Richard & Mimi Fariņa's Festival Appearances

FREEDOM FOLK FESTIVAL, 1965:

NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL, 1965:


The program booklet, given away at the Festival.


Richard & Mimi's bio appeared on page 28.
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Left: An ad from Sing Out! July 1965.
Above: A schedule for the Saturday workshops at Newport '65. Mimi and Dick are scheduled for the 10:00 Contemporary Songs Workshop and the 2:00 Dulcimer Workshop.
From Boston of Broadside, June 23, 1965.
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FIRST BOSTON FOLK FESTIVAL, 1966:


Richard & Mimi performed on Saturday, February 26, 1966.
From Broadside of Boston, February 16, 1966.
It was later reported in the Bring the Troops Home Now Newsletter that Phil Ochs, Richard and Mimi had a "folk music showdown" with Barry Sadler, the recently returned Vietnam veteran who was then climbing up the charts with his song "Ballad of the Green Berets".


A Sunday afternoon segment is added to the festival, including Richard and Mimi.
From Broadside of Boston, March 2, 1966.

SAN FRANCISCO FOLK FESTIVAL, 1966:


Fifth Annual Folk Festival at San Francisco College, April 15, 16, and 17, 1966.
This was, I believe, Richard & Mimi's last concert.
Artist: Michael Ferguson. From The Art of Rock.


From San Francisco Chronicle, April 15, 1966, p. 51.

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