromatic character and energy. We are also playing Stephen Stills songs, a bit of Bonnie Raitt, and trying other retro artists as they occur to us. What do you think should be next on our list?
In 2024 we supported Boo Hewedine at Warwick Folk Club, and John Ward Trio at Banbury Folk Club. We enjoyed singing at Music at the Crossroads in July . We also appeared at Lighthorne Folk Club in November, and again at Banbury Folk Club supporting Pete Kelly.
We have played at various folk clubs around Oxfordshire and the Midlands, and so far are finding Joni fans wherever we go. To get in touch, just contact Gordon on gordon.raitt@gmail.com or Rebecca on r.mileham@gmail.com.
