Amoeba Music

Richard Fariña is one of the great unsung heroes of the 60s singer/songwriter movement. The two albums he cut with his wife Mimi (younger sister of folk goddess Joan Baez) encapsulate the entire history of the folk revival. Celebrations for a Gray Day (1965 Vanguard/1995 Vanguard) is a contemplative acoustic meditation with a quiet folky soul and Reflections in a Crystal Wind (1965 Vanguard/1995 Vanguard) is a forgotten masterpiece of psychedelic folk rock featuring a smoking electric band and some of the strongest songwriting of the 60s. That they were both cut in the same year is astounding, and Fariña’s death less than six months after the release of Crystal Wind gives every note an added poignancy.

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Genre:

Folk, Traditional Folk, Classic Folk

City Of Origin:

Carmel, ,California United States

Formed Date:

1965