The Fariña Files
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Welcome to The Fariña File web site. This is a non-profit repository of reference materials and ephemera on the lives and careers of Richard and Mimi Fariña, the folk revival and the Cambridge folk scene of the 1960s; who they were, what they did and occasionally where they went.
Site last updated  7 march '10
Time Line   |   Cast of characters   |   Cast of Characters 2   |   Cast of Characters 3   |   This One's For Mimi   |   The Books - a guide   |   Newport Folk Festival 1965   |   Dick and Mimi - where they were, how they got there, and what they did for three days   |   Newport Folk Festival - July 22, 23rd   |   Newport Folk Festival - Saturday, July 24th   |   Newport Folk Festival - Sunday, July 25th   |   Photos and Sources   |   Annotated Discography   |   Four for Fun   |   Web site bibliography   |   Favorite Links   |   Contact Me


Bill of fare for the above
Time Line : A dated chronology of fixed points in the careers of the Fariñas
Cast of characters : A biographical listing of those involved with the Fariñas and/or the folk scene of the '60s
This one is for Mimi - Photos, discography of Mimi solo and Mimi with Tom Jans
The Books - a guide : Collectors' points and iconography on books by and about the Fariñas ; gracefully short mention of the film
Newport Folk Festival, 1965 - A brief history of the whole festival, its organization and whys and wherefores; then we follow the Fariñas through four days in 1965
                                -  Dick and Mimi : where they were, how they got there, and what they did for three days : The joys of subletting; slight tours; Mimi tests the tensile strength of Dylan's hair; the theory of
                                    Grossman; the Newport draft notice and how to get one
                                -  July 22nd - They arrive  
                                -  July 23nd - Opening day; the power of cheap beer and Albert Grossman; vaudeville returns with fisticuffs
                                    before Butterfield
                                -  July 24th - Contemporary Song Workshop, where the Fariñas attempt to bury the Children's Workshop; and  
                                    the Dulcimer Workshop, where the US Air Force attempts to reconnoiter Dick's duck lure.                                  
                                -  July 25th - Singing in the rain
Photos and sources : Not much really, at this point - better check Reflections photo session instead
Annotated Discography : Dick and Mimi's individual albums and 45s explained, and including collectors' guide; Vanguard discographies & collectors' guides; Elektra discographies  
                            - Dick and Mimi's records : both together and individual albums and singles explained, including a collector's guide & Reflections  photo sessions
                                -  Covers and oddities : A collection by people who did and people who shouldn't  have     
                                -  Vanguard labels  - How to tell one from another and when ebay is wrong            
                                -  Vanguard - 1960-1970 - Collected works, including release dates and original labels
                                - Vanguard's singles : 1960 to 1970, an illustrated and explained guide (see under "Annotated discography")
                                -  Twofers : Discography of the first 40
                                -  Discography of Vanguard's folk and rock LPs and 45s released between 1960 and 1970, including all confirned mono releases and release dates
                                -  Elektra : LPs and 45s covering the same short time period
Website bibliography : A  listing of all books and resources used,  thought I used , or should have used



  While in the neighborhood, please look in on Douglas Cooke's Mimi & Richard Fariña website - http://www.mindspring.com/~dec20/farina.htm

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All thanks to Lucy
Special mention to Duncan Emrich.


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