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Two new photos Magne Karlstad of Norway has contributed two lovely new-to-us photos for the Mimi Photo Gallery. 1969 article added This unusually positive article on Richard is worth pulling out of the vaults. "Young Folk Hero Even Without the Baez Marriage" New photos added John Rudoff, M. D., has contributed two color photos of Richard, Mimi, and Joan that he took at Newport in 1965! Many thanks, Dr. Rudoff!! Mimi Fariņa Photo Gallery Expanded film photos: Images from two films, Festival! and Sing Sing Thanksgiving, have been added: Festival! Sing Sing Thanksgiving Before they were famous... Here's a March 1965 article from the Boston Broadside introducing the new folk duo to the Cambridge crowd: "Spotlight: Dick & Mimi Farina" Cambridge coffee house listings Many more coffee house ads have been added, expanding our view of Richard & Mimi's live appearances in the Cambridge area. Ads for Live Appearances There are also a couple new posters on the Mimi & Tom Jans and the Only Alternative pages. Broadside of Boston Cover Gallery I've added more--lots more--covers to the Broadside Cover Gallery. Take a look! richardandmimi.com/broadsides.html New Photos I've added a few new photos and some new information to the Cornell page. richardandmimi.com/cornell.html Ian & Sylvia People who like Richard & Mimi usually like Ian & Sylvia too--so why not a page for them? richardandmimi.com/ian-sylvia.html Broadside Cover Gallery Covers of the old Broadside of Boston magazine. I had this page up a couple years ago, then ran out of room so I had to take it down. But now it's back. Did you miss it? richardandmimi.com/broadsides.html New pics in photo gallery Two new photos of Mimi and Tom Jans have been added to the Mimi Photo Gallery. Many thanks to Steve Sidoruk for sharing them! richardandmimi.com/mimi-photos.html Fariņa the Frat Boy I've added a new photo of Richard (albeit small) with his college fraternity to the Cornell page: richardandmimi.com/cornell.html New pages added: Sing Sing Thanksgiving Vanguard Folk Rock Album Acoustic Stories Country Joe & the Fish's "Porpoise Mouth" has been added to the list of parodies on the Odd Stuff page: Odd Stuff Richard Fariņa at The Troubadour A collection of historic photos from Richard's days in London, by Alison Chapman McLean richardandmimi.com/troubadour.html Meet the Parents! Info on Richard and Mimi's parents. richardandmimi.com/parents.html Guestbook We've added a guestbook. Hey, everyone else is doing it... richardandmimi.com/guestbook.html The Only Alternative and his Other Possibilities Mimi briefly joined this rock band in the summer of 1966. richardandmimi.com/only.html Memories of Mimi A dulcimer player who jammed with Mimi in the seventies shares his story. richardandmimi.com/memoriesofmimi.html Index of Writings I've added a quasi-complete quick-reference index of all of Richard's non-song writings, to supplement the chronological list of his periodical publications. Index of Writings New Page Added: Ads for Books and Movies More Photos! Several photos of Mimi, and one of Richard and the Baez family, have been added to the Mimi Photo Gallery. A Memoir by Tom Costner: "I Must Soon Quit the Scene." New Page Added: Album Reviews More articles added: "Mimi and Me: A Remembrance" (2001) "Call of a Dulcimer Rebel" (1966) "A Plug For Mimi" (1979) Songbooks section expanded The Songbooks section has been expanded to include a few more songbooks with important Fariņa material, as well as a comprehensive index of what songs are included where. www.richardandmimi.com/songbooks.html

