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Richard George Fariña ( Spanish IPA: /ˈfariɲa/; March 8, 1937 – April 30, 1966) [1] was an American folksinger, songwriter, poet and novelist. [2] Early years and education. Fariña was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, [3] the son of an Irish mother, Theresa Crozier, and a Cuban father of Galician origin, also named Richard Fariña. [4] .
Apr 18, 2024 · Richard Fariña was an American folk singer and novelist who, with his wife, Mimi Fariña, played a significant role in the folk music revival of the 1960s. Fariña studied engineering and literature at Cornell University and reputedly served with the Irish Republican Army in the mid-1950s and later.
Mar 25, 2016 · Richard Fariña: lost genius who bridged the gap between beats and hippies. He was Thomas Pynchon’s roommate, he hung out with Bob Dylan and wrote an American cult classic, yet Fariña is a name...
Jul 10, 2023 · Richard Fariña died almost famous. His only novel remains essential reading for psychonauts with a penchant for the absurd | DoubleBlind
Richard Fariña. Richard George Fariña was an American writer and folksinger. With an Irish mother and a Cuban father, Farina was born a rebel. He grew up in Brooklyn, pre-revolutionary Cuba and Ireland. At 18 he was associated with members of the IRA, and was asked to leave Ireland.
Apr 29, 2016 · The Paris Review - Richard Fariña’s “Been So Down It Looks Like Up to Me” Turns 50. A Maker of Mirrors. By Robert Cohen. April 29, 2016. Books. Richard Fariña’s Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me turns fifty. Mimi and Richard Fariña, at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1965. Photo: David Gahr.
( b. 8 March 1937 in New York City; d. 30 April 1966 near Carmel, California), songwriter, singer, poet, and novelist who had a major influence on folk and protest music in the 1960s. Fariña was born to an Irish mother, Theresa Crozier, and a Cuban father, Liborio Ricardo Fariñas, a toolmaker who later changed his name to Fariña.
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