Joel Zifkin

Joel Zifkin
Background information
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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. His primary instrument is the electric violin and he is best known as a session musician and live performer.

Career

Zifkin has performed and/or recorded with the following artists: Kate & Anna McGarrigle,[1][2][3][4][5][6] Richard Thompson,[7][8][9] 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,[15] Joe Boyd,[10][23] The Chieftains, Pat Donaldson, Ravens & Chimes, Hal Willner's Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited,[24] 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 discography

Solo
  • Joel Zifkin (2004)
  • Five Songs More (2008)
With Kate & Anna McGarrigle
With World Café
With Michael Kamen
With Richard Thompson
With Rufus Wainwright
With The Wainwright Sisters

See also

References

  1. ↑ limeyloop (5 July 2007). "Kate and Anna McGarrigle : Ce Matin" – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ Pareles, Jon. "'A Celebration of Kate McGarrigle' at Town Hall - Review".
  3. ↑ HOCHMAN, STEVE (24 February 1997). "McGarrigles' Insight Improves With Age" – via LA Times.
  4. ↑ Rockwell, John. "REVERBERATIONS; For Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Music Is a Family Affair".
  5. ↑ "Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Discography - Matapedia". www.mcgarrigles.info.
  6. ↑ "Kate & Anna McGarrigle - a Concert Chronology". www.mcgarrigles.info.
  7. ↑ "Interview: Richard Thompson on recording an album in front of a live audience".
  8. ↑ "DVD review: The Richard Thompson Band: Live at Celtic Connections". 10 April 2012.
  9. ↑ Wine, Steven (30 August 2010). "Review: Guitar takes the lead on Thompson's latest" – via The Boston Globe.
  10. 1 2 "Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle - Various Artists - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  11. ↑ Times, The New York. "Pop and Rock Listings".
  12. ↑ "Joel Zifkin - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  13. ↑ peters332home (10 September 2006). "Emmylou Harris & The McGarrigle Sisters - Skip Rope Song" – via YouTube.
  14. ↑ Sam Epstein (26 August 2015). "I Eat Dinner - Rufus Wainwright and Emmylou Harris - Meltdown 2010 Celebration of Kate McGarrigle" – via YouTube.
  15. 1 2 "Nonesuch Records Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle". Nonesuch Records Official Website.
  16. ↑ Joel Zifkin (2 July 2015). "Buddy Guy ! with Joel Zifkin, Andrew Cowan, Paquito D'Rivera,Tony Jones (2 songs)" – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ "Doudou Boicel". www.facebook.com.
  18. ↑
  19. ↑ Holden, Stephen. "At Carnegie Hall, a Commuting Christmas".
  20. ↑ GERARD SCHMIDT (29 October 2013). "LOU REED sings Blue Christmas At the Knitting Factory NY" – via YouTube.
  21. ↑ "Joel Zifkin - The Elvis Costello Wiki". Elviscostello.info. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  22. ↑ Ledoux, Julie. "Danser la misère: une tournée pour le 20e anniversaire des Colocs".
  23. ↑ "The McGarrigle Hour - Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  24. ↑ "The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited - Various Artists - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  25. ↑ "Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards - LA Times". latimes.com.
  26. ↑ "Official list of the 53rd Grammy nominees, announced December 2010".
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