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Mimi And Richard Farina: The Complete Vanguard Recordings (3-CD)

3 CDs for the price of 2 on this overview of everything the cult duo recorded for Vanguard. Includes 7 previously unreleased tracks recorded at the Newport Folk Festivals

The younger sister of Joan, Mimi Baez married the youthful writer Richard Fariña in 1963. Together the couple went on to be one of the sensations of the 1965 Newport Folk Festival (nine performances from the latter are included in this set).

Listening to their Vanguard legacy, it's easy to see why. Mimi's accomplished guitar picking effortlessly entwined with Richard's revolutionary approach to mountain dulcimer playing. Their harmony singing was light and keening, yet intimate. In the same way that Dylan was by 1965 'beyond' folk, their playful, gentle and poetic songs precursed the hippie movement whose 'incense and peppermints' were just around the corner. Richard's novel "Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me" was warmly received on its publication and remains a cult classic. He died in 1966 at the age of 29 in a motorcycle accident. Mimi went on to a solo career, appearing in the movie Festival At Big Sur with her sister Joan and recording a duet album Take Heart (A&M) with Tom Jans in 1971. Fifteen years later, she followed this up with the excellent Mimi Fari a Solo (Rounder). She died of cancer on 18 July 2001.

The Complete Vanguard Recordings captures the duo young and creative -- an attractive Bohemian pairing. It also contains all of Richard's recordings with the exception of three songs made for Elektra's "Singer-Songwriter Project" and a handful of collaborations cut with Eric Von Schmidt whilst the two were over in England. Of the Vanguard albums 'proper', it would be invidious to choose between Celebrations For A Grey Day and Reflections In A Crystal Wind-.-both are too programmatically faultless in their blend of the instrumental (Tuileries) and vocal (Pack Up Your Sorrows). The third album Memories was an afterthought. Released in 1968, it gathered together out-takes and unreleased material from the earlier sessions but contains many gems that expand on the previous work. The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood (with orchestral accompaniment) and two Joan Baez tracks that Richard produced for his sister-in-law are also included. For the current release, the two Newport songs that originally appeared as part of the 12" vinyl edition of - have been reintegrated into the 1965 Newport Folk Festival segment that closes out the final CD.

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Interpret: Mimi And Richard Farina
Album titlle: The Complete Vanguard Recordings (3-CD)
Label VANGUARD
Genre Folk
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EAN: 0090204971244
weight in Kg 0.2

Farina, Mimi And Richard - The Complete Vanguard Recordings (3-CD) CD 1
01	Dandelion River Run	Mimi And Richard Farina
02	Pack Up Your Sorrows	Mimi And Richard Farina
03	Tommy Makem Fantasy	Mimi And Richard Farina
04	Michael, Andrew And James	Mimi And Richard Farina
05	Dog Blue	Mimi And Richard Farina
06	V	Mimi And Richard Farina
07	One Way Ticket	Mimi And Richard Farina
08	Hamish (Farewell To The Creeks)	Mimi And Richard Farina
09	Another Country	Mimi And Richard Farina
10	Tuileries	Mimi And Richard Farina
11	The Falcon	Mimi And Richard Farina
12	Reno, Nevada	Mimi And Richard Farina
13	Celebration For A Grey Day	Mimi And Richard Farina

Farina, Mimi And Richard - The Complete Vanguard Recordings (3-CD) CD 2
01	Reflections In A Crystal Wind	Mimi And Richard Farina
02	Bold Marauder	Mimi And Richard Farina
03	Dopico	Mimi And Richard Farina
04	A Swallow Song	Mimi And Richard Farina
05	Chrysanthemum	Mimi And Richard Farina
06	Sell-Out Agitation Waltz	Mimi And Richard Farina
07	Hard-Loving Loser	Mimi And Richard Farina
08	Mainline Prosperity Blues	Mimi And Richard Farina
09	Allen's Interlude	Mimi And Richard Farina
10	House Un-American Blues Activity Dream	Mimi And Richard Farina
11	Raven Girl	Mimi And Richard Farina
12	Miles	Mimi And Richard Farina
13	Children Of Darkness	Mimi And Richard Farina

Farina, Mimi And Richard - The Complete Vanguard Recordings (3-CD) CD 3
01	The Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood	Mimi And Richard Farina
02	Joy 'Round My Brain	Mimi And Richard Farina
03	Lemonade Lady	Mimi And Richard Farina
04	Downtown	Mimi And Richard Farina
05	Almond Joy	Mimi And Richard Farina
06	Blood Red Roses	Mimi And Richard Farina
07	Morgan The Pirate	Mimi And Richard Farina
08	A Swallow Song	Mimi And Richard Farina
09	All The World Has Gone By	Mimi And Richard Farina
10	Pack Up Your Sorrows	Mimi And Richard Farina
11	Leaving California (One Way Ticket)	Mimi And Richard Farina
12	Sell-Out Agitation Waltz	Mimi And Richard Farina
13	Pack Up Your Sorrows	Mimi And Richard Farina
14	House Un-American Blues Activity Dream	Mimi And Richard Farina
15	Bold Marauder	Mimi And Richard Farina
16	Hard-Loving Loser	Mimi And Richard Farina
17	Dopico	Mimi And Richard Farina
18	Celebration For A Grey Day	Mimi And Richard Farina
19	Shady Grove	Mimi And Richard Farina

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"Mimi And Richard Farina"

The pairing of Greenwich Village folkie Richard Fariña with Joan Baez’s youngest sister Mimi was fruitful for only a short time but influential to many musicians, including Fairport Convention and later Iain Matthews. After a politically active period, including living in Cuba, Richard arrived in New York in 1959 at age 23. On meeting Mimi, the pair set off travelling and recorded an album in London with Dylan and Eric von Schmidt. When they returned to the States, they were signed to Vanguard Records who quickly put out two great albums of their eclectic material. Richard’s novel Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me was published soon after, but his death in 1966 put paid to what was sure to be a wonderful career. Mimi went on to a lower profile in music and remained politically active.

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