Celebrations For A Grey Day by Mimi & Richard Fariña, released on Vanguard in 1965

Celebrations for a Grey Day Review by Richie Unterberger

Richard & Mimi Fariña's debut effectively laid out their approach: Appalachian-like instrumentals that put the dulcimer to the fore alternate with strong contemporary folk compositions, which are by turns mournful and high-spirited. The world-weary "Reno Nevada" (a part of Fairport Convention's repertoire in their early days) is the duo's best song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REQc1Hmi1hw&list=OLAK5uy_lRgpf4fXUTzcjw9H99NkrW1GCAwt1CRQM&index=12

#RichardandMimiFariña #RichardFarina #Vanguard #folkmusic #dulcimer #folkrock #fairportconvention

Richard Fariña: a lost genius who bridged the gap between beats and hippies
(David Barnett / The Guardian).
#RichardFariña

He was Thomas Pynchon’s roommate, he hung out with Bob Dylan and wrote an American cult classic, yet Fariña is a name few know outside of literary circles. That’s something that should change.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/25/richard-farina-lost-genius-bridged-gap-beats-hippies

#otd 30 April 1966: #RichardFarina (*1937)

US-American folksinger, songwriter, poet and novelist; brother-in-law of #JoanBaez and close friend of #ThomasPynchon

~ motorcycle accident

https://youtu.be/8wY-JJs9n78

I adore this clip of Fairport Convention playing Reno Nevada in '68 - so much to love about it but maybe my fave bit is how Judy and Ian settle down and let the band wig out (and what a band!) - and the way Judy just saunters back to the mic when they're done. Nothing cooler than that on the whole internet IMO!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXgvNZdzYNw

#FairportConvention #RenoNevada #JudyDyble #IanMatthews #RichardThompson #SimonNicol #AshleyHutchings #MartinLamble #FolkRock #FolkMusic #RichardFarina