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===2000s=== Beginning in 2001, Baez has had several successful long-term engagements as a lead character at San Francisco's [[Teatro ZinZanni]].<ref name="BaezSFChron">{{cite web |url= http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/10/12/DD231448.DTL |title= Now it's Countess Baez |first= Steve |last= Winn |work= [[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date= October 12, 2001 |access-date= August 21, 2007 |archive-date= October 12, 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071012170932/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/10/12/DD231448.DTL |url-status= live }}</ref> In August 2001, Vanguard began re-releasing Baez's first 13 albums, which she recorded for the label between 1960 and 1971. The reissues, being released through Vanguard's Original Master Series, feature digitally restored sound, unreleased bonus songs, new and original artwork, and new [[liner notes|liner-note]] essays written by Arthur Levy. Likewise, her six A&M albums were reissued in 2003. In 2003, Baez was also a judge for the third annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.<ref>[http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/imajudges2004.asp 3rd Annual Independent Music Awards β Judges] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112142917/http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/imajudges2004.asp |date=November 12, 2015}} ''Independent Music Awards''; Music Resource Group, LLC, 2004. Retrieved June 17, 2010.</ref> [[File:HSB 2005 - Joan Baez.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Baez plays in blue jeans and orange waist jacket, against a backdrop of lush trees | [[Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival]] 2005 at [[Golden Gate Park]]]] Baez's album, ''[[Dark Chords on a Big Guitar]]'' (2003), features songs by composers half her age, while a November 2004 performance at New York City's [[Bowery Ballroom]] was recorded for a live release, ''[[Bowery Songs]]'' (2005). On October 1, 2005, she performed at the [[Hardly Strictly Bluegrass]] festival, at San Francisco's [[Golden Gate Park]]. Then, on January 13, 2006, Baez performed at the funeral of [[Lou Rawls]], where she led [[Jesse Jackson]] Sr., Wonder, and others in the singing of "[[Amazing Grace]]". On June 6, 2006, Baez joined [[Bruce Springsteen]] on stage at his San Francisco concert, where the two performed the rolling anthem "[[Pay Me My Money Down]]". In September 2006, Baez contributed a live, retooled version of her classic song "Sweet Sir Galahad" to a [[Starbucks]]'s exclusive XM Artist Confidential album. In the new version, she changed the lyric "here's to the dawn of their days" to "here's to the dawn of ''her'' days", as a tribute to her late sister Mimi, about whom Baez wrote the song in 1969. On October 8, 2006, Baez appeared as a special surprise guest at the opening ceremony of the [[Forum 2000]] international conference in [[Prague]]. Her performance was kept secret from former [[Czech Republic President]] Havel until the moment she appeared on stage. Havel was a great admirer of both Baez and her work. During Baez's next visit to Prague, in April 2007, the two met again when she performed in front of a sold-out house at Prague's [[Lucerna Music Bar#Lucerna Palace|Lucerna Hall]], a building erected by Havel's grandfather. On December 2, 2006, she made a guest appearance at the [[Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir]]'s Christmas Concert at the [[Paramount Theatre (Oakland, California)|Paramount Theatre]] in [[Oakland]], California. Her participation included versions of "[[Let Us Break Bread Together]]" and "Amazing Grace". She also joined the choir in the finale of "[[O Holy Night]]". [[File:Dresden 07 2008 135 (2684499251).jpg|thumb|left | alt=Baez plays outdoors in brown wide-leg pants, white top, brown waistcoat, blue pearls, and a long orange neck scarf. To her left, a male accompanist in a vest plays a small wooden cigar-box-style guitar | Joan Baez concert in [[Dresden]], Germany, July 2008]] In February 2007, [[Proper Records]] reissued her 1995 live album ''Ring Them Bells'', which featured duets with artists ranging from [[Dar Williams]] and Mimi FariΓ±a to the [[Indigo Girls]] and [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]]. The reissue features a 16-page booklet and six unreleased live tracks from the original recording sessions. In addition, Baez recorded a duet of "Jim Crow" with [[John Mellencamp]] which appears on his album ''[[Freedom's Road]]'' (2007). Also in February 2007, she received the [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]]. The day after receiving the honor, she appeared at the [[Grammy Awards]] ceremony and introduced a performance by the [[Dixie Chicks]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nichols |first=John |date=February 12, 2007 |title=America's Not Ready to Make Nice |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/americas-not-ready-make-nice/ |access-date=June 8, 2024 |language=en-US |issn=0027-8378 |archive-date=June 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608164532/https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/americas-not-ready-make-nice/ |url-status=live }}</ref> September 2008 saw the release of the studio album ''[[Day After Tomorrow (Joan Baez album)|Day After Tomorrow]]'', produced by [[Steve Earle]] and featuring three of his songs. The album was Baez's first charting record in nearly three decades.<ref>[http://www.joanbaez.com/DAT.html Day After Tomorrow] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209223524/http://www.joanbaez.com/dat.html |date=February 9, 2016}}. ''joanbaez.com''; Joan Baez official website. Retrieved June 17, 2010.</ref><ref>Bronson, Fred (September 19, 2008). [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1929946520080919 Joan Baez back on chart after 29 years] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308233700/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1929946520080919 |date=March 8, 2021 }}. ''Reuters/Billboard''. Retrieved June 18, 2010.</ref> On June 29, 2008, Baez performed on the acoustic stage at the [[Glastonbury Festival 2008|Glastonbury Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/performance.aspx?id=2179 |title=Acoustic Stage lineup, 2008 |access-date=July 2, 2008 |archive-date=May 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501112515/http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/performance.aspx?id=2179 |url-status=dead }}. Glastonbury Music Festival. Archived from the June 25, 2008.</ref> playing out the final set to a packed audience.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joan Baez plays closing set at Glastonbury 2008 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/glastonbury-267-1323676 |website=NME |date=June 30, 2008 |access-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026084936/https://www.nme.com/news/music/glastonbury-267-1323676 |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 6, 2008, she played at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]] in [[Montreux]], Switzerland. During the concert's finale, she spontaneously danced on stage with a band of African percussionists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.montreuxjazz.com/news/index_fr.aspx |title=Montreux Jazz festival |publisher=Montreuxjazz.com |access-date=November 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105212332/http://www.montreuxjazz.com/news/index_fr.aspx |archive-date=November 5, 2011 }}</ref> On August 2, 2009, Baez played at the 50th [[Newport Folk Festival]], which also marked the 50th anniversary of her breakthrough performance at the first festival.<ref>WFUV (August 2, 2009). [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111395125 Joan Baez: Newport Folk Festival 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227171638/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111395125 |date=December 27, 2013 }}.(MP3) ''npr.org''; NPR β Music. Retrieved June 17, 2010.</ref> On October 14, 2009, PBS aired an episode of its documentary series ''[[American Masters]]'', entitled ''Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound''. It was produced and directed by Mary Wharton. A DVD and CD of the soundtrack were released at the same time.<ref name="American Masters" /><!--Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound</ref>-->
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