Joel Zifkin

Joel Zifkin
Background information
Origin	Montreal
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. He is best known as a session and live musician for artists such as Kate & Anna McGarrigle^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} and Richard Thompson.^[7][8][9] Zifkin has performed and /or recorded with the following artists among others: 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,^[23] Joe Boyd,^[24][25] The Chieftains, Pat Donaldson, Ravens & Chimes, Hal Willner's Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited,^[26] among others. He also appeared in the film Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave (1980)^[27] and the documentary "Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle",^[28] directed by Lian Lunson (2013).

His primary instrument is the electric violin.

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.

See also

• Anna McGarrigle
• Kate McGarrigle
• Kate & Anna McGarrigle
• Les Colocs
• Richard Thompson
• Dream Attic (Grammy nominated 2010)^[29]
• Heartbeats Accelerating
• La vache qui pleure
• Live at the World Café - Volume 9 - "DJ Serenade"
• Matapedia
• Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle
• Songs in the Dark
• Songs of the Civil War - "Was My Brother in the Battle?", "Better Times Are Coming",^[30] "Hard Times Come Again No More"^[31]
• The McGarrigle Christmas Hour
• The McGarrigle Hour
• Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright
• When Love Speaks

External links

• "Meet Joel Zifkin" bio and interview on Richard Thompson's Beesweb site
• Allmusic Selected Discography
• Joel Zifkin's official Facebook Page

References