SPRING 2011

On Saturday evening, May 7, The New England Folk Music Archives and Rothman’s Gallery in Southold on Long Island will present an exhibition of exclusive archival photographs of the 1960s folk scene. After the opening, the extraordinary singer-songwriter Caroline Doctorow will perform, making the evening a folk event to remember.
Doors open at 4:30 PM. Ten-dollar ($10) tickets can be reserved by phoning 631 765 3770 or emailing Rothman’s. Tickets will also be available at the door.

PHOTOGRAPHS ( photo pictured above: Dick Waterman )
The vintage photographs on display, which capture folk and roots performers and behind-the scenes moments, will hang through July 4th at Rothman’s Gallery. The show, curated by Shannon Flattery, Artistic Director of the Folk Music Archives, highlights the work of photographers like Bob Morey who lived the folk revival of the 1960s and Dick Waterman, whose images still startle with their intimacy. Photographs by acclaimed stage photographers Neale Eckstein, Walter Petrule, and Melissa Bugg will also be on view.

The New England Folk Music Archives documents, preserves, interprets and presents the ongoing cultural legacy of folk music in all its forms, with emphasis on New England’s contribution to the enrichment of North American life.

DOCTOROW
Caroline Doctorow, whose career boasts seven folk/Americana albums and a reputation for delivering a song with a velveteen voice, creates a bridge between the photographed 1960s and some of the best songs of the folk revival. Musically, she mixes her own compositions with those of her mentors to create a great evening of distinctly American songs.

Doctorow’s acclaimed album Another Country delivered a retrospective of the work of Mimi and Richard Fariña – folk singers from the 1960s who were emblematic of the Greenwich Village scene. The duo was Mimi Baez, Joan’s younger sister, and the Cuban/ Irish America Richard – once referred to as “a dark counterpart and equal adversary to Dylan” by album producer Pete Kennedy. Fariña’s songs bring the hipster language of
the moment together with ballads from the folk canon. Doctorow’s interpretations have been lauded by the music press, and will be on display May 7th at Rothman’s.

Here is alink to the upcoming Nanci Griffith Tribute ecrod:

http://www.paradiddlerecords.com/home/pdm/smartlist_4/nanci_griffith_trouble_in_the_fields.html

NEWS 2010
I will visit Vin Scelsa in the studios of WFUV on his ever popular radio show "Idiot's Delight." on Saturday evening March 21st. Vin is a legend in the radio world. Many remember him from his days as a DJ on New York's WNEW. Vin has had an extraordinary career in music. He was once a road manager for the great songwriter Townes Van Zandt, a music editor for Penthouse, and the co-creater of a music series at the Bottom Line called "A Bunch Of Songwriters Sittin' Around Singing." Vin's support of my record is encouraging beyond words...
3/21 8pm Idiot's Delight... interview and live performance w/ Andrew Carillo and Mick Hargreaves
http://www.wfuv.org/

Just come!
I hope my friends and neighbors will join me on Saturday March 28th at the every crazy and wild music room the Stephen Talkhouse in Amaganset. For two solid hours we'll play songs new and old, have some fun, and invite some very special guests onto the stage. Sort of a record release show. "Another Country" is now an "old baby" so not sure why we are doing this now- but it seems to be the thing to do. A little live music and wine will help
ease your worries, I promise! Only $10 at the door.

May 2nd I will open the show for world wonder Richie Havens at the IMAC Theater in Huntington.
This is a beautiful historic theater right on main street in downtown Huntington.

On record this time around I have recorded a song for a Kinks Tribute project that will be released this spring by the hot Long Island indie label Paradiddle Records. Pete Kennedy has produced a beautiful track for me and the stable of musicians on board for this project is impressive. Some of the artists live close by and others on larger isles.
http://www.paradiddlerecords.com/

 

A Winter Letter of Firsts...

