Joel Zifkin
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Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | April 14, 1954
Occupation(s) | Electric violinist, musician, composer, singer-songwriter |
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Years active | 1972–present |
Joel Zifkin (born April 14, 1954) is a Canadian musician and songwriter.[1][2] His primary instrument is the electric violin and he is best known as a session musician and live performer.[3][4][5]
Career
Zifkin has performed and/or recorded with the following artists: Kate & Anna McGarrigle,[6][7][8][9][10][11] Richard Thompson,[12][13][14] Rufus Wainwright,[15][16] Martha Wainwright,[17] Emmylou Harris,[18][19][20] Buddy Guy,[21] Big Mama Thornton,[22] Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson,[23] Philip Glass, Lou Reed,[24][25] Townes Van Zandt, Rational Youth, Joe Dassin, Roma Baran, Elvis Costello,[26] Wade Hemsworth, Pierre Marchand, Robert Charlebois, Les Colocs,[27] Yaya Diallo, Chaim Tannenbaum,[20] Joe Boyd,[15][28] The Chieftains, Pat Donaldson, Ravens & Chimes, Hal Willner's Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited,[29] among others.
He also appeared in the film Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave (1980) and the documentary "Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle", directed by Lian Lunson (2013).
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.
Selected credits
- Solo
- Joel Zifkin (2004)
- Five Songs More (2008)
- With Kate & Anna McGarrigle
- Heartbeats Accelerating (1990)
- "Was My Brother in the Battle?", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "Better Times Are Coming", on Songs of the Civil War (1991)
- Matapedia (1996)
- The McGarrigle Hour (1998)
- La vache qui pleure (2003)
- The McGarrigle Christmas Hour (2005)
- Before Tomorrow (French title Le jour avant le lendemain) film soundtrack (2008)
- ODDiTTiES (2010)
- Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle (2013)
- With World Café
- "DJ Serenade", on Live at the World Café - Volume 9 (1999)
- With Richard Thompson
- Dream Attic (2010)[30] (nominated for the Best Contemporary Folk Album award in the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.[31] )
- Live at Celtic Connections – The Richard Thompson Band (2012) DVD, Blu-ray Disc
- With Rufus Wainwright
- Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film (2001)
- When Love Speaks (2002)
- Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright (2014)
- With The Wainwright Sisters
- Songs in the Dark (2015)
- With Les Colocs
- Les Colocs (1993)
- Suite 2116 (posthumous; 2001)
- Il me parle de bonheur (2009)
See also
References
- ^ Chilton, Martin (January 1, 2011). "Richard Thompson, Royal Festival Hall, review – Telegraph". London Telegraph. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "AllMusic Credits Songs Zifkin". All Music Guide. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Zifkin, Joel. "All Music Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "McGarrigles.info". Kate & Anna McGarrigle A Concert Chronology. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "zifkin discography and songs". discogs.com. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ limeyloop (July 5, 2007). "Kate and Anna McGarrigle : Ce Matin" – via YouTube.
- ^ Pareles, Jon. "'A Celebration of Kate McGarrigle' at Town Hall – Review".
- ^ HOCHMAN, STEVE (February 24, 1997). "McGarrigles' Insight Improves With Age" – via LA Times.
- ^ Rockwell, John. "REVERBERATIONS; For Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Music Is a Family Affair".
- ^ "Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Discography – Matapedia". www.mcgarrigles.info.
- ^ "Kate & Anna McGarrigle – a Concert Chronology". www.mcgarrigles.info.
- ^ "Interview: Richard Thompson on recording an album in front of a live audience".
- ^ "DVD review: The Richard Thompson Band: Live at Celtic Connections". April 10, 2012.
- ^ Wine, Steven (August 30, 2010). "Review: Guitar takes the lead on Thompson's latest". Boston.com – via The Boston Globe.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle – Various Artists – Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Times, The New York. "Pop and Rock Listings".
- ^ "Joel Zifkin – Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ peters332home (September 10, 2006). "Emmylou Harris & The McGarrigle Sisters – Skip Rope Song" – via YouTube.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Sam Epstein (August 26, 2015). "I Eat Dinner – Rufus Wainwright and Emmylou Harris – Meltdown 2010 Celebration of Kate McGarrigle" – via YouTube.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Nonesuch Records Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle". Nonesuch Records Official Website.
- ^ Joel Zifkin (July 2, 2015). "Buddy Guy ! with Joel Zifkin, Andrew Cowan, Paquito D'Rivera, Tony Jones (2 songs)" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Doudou Boicel". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Holden, Stephen. "At Carnegie Hall, a Commuting Christmas".
- ^ GERARD SCHMIDT (October 29, 2013). "LOU REED sings Blue Christmas At the Knitting Factory NY" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Joel Zifkin – The Elvis Costello Wiki". Elviscostello.info. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ Ledoux, Julie. "Danser la misère: une tournée pour le 20e anniversaire des Colocs".
- ^ "The McGarrigle Hour – Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited – Various Artists – Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards – LA Times". latimes.com. March 1, 2014.
- ^ "Official list of the 53rd Grammy nominees, announced December 2010". April 3, 2017.