Judy Collins: Sweet Judy Blue Eyes, Farewell Tour
Field Hall Presents: Judy Collins – Sweet Judy Blue Eyes, Farewell Tour
Tuesday, September 29 @ 7PM | Donna M. Morris Theater
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Judy Collins has long inspired audiences with sublime vocals, boldly vulnerable songwriting, personal life triumphs, and a firm commitment to social activism. In the 1960s, she evoked both the idealism and steely determination of a generation united against social and environmental injustices. Six decades later, her luminescent presence shines brightly as new generations bask in the glow of her iconic 55-album body of work, and heed inspiration from her spiritual discipline to thrive in the music industry for half a century.
In 2026, Collins bids adieu to the road with her “SWEET JUDY BLUE EYES” Farewell Tour, launching July 4, 2026 and running through 2027—an expansive final run across North America and beyond that gives audiences one last chance to experience her timeless voice and storytelling live. The tour follows a remarkable recent chapter: six new albums released since 2015, the artistic renaissance of Spellbound (her first album of all self-penned songs, nominated for Best Folk Album at the 2023 GRAMMY Awards), and her 2025 poetry collection Sometimes It’s Heaven: Poems of Love, Loss and Redemption—a vivid extension of the honesty and grace that have defined her enduring legacy.
ABOUT JUDY COLLINS
Judy Collins is an award-winning singer-songwriter esteemed for her imaginative interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk standards and her own poetically poignant original compositions. Her stunning rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” from her landmark 1967 album, Wildflowers, has been entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Judy’s dreamy and sweetly intimate version of “Send in the Clowns,” a ballad written by Stephen Sondheim for the Broadway musical A Little Night Music, won “Song of the Year” at the 1975 Grammy Awards. She’s garnered several top-ten hits gold- and platinum-selling albums. Recently, contemporary and classic artists such as Rufus Wainwright, Shawn Colvin, Dolly Parton, Joan Baez, and Leonard Cohen honored her legacy with the album Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins.
OPENING ACT: OAKLAND RAIN
Even things that seem identical are different. Oakland Rain’s Maren Wallevik and Charlotte Wallevik are what some would call mirror twins, an elusive condition loosely defined by opposing characteristics. For example, one is left-handed, the other is right-handed; one thinks in colors (sound-to-color synesthesia), and the other is more language centric. Within Maren and Charlotte are many contrasts that shape their sense of selves, both as individuals and as twin sisters.
For the Norwegian indie folk-pop/ country-americana duo’s double full-length debut, Twin Flames, the sisters explore these paradoxes and other puzzles of identity. The conceptual and thoughtfully curated project is organized by color and genre. Twin Flame Part I: The Evergreen (the “green” side) is showcasing Oakland Rain’s affinity for earthy Americana, and was released in the spring of 2025, receiving stunning reviews. With the album, the sisters got nominated for Best New Artist at the honorable Fjordingprisen by Norwegian Americana Forum, played at Folk Alliance International, and got invited to an extensive North American tour by legend Judy Collins. With the album and its aftermath, Oakland Rain released the album documentary “The Road To The Ryman”, which has gained attention amongst international film festivals. Twin Flame Part II: Heavenly Blue (the “blue” side), is slated for autumn 2026/spring 2027, gracefully delves into Nordic fleeting alternative pop.
“The title Twin Flames felt like us—we are literally twin flames—the music on the album is influenced by the dualities that shape us,” Maren says. Charlotte continues: “These two albums are our expression of the human condition. The green side is the realism of life, and the blue side is escapism and imagination. We need both—you can show courage and still hold fear. They can and do coexist.”
