Judy Collins Unveils “North West Passage” Featuring Chatham County Line And Jonas Fjeld 

Judy Collins has revealed a new song from her forthcoming album Winter Stories(November 29 - Wildflower Records/Cleopatra Records). The song, and album, feature North Carolina newgrass quartet Chatham County Line and Norwegian artist Jonas Fjeld, known for his trio Danko/Fjeld/Andersen, featuring The Band’s Rick Danko. 

Billboard spoke with Collins about the forthcoming project, read and listen here: https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8532474/judy-collins-covers-a-folk-gem-for-her-winter-stories-album-premiere

“North West Passage” boasts soaring multiple part harmonies, a soulful and deeply rootsy interpretation of this song originally written and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Stan Rogers. It’s one of many highlights on the seasonally themed Winter Stories - Judy’s fourth new album in four years, that seeks warmth in the winter months. It features new songs, penned for this album, classics like Joni Mitchell’s “The River,” and Collins evergreens like “The Blizzard,” re-recorded for this album. 

In the fall of 2019, Collins, Fjeld, and Chatham County Line will perform select Winter Stories-themed shows and tours internationally, including 8 concerts at Joe’s Pub in New York City in November, where Judy is the 2019 Vanguard in residence. Full list of dates below.  

In the past four years, Collins has released three albums and a each have received a tremendous amount of accolades. 2016’s Silver Skies Blue, a duets record with Ari Hest, was nominated for a GRAMMY Award, and led to a performance at the GRAMMY Premiere Ceremony. In 2017, she released Everybody Knows, her first album with Stephen Stills celebrating an important decades-long friendship that led to a year of touring, a profile on CBS Sunday Morning and more.  

LISTEN TO “NORTHWEST PASSAGE” AT BILLBOARD HERE: 

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8532474/judy-collins-covers-a-folk-gem-for-her-winter-stories-album-premiere

WINTER STORIES TRACK LIST:

1. North West Passage
2. Mountain Girl
3. Winter Stories
4. Bury Me With My Guitar On
5. River
6. Sweet Refrain
7. The Fallow Way
8. Angels In The Snow
9. Highwayman
10. Frozen North
11. The Blizzard

TOUR DATES:

10/11/19 - Woodlands, TX - Doesy Does     

10/12/19 - Las Vegas, NV - Santa Fe Station Casino   

10/13/19 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - The Coach House    

10/17/19 - Philadelphia, PA - Kimmel Center     

10/18/19 - Bellefontaine, OH - The Holland Theatre      

10/19/19 - Skokie, IL - North Shore Center for PAC    

10/20/19 - Grand Rapids, MI - St. Cecilia Music Center     

11/2/19 - Moab, UT - Moab Folk Festival     

11/3/19 - Albuquerque, NM - National Hispanic Cultural Center    

11/8/19 - Agurua Hills, CA - Canyon Club     

11/9/19 - Montclair, CA - The Canyon Montclair       

11/10/19 - Pasadena, CA - The Rose   

11/16/19 - Scarnton, PA - The Theater at North   

* 11/18/19 - New York, NY - JOE'S PUB       

* 11/19/19 - New York, NY - JOE'S PUB        

* 11/20/19 - New York, NY - JOE'S PUB               

* 11/22/19 - New York, NY - JOE'S PUB          

* 11/23/19 - New York, NY - JOE'S PUB          

* 11/25/19 - New York, NY - JOE'S PUB              

* 11/26/19 - New York, NY - JOE'S PUB        

* 11/27/19 - New York, NY - JOE'S PUB                                     

11/30/19 - Rockville Center, NY - Madison Theatre   

* 12/1/19 - Boston, MA - The Wilbur         

* 12/4/19 - Ridgefield, CT - Ridgefield Playhouse            

* 12/5/19 - Ridgefield, CT - Ridgefield Playhouse           

* 12/6/19- Alexandria VA - The Birchmere          

* 12/7/19 - Alexandria VA - The Birchmere      

12/15/19 - Vancouver, Canada - Kay Meek Theater  

12/17/19 -Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater    

12/19/19 - Seattle, WA - Seattle Jazz Alley   

12/20/19 - Seattle, WA - Seattle Jazz Alley    

12/21/19 - Seattle, WA - Seattle Jazz Alley    

12/22/19 - Seattle, WA - Seattle Jazz Alley       

* = Winter Stories shows