Album Notes

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Mostly, Joel Zifkin is known as a "sideman", if at all; especially with Kate and Anna McGarrigle.
The CD ? It consists of songs; experiments. Erratica perhaps. Hand made. Hear here.
Zifkin also used to write, sing, and play guitar and electric violin in a secret band called The Bliminals with Jody Golick and Pat Donaldson. They recorded some songs with Roma Baran for the CBC (Radio Canada) and did a number of live performances. Joel (Mr. Boy) has also written and performed music for film,theatre and has done some music production as well.
He still writes experiments with songs.
Primarily playing the electric violin, as well as some other instruments, Joel Zifkin has performed and /or recorded with the following artists:
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Big Mama Thornton
Bliminals
Buddy Guy
Eddie Cleanhead Vinson
Emmylou Harris
Rufus Wainwright
Martha Wainwright
Loudon Wainwright
Philip Glass
Townes Van Zandt
Elvis Costello
Roma Baran
Pierre Marchand
Joe Boyd
Joe Dassin
Lou Reed
Big Moose Walker
Wade Hemsworth
Stereotaxie
Penny Lang
The Chieftains
Les Colocs
The film "Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave"
The Harry Smith Project: The Anthology Of American Folk Music Revisited (Hal Willner)
Ravens & Chimes
Alex Shoumatoff
Lili Fatale
Mack MacKenzie
Monkeywalk
Murray McLauchlan
Madou Diarra
Rational Youth
Danny Greenspoon
Steve Klingaman
Ray Bonneville
Robert Charlebois
Stephen Barry Band
The Chicago Blues All-Stars
Yaya Diallo
Kalimba Kalimba
Gogh Van Gogh
Boo Hewerdine
Léandre
Daniel Weaver
Dimaggios
Driving Blind
Mr. Boy and the Fabulous Colossals

Joel has Performed in: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, U.S.A.

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