Mimi & Richard Fariña

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Mimi & Richard Fariña was an American folk duo comprising husband and wife Richard Fariña and Mimi Fariña (née Mimi Baez, the younger sister of Joan Baez). The duo debuted at the Big Sur Folk Festival in 1964 and signed a contract with Vanguard Records. They recorded their first album, Celebrations for a Grey Day, in 1965, with the help of Bruce Langhorne, who had previously played for Dylan. During the brief life of Richard Fariña (who died on 30 April 1966), the duo released only one other album, Reflections in a Crystal Wind, also in 1965 (released under the name Richard & Mimi Fariña). A third album, Memories, was issued in 1968, after his death (also released under the name Richard & Mimi Fariña). Mimi Baez Fariña (born Margarita Mimi Baez, April 30, 1945 – July 18, 2001) was a singer, songwriter, and activist. She was the daughter of physicist Albert Baez and sister of folk singer Joan Baez. Fariña married novelist, musician and composer Richard Fariña in 1963 at the age of 17, and the two collaborated on a number of influential folk albums, most notably Celebrations for a Grey Day (1965) and Reflections in a Crystal Wind (1966). After Richard Fariña's death (on Mimi's 21st birthday) in a 1966 motorcycle accident, Mimi remarried and continued to perform, sometimes recording and touring with either her sister Joan, or folksinger Tom Jans. Mimi Fariña died of a rare form of cancer of the endocrine system in July 2001 at age 56. User-contributed text is available under

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Reflections in a Crystal Wind

Celebrations For a Grey Day

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From The Coffehouse

Memories

The Best Of Mimi & Richard Fariña

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celebrations for a grey day

The Complete Vanguard Recordings

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Pack Up Your Sorrows, Best Of The Vanguard Years

Celebrations for a Grey Day (Original Album)

Reflections in a Crystal Wind (Original Album)

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Reflections in a Crystal Wind [Disc 2]

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