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Joni Bishop art in the Attic

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Joni Bishop is not only performing in our Highway 61 Coffeehouse this Thursday (Dec. 6), she is having an exhibit of her art in the Attic. Most of her paintings are of blues and folk musicians. They will be around until this Saturday, December 8. Come meet Joni and see her paintings. Joni's introduction to the world of music began when she got her first guitar at age 9 and discovered the folk/ roots music of singers like Mississippi John Hurt. & Elizabeth Cotton. Not only did the music captivate her, but the faces on the LP jackets as well. It was then that she began to develop a love for both music & art and to discover her own gifts: for writing songs, singing, playing finger-style guitar, and for sketching pencil portraits of the musicians she loved to listen to. Since those early days, Joni's career as a singer-songwriter has become well established on the American folk music scene. She has toured extensively throughout the US and in Europe. Her distinctive songwrit