Musical legends Judy Collins, The Indigo Girls and Rufus Wainwright will perform together for one night and one night only on Aug. 30 at Tanglewood.
Collins is a Grammy award winning singer and songwriter who started her career with her debut album A Maid of Constant Sorrow in 1961. She was a huge part of the Greenwich Village Folk movement in the 60’s, a time in music history that inspired other musicians like Joni Mtchel and Leonord Cohen.
Not only is she an accomplished musician with 55 albums to her name, but Collins is also an avid social activist and represents UNICEF today. In 2008, a group of contemporary artists released Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins. One of those artists was Canadian American singer and songwriter Rufus Wainwright.
Wainwright was raised in Montreal but later moved to New York City in 1996. Two years later he released his debut studio album Rufus Wainwright. Throughout his career he’s collaborated with other artists such as David Byrne, Joni Mitchell and Mark Ronson. His most recent 2023 album Folkacracy is a record full of folk duets as well as solo pieces exposing Wainwright’s melodic vocals.
The Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, have been performing together since their highschool days. Last summer Greta Gerwig’s Barbie re-popularised their iconic song “Closer to Fine.” Their 2020 album Long Look is a reflection of their careers and childhoods.
These folk-rock legends will take to the Koussevitzky Music Shed, at the annual concert series Tanglewood located in Western Massachusetts. Tanglewood is the summer residence of the Boston Symphony Orchestra who performs throughout the summer.
To buy tickets for the 7 p.m. performance you can visit the website here.
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