{{short description|Canadian musician and songwriter (born 1954)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Joel Zifkin | image = Joel Zifkin.JPG | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | instrument = {{flat list| *Electric violin *guitar *bass *mandolin *vocals }} | genre = | occupation = Electric violinist, musician, composer, singer-songwriter | years_active = 1972–present | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1954|4|14}} | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada }}
'''Joel Zifkin''' (born April 14, 1954) is a Canadian musician and songwriter.<ref>{{cite news |title=Richard Thompson, Royal Festival Hall, review – Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/worldfolkandjazz/8269575/Richard-Thompson-Royal-Festival-Hall-review.html |website=London Telegraph |accessdate=August 26, 2019|date=January 1, 2011|last1=Chilton |first1=Martin }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AllMusic Credits Songs Zifkin |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/joel-zifkin-mn0000842861/songs |website=All Music Guide |accessdate=August 26, 2019}}</ref> His primary instrument is the electric violin and he is best known as a session musician and live performer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zifkin |first1=Joel |title=All Music Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/joel-zifkin-mn0000842861/credits |website=AllMusic |accessdate=August 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=McGarrigles.info |url=http://www.mcgarrigles.info/Gigography/1990p2.html#z1990 |website=Kate & Anna McGarrigle A Concert Chronology |accessdate=August 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=zifkin discography and songs |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/443268-Joel-Zifkin |website=discogs.com |accessdate=August 27, 2019}}</ref>
== Career == Zifkin has performed and/or recorded with the following artists: Kate & Anna McGarrigle,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtyNy-mlwXk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/vtyNy-mlwXk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Kate and Anna McGarrigle : Ce Matin|last=limeyloop|date=July 5, 2007|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/arts/music/a-celebration-of-kate-mcgarrigle-at-town-hall-review.html|title='A Celebration of Kate McGarrigle' at Town Hall – Review|first=Jon|last=Pareles|work=The New York Times |date=May 15, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-02-24-ca-31895-story.html|title=McGarrigles' Insight Improves With Age|first=STEVE|last=HOCHMAN|date=February 24, 1997|via=LA Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/17/movies/reverberations-for-kate-and-anna-mcgarrigle-music-is-a-family-affair.html|title=REVERBERATIONS; For Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Music Is a Family Affair|first=John|last=Rockwell|work=The New York Times |date=October 17, 2003 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcgarrigles.info/Discography/kamm.html|title=Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Discography – Matapedia|website=www.mcgarrigles.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcgarrigles.info/Gigography/1980p2.html#z1984|title=Kate & Anna McGarrigle – a Concert Chronology|website=www.mcgarrigles.info}}</ref> Richard Thompson,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/interview-richard-thompson-on-recording-an-album-in-front-of-a-live-audience-362073|title=Interview: Richard Thompson on recording an album in front of a live audience|date=January 26, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/dvd-review-the-richard-thompson-band-live-at-celtic-connections|title=DVD review: The Richard Thompson Band: Live at Celtic Connections|newspaper=Montrealgazette |date=April 10, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/08/30/review_guitar_takes_the_lead_on_thompsons_latest/|title=Review: Guitar takes the lead on Thompson's latest|first=Steven|last=Wine|date=August 30, 2010|via=The Boston Globe|newspaper=Boston.com}}</ref> Rufus Wainwright,<ref name="allmusic.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/sing-me-the-songs-celebrating-the-works-of-kate-mcgarrigle-mw0002547209/credits|title=Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle – Various Artists – Credits – AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/05/arts/music/05pop.html|title=Pop and Rock Listings|first=The New York|last=Times|work=The New York Times |date=December 4, 2008 }}</ref> Martha Wainwright,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/joel-zifkin-mn0000842861/credits|title=Joel Zifkin – Credits – AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref> Emmylou Harris,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxFaqybHW4s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/UxFaqybHW4s |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Emmylou Harris & The McGarrigle Sisters – Skip Rope Song|last=peters332home|date=September 10, 2006|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rrf8_CR1dk0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Rrf8_CR1dk0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=I Eat Dinner – Rufus Wainwright and Emmylou Harris – Meltdown 2010 Celebration of Kate McGarrigle|last=Sam Epstein|date=August 26, 2015|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="nonesuch.