Joel Zifkin
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Electric violinist, musician, composer, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | electric violin, guitar,bass, mandolin, vocals |
| Years active | 1972 – |
| Associated acts | Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Richard Thompson , Kate McGarrigle, |
Joel Zifkin is a Canadian musician and songwriter born in Montreal on April 14, 1954. His primary instrument is the electric violin and he is best known as a session musician and live performer.
Zifkin has performed and/or recorded with the following artists: Kate & Anna McGarrigle,Richard Thompson,Rufus Wainwright,Martha Wainwright,Emmylou Harris,Buddy Guy,Big Mama Thornton,Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson,Philip Glass, Lou Reed,Townes Van Zandt, Rational Youth, Joe Dassin, Roma Baran, Elvis Costello,Wade Hemsworth, Pierre Marchand, Robert Charlebois, Les Colocs,Yaya Diallo, Chaim Tannenbaum,Joe Boyd,The Chieftains, Pat Donaldson, Ravens & Chimes, Hal Willner's Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited, 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).
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