Judy Collins

Of the two folk-pop female vocalists who broke through to massiveappeal beginning in the late ’60s, Joni Mitchell was the hippieartiste, Judy Collins the classically trained songbird. Now, atsixty-eight, Collins has taken care of her clarion soprano, deliveringup lush, conservative material ranging from children’s and Christmasfare to interpretations of Dylan and, most recently, Lennon andMcCartney. Don’t be surprised if these supper club concerts mix goldenoldies (“Someday Soon,” “Both Sides Now,” “Suzanne,” “Send in theClowns”) with more overtly political songs, plus a poignant dollop ofpersonal revelation. Collins’s own “My Father” is a career highlight,and her book about her son’s suicide, Sanity and Grace, is an honestand elegant chronicle of a harrowing episode in her life.

Rossi’s Blue Star, 80 S. Ninth St., Minneapolis; 612-312-2828.