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/sing-me-the-songs|title=Nonesuch Records Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle|website=Nonesuch Records Official Website|date=April 30, 2013 }}</ref> Buddy Guy,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMJWVEq2etU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/zMJWVEq2etU |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Buddy Guy ! with Joel Zifkin, Andrew Cowan, Paquito D'Rivera, Tony Jones (2 songs)|last=Joel Zifkin|date=July 2, 2015|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Big Mama Thornton,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152553455697418&set=t.629891156&type=3&theater|title=Doudou Boicel|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://collections.banq.qc.ca:81/lapresse/src/cahiers/1984/02/09/03/82812_1984020903.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215061159/http://collections.banq.qc.ca:81/lapresse/src/cahiers/1984/02/09/03/82812_1984020903.pdf |archive-date=February 15, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Philip Glass, Lou Reed,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/12/arts/music/12wain.html|title=At Carnegie Hall, a Commuting Christmas|first=Stephen|last=Holden|work=The New York Times |date=December 12, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIYtlzAJUcg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/xIYtlzAJUcg |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=LOU REED sings Blue Christmas At the Knitting Factory NY|last=GERARD SCHMIDT|date=October 29, 2013|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Townes Van Zandt, Rational Youth, Joe Dassin, Roma Baran, Elvis Costello,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/Joel_Zifkin |title=Joel Zifkin – The Elvis Costello Wiki |publisher=Elviscostello.info |accessdate=September 20, 2018}}</ref> Wade Hemsworth, Pierre Marchand, Robert Charlebois, Les Colocs,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-musicale/2012/11/13/danser-la-misere-une-tournee-pour-le-20e-anniversaire-des-colocs/|title=Danser la misère: une tournée pour le 20e anniversaire des Colocs|first=Julie|last=Ledoux|date=November 13, 2012 }}</ref> Yaya Diallo, Chaim Tannenbaum,<ref name="nonesuch.com"/> Joe Boyd,<ref name="allmusic.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-mcgarrigle-hour-mw0000043915/credits|title=The McGarrigle Hour – Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Credits – AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref> The Chieftains, Pat Donaldson, Ravens & Chimes, Hal Willner's ''Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-harry-smith-project-anthology-of-american-folk-music-revisited-mw0000546750/credits|title=The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited – Various Artists – Credits – AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref> among others.
He also appeared in the film ''Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave'' (1980) and the documentary ''Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle'', directed by Lian Lunson (2013).
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.
== Selected credits ==
;Solo * ''Joel Zifkin'' (2004) * ''Five Songs More'' (2008)
;With Kate & Anna McGarrigle * ''Heartbeats Accelerating'' (1990) * "Was My Brother in the Battle?", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "Better Times Are Coming", on ''Songs of the Civil War'' (1991) * ''Matapédia'' (1996) – Canada #49; winner of 1997 Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group) * ''The McGarrigle Hour'' (1998) – winner of 1999 Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group) * ''La vache qui pleure'' (2003) * ''The McGarrigle Christmas Hour'' (2005) * ''Before Tomorrow'' (French title Le jour avant le lendemain) film soundtrack (2008) * ''ODDiTTiES'' (2010) * ''Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle'' (2013) * ''Tant Le Monde: Live in Bremen, Germany, 2005'' (2022)
;With World Café * "DJ Serenade", on ''Live at the World Café - Volume 9'' (1999)
;With Richard Thompson * ''Dream Attic'' (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list-htmlstory.html|title=Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards – LA Times|website=Los Angeles Times|date=March 1, 2014}}</ref> (nominated for the Best Contemporary Folk Album award in the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2010&genre=59#id69-best-contemporary-folk-album|title=Official list of the 53rd Grammy nominees, announced December 2010|date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> ) * ''Live at Celtic Connections – The Richard Thompson Band'' (2012) DVD, Blu-ray Disc
;With Rufus Wainwright * ''Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film'' (2001) * ''When Love Speaks'' (2002) * ''Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright'' (2014)
;With The Wainwright Sisters * ''Songs in the Dark'' (2015)
;With Les Colocs * ''Les Colocs'' (1993) * ''Suite 2116'' (posthumous; 2001) * ''Il me parle de bonheur'' (2009)
==See also== * Kate & Anna McGarrigle * Les Colocs * Richard Thompson
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * [https://archive.today/20130201101254/http://www.richardthompson-music.com/JoelZifkin.asp "Meet Joel Zifkin"], bio and interview on Richard Thompson's Beesweb site * [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/joel-zifkin-mn0000842861/credits Allmusic Selected Discography] * [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Joel-Zifkin/236365336470?ref=ts Joel Zifkin's official Facebook Page] * [https://www.discogs.com/artist/443268-Joel-Zifkin Joel Zikin Discography at Discogs]
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