Tag: Joan Baez

He assured them that the referendum would be honoured despite the machinations of the establishment. And he insisted in various ways that Brexit must mean Brexit. The government can work properly only if the prime minister can command the support of her ministers and her party. Mrs May had no choice but to bend to their will. British political parties have always contained pressure groups that try to influence their parties. ERG members increasingly identify themselves as ERGers rather than mere Conservatives when they appear on television. The ERG is frequently closer to other Eurosceptic parties than it is to the left of the Conservative Party. The three Tory MPs who recently left the party to join the new Independent Group issued a colour-confused warning that the Conservative Party was in danger of being taken over by “purple Momentum” and becoming “blueKIP”. British politics is not quite as broken as American politics. But thanks to Mr Rees-Mogg and his wrecking crew, it is getting there fast.

NPR's Ari Shapiro spoke with musician Joan Baez in February about her first Grammy nomination in 1962 and her newest album, "Whistle Down the Wind." BAEZ: The first album had the song "Silver Dagger" on it, this famous, famous old folk song ballad. We made it in three visits of three days each, which is how I like to work - fast (laughter). And in that time, there were songs that everybody sang together at protests, some of them your songs. SHAPIRO: Yeah. BAEZ: (Singing) So on that day and in that place, the president sang "Amazing Grace." BAEZ: (Laughter) Seriously. Yeah, if it weren't so beautiful, it's too dark to sing. SHAPIRO: (Laughter) Still working on it 50 years later, huh? BAEZ: Thank you.