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The Circle Game
Joni Mitchell

The Circle Game was played by Phil Lesh with the Terrapin Family Band in 2014.

The song was written in 1966 by Joni Mitchell. It was first recorded by Ian & Sylvia and by Buffy Sainte Marie in 1967. Joni Mitchell recorded the song for her 1970 album Ladies of the Canyon.



Joni Mitchell

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

no info Ladies Of The Canyon, Joni Mitchell, 1970
no info Miles Of Aisles, Joni Mitchell And The L.A. Express, 1974
no info Hits, Joni Mitchell, 1996
no info An American Journey (Promo), Various Artists (Joni Mitchell), 1997
no info Travelogue, Joni Mitchell, 2002
no info Dreamland, Joni Mitchell, 2004
no info Archives Volume 1: The Early Years 1963-1967, Joni Mitchell, 2020

Other recordings

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

info So Much For Dreaming, Ian & Sylvia, 1967
no info Fire & Fleet & Candlelight, Buffy Sainte-Marie, 1967
no info Single (The Circle Game / Until It's Time For You To Go), Buffy Sainte-Marie, 1967
no info The Gentle Country Sound Of George Hamilton IV, 1968
no info The Circle Game, Tom Rush, 1968
no info Single (My Native Town Drumlish / Circle Game), Dermot Hegarty, 1968
no info The Circle Game, The Ian Campbell Group, 1968
no info Listen Here! A Transatlantic Sampler, Various Artists (Ian Campbell Group), 1968
no info The G-Stringers, The G-Stringers, 1969
no info The Best Of Buffy Sainte-Marie, 1970
no info Single (The Circle Game / Better To Find Out For Yourself), Buffy Sainte-Marie, 1970
no info Classic Rush, Tom Rush, 1970
no info Rick Ely, Rick Ely, 1970
no info Strawberry Statement Soundtrack, Various Artists (Buffy Sainte-Marie), 1970
no info The Warm Touch, Harry Belafonte, 1971
no info Drum Screen Drum, Akira Ishikawa & His Group, 1971
no info Garden Of Delights, Various Artists (Tom Rush), 1971
no info Folkal Point, Folkal Point, 1972
no info No Mucking About, John Townsend, 1973
no info Life I Love You, Bob Morley, 1974
no info A Golden Hour Of The Best Of, Buffy Sainte-Marie, 1976
no info Combinations, Chuck Mitchell, 1977
no info The Choice, Linda Worster, 1986
info Greatest Hits, Ian & Sylvia, 1987
no info Storytellers: Singers and Songwriters, Various Artists (Tom Rush), 1987
no info 12" SIngle (Proud To Fall / Everything Is Real / The Circle Game), Ian McCulloch, 1989
no info Back To The Garden, Richard Dworsky, 1992
no info Rock Goes To The Movies: Blue Feeling, Various Artists (Buffy Sainte-Marie), 1992
info Roots of Rock: 60's Folk, Various Artists (Ian & Sylvia), 1995
no info Midnight Journey, Nyle Frank, 1996
no info Live At The Cinegrill, Christine Ebersole, 1998
info The Best of the Vanguard Years, Ian & Sylvia, 1998
info Folk Hits, Various Artists (Ian & Sylvia), 1998
no info A Story To Tell, Various Artists (Tom Rush), 1999
info Treasury of Folk Music: An All Star Hootenany, Various Artists (Tom Rush), 1999
no info Born For You, Kathie Lee, 2000
info The Complete Vanguard Studio Recordings, Ian & Sylvia, 2001
info Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom, 1950-1970, Various Artists (Tom Rush), 2001
no info Best Of The Vanguard Years, Buffy Sainte-Marie, 2002
info This Land Is Your Land: Songs of Freedom, Various Artists (Ian & Sylvia), 2002
no info Yours, Sara Gazarek, 2005
no info The Original Bootlegs, Tori Amos, 2005
no info Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL 4/15/05, Tori Amos, 2005
no info The Times They Are A-Changin': Anthology, The Ian Campbell Folk Group, 2005
no info Musical Blessings, Steven Curtis Chapman, 2006
no info When I Look In Your Eyes, Jeanie Brandes, 2006
no info Sitting In Limbo, Jessica Molaskey, 2007
no info Take You Down, Liz Longley, 2007
info Vanguard Visionaries, Ian & Sylvia, 2007
no info A Long And Winding Road, Maureen McGovern, 2008
no info Treasures Of Joni Mitchell, Big Yellow Taxi, 2008
no info Canoe Grass Revival, Pat Surface with the Boundary Water Boys, 2009
no info Beginnings, Bonnie Koloc, 2009
no info Time Passes, Maureen Alexander, 2009
no info Songwriter, Pat Surface with the Boundary Water Boys, 2010
no info Kinloch Plays Tunnel 13, Kinloch Nelson, 2011
no info Candleland (expanded digital edition), Ian McCulloch, 2012
no info Little Folk Songs, Pat Surface, 2013
no info Touch Of Grey Band, Touch Of Grey Band, 2013
no info Calypso Carnival & The Warm Touch, Harry Belafonte, 2014
no info Songbook, Mia Doi Todd, 2016
no info Americana, Diesel, 2016
no info The Complete Transatlantic Recordings, The Ian Campbell Folk Group, 2016
no info Portraits Of Joni, Jessica Molaskey, 2017
no info Full Circle The Music of Joni Mitchell, Debra Mann, 2018
no info The Complete Elektra Recordings, Tom Rush, 2019
no info Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Soundtrack, Various Artists (Buffy Sainte-Marie), 2019

 
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