Joel Zifkin
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Montreal |
| Occupation(s) | Electric violinist, musician, composer, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | electric violin, guitar,bass, mandolin, vocals |
| Years active | 1972 – |
| Associated acts | Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Richard Thompson , Kate McGarrigle, Les Colocs |
Joel Zifkin is a Canadian musician and songwriter born in Montreal on April 14, 1954. He is best known as a session and live musician for artists such as Kate & Anna McGarrigle[1][2][3][4][5][6] and Richard Thompson.[7][8][9] Zifkin has performed and /or recorded with the following artists among others: Rufus Wainwright,[10][11] Martha Wainwright,[12] Emmylou Harris,[13][14][15] Buddy Guy,[16] Big Mama Thornton,[17] Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson,[18] Philip Glass, Lou Reed,[19][20] Townes Van Zandt, Rational Youth, Joe Dassin, Roma Baran, Elvis Costello,[21] Wade Hemsworth, Pierre Marchand, Robert Charlebois, Les Colocs,[22] Yaya Diallo, Chaim Tannenbaum,[23] Joe Boyd,[24][25] The Chieftains, Pat Donaldson, Ravens & Chimes, Hal Willner's Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited,[26] among others. He also appeared in the film Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave (1980)[27] and the documentary "Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle",[28] directed by Lian Lunson (2013).
His primary instrument is the electric violin.
Zifkin released the self-titled solo album Joel Zifkin in 2004, Five Songs More in 2008, and the singles "When Insanity Reigns It Pours" and "The Glow" in 2013, all on iTunes.
See also
- Anna McGarrigle
- Kate McGarrigle
- Kate & Anna McGarrigle
- Les Colocs
- Richard Thompson
- Dream Attic (Grammy nominated 2010)[29]
- Heartbeats Accelerating
- La vache qui pleure
- Live at the World Café - Volume 9 - "DJ Serenade"
- Matapedia
- Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle
- Songs in the Dark
- Songs of the Civil War - "Was My Brother in the Battle?", "Better Times Are Coming",[30] "Hard Times Come Again No More"[31]
- The McGarrigle Christmas Hour
- The McGarrigle Hour
- Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright
- When Love Speaks
External links
- "Meet Joel Zifkin" bio and interview on Richard Thompson's Beesweb site
- Allmusic Selected Discography
- Joel Zifkin's official Facebook Page
References
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- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtyNy-mlwXk
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/arts/music/a-celebration-of-kate-mcgarrigle-at-town-hall-review.html
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1997-02-24/entertainment/ca-31895_1_anna-mcgarrigle
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/17/movies/reverberations-for-kate-and-anna-mcgarrigle-music-is-a-family-affair.html
- ↑ http://www.mcgarrigles.info/Discography/kamm.html
- ↑ http://www.mcgarrigles.info/Gigography/1980p2.html#z1984
- ↑ http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/interview-richard-thompson-on-recording-an-album-in-front-of-a-live-audience-362073
- ↑ http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/dvd-review-the-richard-thompson-band-live-at-celtic-connections
- ↑ http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/08/30/review_guitar_takes_the_lead_on_thompsons_latest/
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/sing-me-the-songs-celebrating-the-works-of-kate-mcgarrigle-mw0002547209/credits
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/05/arts/music/05pop.html
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/joel-zifkin-mn0000842861/credits
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxFaqybHW4s
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rrf8_CR1dk0
- ↑ http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/sing-me-the-songs
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMJWVEq2etU
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152553455697418&set=t.629891156&type=3&theater
- ↑ http://collections.banq.qc.ca:81/lapresse/src/cahiers/1984/02/09/03/82812_1984020903.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/12/arts/music/12wain.html
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIYtlzAJUcg
- ↑ http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/Joel_Zifkin
- ↑ https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-musicale/2012/11/13/danser-la-misere-une-tournee-pour-le-20e-anniversaire-des-colocs/
- ↑ http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/sing-me-the-songs
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/sing-me-the-songs-celebrating-the-works-of-kate-mcgarrigle-mw0002547209/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-mcgarrigle-hour-mw0000043915/credits
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-harry-smith-project-anthology-of-american-folk-music-revisited-mw0000546750/credits
- ↑ Internet Movie Database Joel Zifkin http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0956343/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
- ↑ http://m.imdb.com/title/tt2419978/fullcredits/music_department?ref_=m_ttfc_10
- ↑ http://www.latimes.com/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list-htmlstory.html
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny8uSuj-0YE
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5OiMfM3txk&list=RDe5OiMfM3txk
