Richard Fariña

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Real name: Richard George Fariña
Born: March 8, 1937
Died: April 30, 1966
Country: United States
IPI: 00009781078 19 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Novelist, short story writer, folk singer and songwriter. He died young in a motorcycle accident in Carmel, California.
Family: Mimi Fariña Spouse (1963-1966)
Carolyn Hester Spouse (1960-1962)

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		Almond Joy	Mimi and Richard Fariña	1968	Plainsong
		Another Country	Mimi and Richard Fariña	April 1965	(3 artists)
		Bold Marauder	Mimi and Richard Fariña	December 1965	(6 artists)
	i	Celebration for a Grey Day	Mimi and Richard Fariña	April 1965	Caroline Doctorow
		Children of Darkness	Mimi and Richard Fariña	December 1965	(7 artists)
		Hard Loving Loser	Mimi and Richard Fariña	December 1965	(10 artists)
		House Unamerican Blues Activity Dream	Mimi and Richard Fariña	1968	Ian Matthews
		Lemonade Lady	Mimi and Richard Fariña	1968	Plainsong
		Mainline Prosperity Blues	Mimi and Richard Fariña	December 1965	(3 artists)
		Michael Andrew and James	Mimi and Richard Fariña	April 1965	Plainsong
		Morgan the Pirate	Mimi and Richard Fariña	1968	(2 artists)
		One Way Ticket	Mimi and Richard Fariña	April 1965	Plainsong
		Pack Up Your Sorrows	Mimi and Richard Fariña	April 1965	(26 artists)
		Raven Girl	Mimi and Richard Fariña	December 1965	Caroline Doctorow
		Reflections in a Crystal Wind	Mimi and Richard Fariña	December 1965	(2 artists)
		Reno Nevada	Mimi and Richard Fariña	April 1965	(4 artists)
		Sell-Out Agitation Waltz	Mimi and Richard Fariña	December 1965	(2 artists)
		The Falcon	Mimi and Richard Fariña	April 1965	Plainsong

Covers by Richard Fariña

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
		A Swallow Song	Mimi and Richard Fariña	December 1965	(unknown) Covered by (8 artists)
		Blood Red Roses	Mimi and Richard Fariña	1968	(unknown)
		Cocaine	Dick Fariña & Eric von Schmidt	May 1963	(unknown), Jack Elliott REL, Blind Gary Davis REC
		Overseas Stomp	Dick Fariña & Eric von Schmidt	May 1963	Memphis Jug Band
		Riddle Song	Dick Fariña & Eric von Schmidt	May 1963	(unknown)
		The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood	Mimi and Richard Fariña	1968	(unknown), Pete Seeger
	i	Wildwood Flower	Dick Fariña & Eric von Schmidt	May 1963	(unknown), Carter Family

Songs written by Richard Fariña

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Almond Joy	Richard Fariña	Mimi and Richard Fariña	1968	Covered by Plainsong
Another Country	Richard Fariña	Mimi and Richard Fariña	April 1965	Covered by (3 artists)
Birmingham Sunday	Richard Fariña	Joan Baez	November 1964	Covered by (5 artists)
Bold Marauder	Richard Fariña	Mimi and Richard Fariña	December 1965	Covered by (6 artists)
Celebration for a Grey Day	Richard Fariña	Mimi and Richard Fariña	April 1965	Covered by Caroline Doctorow
Children of Darkness	Richard Fariña	Mimi and Richard Fariña	December 1965	Covered by (7 artists)
Hard Loving Loser	Richard Fariña	Mimi and Richard Fariña	December 1965	Covered by (10 artists)
House Unamerican Blues Activity Dream	Richard Fariña	Mimi and Richard Fariña	1968	Covered by Ian Matthews
Lemonade Lady	Richard Fariña	Mimi and Richard Fariña	1968	Covered by Plainsong
Mainline Prosperity Blues	Richard Fariña	Mimi and Richard Fariña	December 1965	Covered by (3 artists)
Michael Andrew and James	Richard Fariña	Mimi and Richard Fariña	April 1965	Covered by Plainsong
Morgan the Pirate	Richard Fariña	Mimi and Richard Fariña	1968	Covered by (2 artists)
One Way Ticket	Richard Fariña	Mimi and Richard Fariña	April 1965	Covered by Plainsong
Pack Up Your Sorrows	Richard Fariña, Pauline Marden	Mimi and Richard Fariña	April 1965	Covered by (26 artists)
Raven Girl	Richard Fariña	Mimi and Richard Fariña	December 1965	Covered by Caroline Doctorow
Reflections in a Crystal Wind	Richard Fariña	Mimi and Richard Fariña	December 1965	Covered by (2 artists)
Reno, Nevada	Richard Fariña	Mimi and Richard Fariña	April 1965	Covered by (4 artists)
Sell-Out Agitation Waltz	Richard Fariña	Mimi and Richard Fariña	December 1965	Covered by (2 artists)
The Falcon	Richard Fariña	Mimi and Richard Fariña	April 1965	Covered by Plainsong

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
A Swallow Song	Richard Fariña	Los bibilicos	Mimi and Richard Fariña	Covered by (8 artists)
The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood	Richard Fariña	My Lagan Love	Pete Seeger	Covered by (11 artists)

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Celebrations for a Grey Day	Mimi and Richard Fariña	April 1965	Vanguard
	Dick Farina & Eric von Schmidt	Dick Fariña & Eric von Schmidt with Ethan Signer & Occassionally Blind Boy Grunt	May 1963	Folklore
	Memories	Mimi and Richard Fariña	1968	Vanguard
	Reflections in a Crystal Wind	Mimi and Richard Fariña	December 1965	Vanguard

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Pack Up Your Sorrows	Mimi & Richard Fariña	September 1965	Vanguard

Tributes

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Another Country - The Songs of Mimi and Richard Farina	Caroline Doctorow	October 2008	Narrow Lane
	Reinventing Richard - The Songs of Richard Fariña	Plainsong	September 11, 2015	Fledg'ling Records

Reported errors

#	Reported by	Reported on	Status	Last update
#40158	Isa	2009-09-23 16:11:27 UTC	processed	2010-06-07 00:06:26 UTC by Denis