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Ken Ficara

About Me

Harmonica player and songwriter Ken Ficara is a New York City native. His music draws on traditional American music in all its forms, ranging from bluegrass fiddle tunes to the Carter family to jug band blues to modern alt-country. His political songs have been featured on WBAI in New York City and he performs frequently as a solo act and with bands in and around New York.

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Member Since: 26/01/2005
Band Website: http://www.kenficara.com/
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

An End To Cynicism?

It's been ages since I updated my songs on MySpace, and things have changed. John McCain is, in fact, down the drain. And in light of the election I thought it was time to make some changes. I took do...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:43:00 GMT

John McCain Blues (Down the Drain)

Check out this video: John McCain Blues I am, strangely enough, feeling almost optimistic about the election. Partially because of something Obama said in an excellent article this weekend i...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:36:00 GMT

Introducing The Impurists

Please join Kari Groff, Doug Hatt, Charles Puckette, Joe Choina and myself, for a night of original songs, some interesting covers, and old-time music not necessarily played the old-time way. No genre...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:41:00 GMT

September Shows

September will be a month of good shows. On the 12th, I'll be debuting my new band, the Impurists, featuring Kari Groff, Doug Hatt, Charles Puckette and Joe Choina. We'll be doing some of my originals...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:45:00 GMT

Brunch cancelled

The bluegrass brunch on Christmas Eve has been cancelled.
Posted by on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 17:59:00 GMT

September 21 show, and others coming up!

Mike Skliar and I will be back at the Underground Lounge on Thursday, September 21. I'll be starting off with a half-hour solo set of original songs, including some brand-new ones, at 8 pm. Mike will ...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:31:00 GMT

September 10 Show Postponed

Please note that the Louis Giampetruzzi tribute scheduled for September 10 has been postponed. I'll let everyone know about the new date when it's rescheduled.
Posted by on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:07:00 GMT

Louis Giampetruzzi Radio Memorial

I'm honored to be part of the radio memorial that WKCR-FM will host for Lou Giampetruzzi on Sunday, July 30, during Matt Winters' Moonshine Show, from 10 a.m. to noon. We will remember Lou and toast h...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:52:00 GMT

Out of town gigs, and music wherever you are

I'll be posting some more new songs soon, but in the meantime I have several gigs scheduled in August, all out of town. Two shows as part of a hiking excursion organized by Outdoor Bound, and a Saturd...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:10:00 GMT

The Scars Of Robert Moses

My latest New York City history song, "The Scars Of Robert Moses," is now available for download. It was sparked by a conversation with Mike Ford of Moxy Fruvous last year in Toronto. It took a while ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:03:00 GMT