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American musician
Peter Stampfel
Born (1938-10-29 ) October 29, 1938 (age 85) Occupation Associate editor at
DAW Books Spouse(s)
Betsy Wollheim (1970s-present, as of 2020); Antonia (a.k.a. Barbara Ann Goldblatt, 1960s–1970s, d. 2017)
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4] Musical career Genres
Folk Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician Instrument(s)
fiddle , violin, guitar,
banjo Years active 1963–present Labels
Musical artist
Peter Stampfel (born October 29, 1938, in
Wauwatosa ,
Wisconsin
[5] ) is an American
fiddle player ,
old-time musician , and singer-songwriter.
History
Stampfel is best known as a member of the
Holy Modal Rounders , a
psychedelic folk band that he founded with
Steve Weber in the early 1960s.
[6] He was also briefly a member of the
Fugs and has been the leader of several musical projects, including the Bottlecaps, the Du-Tels, and the WORM All-Stars. He has performed with
They Might Be Giants , the
Roches ,
Richard Barone ,
Yo La Tengo ,
Bongwater ,
Jeffrey Lewis ,
Michael Hurley ,
Baby Gramps and
Loudon Wainwright III .
[7]
Legacy
Music Critic
Robert Christgau has asserted that “next to Bob Dylan, Stampfel is the closest thing to a genius" to come out of the New York folk revival scene of the 1960's.
[8]
Stampfel performs in 2012
Discography
Solo
The Fugs
Holy Modal Rounders
with the Bottlecaps
Peter Stampfel & the Bottlecaps (1986)
People's Republic of Rock 'n' Roll (1989)
The Jig Is Up (2004)
with Zoë Stampfel
with Baby Gramps
with
Jeffrey Lewis
with
Luke Faust
Wendigo Dwain Story (2011)
with the Unholy Modal Rounders and others
with the WORM All-Stars
A Sure Sign of Something (2011)
References
^ Vila, Benito (February 27, 2019).
"Peter Stampfel: The Last Holy Modal Rounder Tells All" .
Please Kill Me . Retrieved March 20, 2020 .
^
"Antonia Duren" .
Discogs . 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .
^ McFadden, John (2007). Bear Suit Follies: The Songs, Stories and Letters of Antonia . Lulu.com.
ISBN
978-0615137735 .
^
Sisario, Ben (March 6, 2020).
"Steve Weber, 76, a Founder of an Influential Folk Band, Dies" .
New York Times . Retrieved March 20, 2020 .
^ Layne, Joslyn.
"Peter Stampfel" . Allmusic . Retrieved August 16, 2012 .
^
"Welcome to the weird world of Peter Stampfel" . The Irish Times . December 8, 2001. Retrieved February 15, 2021 .
^ Gross, Jason (September 1996).
"Peter Stampfel interview" .
Perfect Sound Forever . Retrieved August 16, 2012 .
^
The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose (2006) , retrieved September 8, 2023
^
"The Fugs - Virgin Fugs Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" .
AllMusic .
External links
Interview on Stampfel's folk beginnings, New York City in the 1950s and collaborations, with
Jersey Beat
Studio albums Live albums Compilations Related articles
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