-LISTEN IN
On Sunday February 1st tune your dial to WFUV's "SUNDAY BREAKFAST" with radio host John Platt. I will play selections from "Another Country...The songs of Mimi and Richard Farina". I'll be joined in the studio by several very special guests!
This will be my first time performing on this much revered super-station so I hope you'll tune in.
(8am 90.7 FM www.wfuv.org)

-PERFORMANCE
For those in the New York area, please join me on February 10th at THE LIVING ROOM/ ON YOUR RADAR concert series. This popular NYC venue has seen lines around the block, with some hot and hip folk artists on past bills, Antje Duvekot, Meg Hutchinson and Anne Heaton to name several. So get your tickets early! Also performing on this evening will be Pete and Maura Kennedy, and they are not to be missed! This is my first time playing this beautiful downtown listening room.(see ticket link below)
To hear some of Pete and Maura's music visit www.kennedysmusic.com

-RADIO
A warm thanks to all the radio stations across the country that have been playing the new record. Your support is very encouraging and it's always thrilling to make the charts. (#4 Album Far Chart/KTRU and #15 Song Birmingham Sunday, "Festival Radio" for December).
Lufthansa Airlines added RAVEN GIRL (with Nanci Griffith) to their in-flight radio programming. If you are flying to Germany any time soon, tune into this radio show above the clouds...And speaking of far away places, many thanks to DJ Danny Watson in NSW Australia who has played the record on his folk show there for so many straight weeks. Certainly a first for me in that part of the world. Also to Barnes Newberry/WUMB Boston who was the first DJ to receive the record way back in the fall and he has been airing it almost weekly ever since.
See "Highway 61 Revisited" http://www.wumb.org/programs/Highway61.php

-TOUR
Looking ahead, in March we'll perform on "Bound For Glory", a folk concert series that's broadcast live on WVBR from Cornell University.
April brings a trip to Nashville and an appearance at NORM'S RIVER ROADHOUSE. Norm's is a great little listening room and a haven for songwriters, eight miles out of town on the banks of the Cumberland River. I'll also be making a stop in Knoxville to appear on the famed lunchtime radio hour The Blue Plate Special, also live on WDVX from the Knoxville Visitors Center.
Fiddler Barbara Lamb will join in the fun. She is a world-class musician with numerous awards to her credit.
More on Barbara Lamb at www.barbaralamb.com

-ON RECORD
The University Cafe in Stony Brook will release a compilation CD of live artist performances. The Cafe is the premiere folk venue in our area and host Charlie Backfish has done so much to support acoustic music. It's great to be a part of this benefit project, slated for a spring release.

-BAND
Many thanks to Mick Hargreaves for playing bass in the band as of late. He has just completed a slew of dates with us to great reviews, with many more to come.
See Mick's myspace page www.myspace.com/mickhargreaves

-VIDEO
To watch a video of a recent performance of "Will If You Want Me To" try this link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY280qbTeDI

Thanks for listening...
Caroline

 

Fall/Holiday08'

Hello friends. I hope you find the below music releases to be of interest...

My new record Another Country... the songs of Mimi and Richard Farina is now available from Narrow Lane.
Expertly produced by Pete Kennedy, this record boasts some amazing guest artists including Nanci Griffith, John Sebastion, Maura Kennedy, Happy Traum and Eric Weissberg.
It is also the first full audio retrospective of this 1960's folk icon's long neglected catalog. I am very happy that it's mine. Many thanks to the Kennedys for all their hard work. I could not have accomplished this without them. Please look for a review in the upcoming winter issue of Sing Out.

Thanks also to these fine radio stations for the advance spins:
KTRU/Houston, WUMB/Boston, WFUV/Fordham, WFDU/Teaneck WUSB/Stony Brook and WYEP/Philly, WOMR/Provincetown. And on SIRIUS, The Dharma Cafe. See home page for full list.

I am happy to be included in the long awaited Nanci Griffith tribute record Trouble in The Fields. Many amazing folk artists rendered their versions of Nanci's spectacular songs for the project, including John Stewart, Julie Gold, The Kennedys, Tom Russell, Tracy Grammer, Amy Rigby, Carolyn Hester and many other amazing musicians. Great to be in such stellar company! I will keep you updated on the release date.

Will If You Want Me To a song I wrote for Follow You Down will appear on Barbara Lamb's upcoming '09 release One Really Good Day on Lots of Coffee Records. Please look for that!
More news on several other upcoming Caroline covers shortly!

And many thanks to WFUV radio host John Platt for inviting me to perform in his concert series On Your Radar which he hosts at The Living Room in NYC.

I hope you like our new website! Always a work in progress...
You can now find me at Facebook, myspace, Reverb Nation, and all other board -certified ego gratification web sites.
Happy holidays,
Caroline