Carolyn Hester performs in New York City! Carolyn Hester plays the Peoples' Voice Cafe on Saturday, March 1, 2008. See details at PeoplesVoiceCafe.org New version of "Tuileries" Neal Hellman, author of the Richard Fariņa Dulcimer Book, has recorded the Fariņa classic "Tuileries" for his new CD, Emma's Waltz. The CD also includes "Farewell to the Creeks," the tune which Fariņa adapted for his song "Hamish." Available from Gourd Music. Dick Fariņa & Eric von Schmidt on CD!! 44 years after it was recorded, Richard and Eric's London LP (with Blind Boy Grunt) is finally available on a two-CD set, with bonus tracks and unreleased songs! Order from www.FarinaCD.com New Compilation! Vanguard has issued a series of compilations titled Vanguard Visionaries, for 34 of their legendary performers and groups, including Richard & Mimi. There is no new material, just a ten-song collection aimed at newcomers. On sale June 12, 2007. Two 1970 LPs with Fariņa material reissued: Iowa by the Sea, by Turnquist Remedy, has a version of "Reno, Nevada;" and Al Stewart's Zero She Flies features Mimi Fariņa on the bonus track "Lyke Wake Dirge." Great Article on Bruce Langhorne Lots of unique information in this article from the UK newspaper The Independent. Albert Baez passes away The father of Mimi, Joan, and Pauline died March 20, 2007, of natural causes. See The Marin Independent Journal for more information. Eric von Schmidt passes away Richard's close friend, Eric von Schmidt, passed away on February 2, 2007. See Von's Works for more details. Monterey Herald Article A great article on Richard by Dennis Moran, in honor of the 40th anniversary of Richard's death. montereyherald.com New Cover Versions Two new versions of Bold Marauder have been recorded recently, one by Richard & Mimi's old friend Eric Andersen, on Waves, and another by Stan Ridgeway and Drywall on Barbeque Babylon.    Festival released on DVD!!! Murray Lerner's classic documentary of the Newport Folk Festival is finally available on DVD!! Only two minutes of Fariņa footage, but it's a great film that all folk fans will enjoy. Mimi's Memorial Bench Completed A memorial bench for Mimi has been built on her favorite trail on Mount Tamalpais. Details on the Bread & Roses website: http://www.breadandroses.org/nl57_bench.shtml A French Translation of Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me More info. The Mayor of MacDougal Street Dave Van Ronk's memoirs, edited and completed by Elijah Wald. There is no mention of Richard, and only one passing reference to Mimi, but this book is so tremendously entertaining and informative that I recommend it to anyone interested in the Folk Revival, even if you've never owned a Dave Van Ronk album. New version of "Children of Darkness" Dulcimer player Joellen Lapidus, a lifelong Fariņa fan, has recorded "Children of Darkness" for her new CD, Joellen Lapidus in Concert on Dulcimer and Guitar. You can buy it from her website at lapidusmusic.com New Version of Morgan the Pirate! The Vanguard Folk Rock Album, released on Ace Records in the U.K., features a previously unreleased, and dramatically different, version of "Morgan the Pirate," as well as the 45rpm edit of "Reno, Nevada." New Mimi & Joan Duet The re-issue of David's Album includes a Mimi & Joan duet as one of its bonus tracks--"How Can I Miss You" (by Dan Hicks). Rainbow Quest series on DVD Shanachie has begun to release the Rainbow Quest series on DVD. Episodes available so far include Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers, Doc Watson, New Lost City Ramblers, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins and Elizabeth Cotten. No sign yet of the Richard & Mimi episode, but it's looking hopeful. Available from deepdiscountdvd.com and elsewhere. Been Down So Long on DVD! This long-out-of-print flop is now available through the following website: www.5minutesonline.com/1D/beendown.htm Bruce Langhorne Website Bruce Langhorne now has his own website: www.brobrubru.com Positively 4th Street translated into Italian! Subtitled, "Come quattro ragazzi hanno cambiato la musica." Translated by Giuseppe Mariano. More info "Farina" song re-issued Penny Nichols' classic Penny's Arcade album, featuring the song "Farina," has been re-issued on CD under the title Songs from the Summer of Love. You can order it from Penny's website at www.pennynichols.com More info on the song on the Odd Stuff page.

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