cogito ergo cogito sum ... cogito
Mostly, Joel Zifkin is known as a "sideman", if at all; especially with Kate McGarrigle and Anna McGarrigle. (usually violin)
Sometimes does tracks for others in studios or over the internet.
but there's other stuff as well :
download entire ZIFKIN CD the most inexpensive way Here
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Hear here :
Zifkin at iTunes _
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Zifkin @ AMAZON
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(DOWNLOADS - sure - go ahead- ..... make my day)
The CD ? It consists of songs / experiments = Erratica perhaps ~ Hand made.
JZ 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 producing (at the CBC) and did a number of live performances. Joel has also written and performed music for film,theatre and has done some music production as well.
He 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....
Joe Dassin....
Big Moose Walker....
Hubert Sumlin....
Wade Hemsworth....
Stereotaxie....
Complainte de la Butte (Moulin Rouge Soundtrack)....
The Chieftains....
Pat Donaldson....
The film "Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave"....
Lili Fatale....
Penny Lang....
Elvis Costello....
Roma Baran....
Monkeywalk....
Joe Boyd....
Madou Diarra....
Murray McLauchlan....
Pierre Marchand....
Rational Youth....
Danny Greenspoon....
The Harry Smith Project: The Anthology Of American Folk Music Revisited....
Hal Willner....
Came so Far for Beauty (Brooklyn)....
Chaim Tannenbaum....
Boo Hewerdine....
Ravens & Chimes....
Alex Shoumatoff....
Ray Bonneville....
Robert Charlebois....
Stephen Barry Band....
The Chicago Blues All-Stars....
Yaya Diallo....
Kalimba Kalimba....
Gogh Van Gogh....
Steve Klingaman....
Mack Mackenzie....
Les Colocs....
Leandre....
Daniel Weaver....
Dimaggios....
Driving Blind....
Robert David....
huh98....
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
Zifkin @ iTunes
Zifkin @ AMAZON
ZIFKIN CD at cdbaby
WIKIPEDIA
All Music Guide selected zifkin discography
Google Music Search
LAST.FM ?
Kate & Anna McGarrigle with Lily Lanken & Joel Zifkin performing "Cool River"
Petite Annonce from Kate & Anna McGarrigle cd ~ La Vache Qui Pleure
