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WE GIVE A HOOT! The Womenfolk—The Villagers

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THE VILLAGERS

The two boys and two girls who comprise

The Villagers are an interesting mixture of

four different kinds of folk singing, coming

as they do from four different regions of the

U.S.— Elaine from the midwest, Janet from

the northwest, Steve from the east, and

Harvey from the southwest. Now firmly

rooted as a West Coast folk group, all four

got there in pursuit of career and musical

education. Each has the solid foundation

of classical training to add sinew to a fine

individual talent.

Number One girl Elaine, born in Wauke-

gan, Illinois, studied voice and piano at the

Universities of Michigan and Illinois;

arranged for and sang in many college

chorales; studied film scoring under Leith

Stevens at U.C.L.A.

Janet, born in Los Angeles, moved to the

THE WOMENFOLK northwest at an early age, studied music at

Mills College in Oakland and at U.C.L.A.

ing from original interest in country and

western music to jazz...later adapted his

Queens College, he was president of. the

Folk Song Club. Taught guitar and banjo; Don’t jump into the boiling competitive

kettle of folk singing unless you’ve got some-

thing different to offer. This was the self-

imposed rule of producers Perry Botkin, Jr.,

and Gil Garfield when they set out to form a

new folk act. Convinced that an all-girl folk

group called “The Womenfolk” would be a

She worked in New York for a music pub-

lisher; returned west to teach at a Santa

Monica high school and to continue studies

at U.C.L.A. where she met Elaine. |

Harvey, born in Chicago, raised in Cali-

fornia, finished college and studied guitar

under famed jazzman Barney Kessel, switch-

jazz style to folk. Started many folk groups,

but never satisfied till teamed up with

Elaine. They added Janet to the act and

looked for a banjoist. This turned out to be...

Steve, born in New York City. A guitar-

ist, he played with and led groups in Green-

while visiting California, was approached

by Harvey to join the group.

Since then The Villagers have been fea-

tured at every club and coffeehouse featur-

ing folk acts, including such top spots as

The Garret, The Troubadour, The Ice House

and Mon Ami. wich Village’s Washington Square. At natural, they started a year-long search of

West Coast coffeehouses and folk spots to

find the best girl singers available. They SIDE 1-THE WOMENFOLK

came up with the cream of the crop — five Here is a hootenanny in the shoutin-est, singin-est, foot-

Womentolk (snr 1:50)

A Hundred Miles (pnt 2:25)

Jane Jane (BMI 2:25)

Turn Around (ASCAP 2:15)

outstanding girl folk singers, each one a

star performer in her own right. Each had

been featured in such West Coast folk spots

as the hungry i, The Troubadour, The Ice

House and The Garret. All played fine

guitar, some doubled on banjo. Their names:

Len Isabel Ashmore, Joyce James, Babs

Cooper, Terry Harley, and Judy Fine. .

Here they are, a sensationally different

folk group with a beautifully different sound.

stompin-est sense of the word by two fantastically talented groups you're going to hear more ol.

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Mrs. McGrath (pMr 2:29)

Hard Times Cottonmill Girls (BM1 3:06)

SIDE 2—THE VILLAGERS

Good News (ASCAP 1:53)

Run Molly (ascap 2:39)

Land of Odin (AscapP 2:50)

Sing Early in the Morning (AscapP 2:39)

Kum Ba Ya (ASCAP 3:52)

BOTH GROUPS Down by the Riverside (P.p. 2:06)

The Womenfolk: Produced by Al Schmitt in asso-

ciation with Perry Botkin, Jr., and Gil Garfield.

The Villagers: Produced by Al Schmitt.

Recorded live at the Ice House in Pasadena.

Recording Engineer: Dave Hassinger.

Other RCA Victor albums you will enjoy:

Fourteen 14K Folk Songs | The Limeliters LPM/LSP-2671

~ The Wayfarers at the hungryi LPM/LSP-2735 Folk Song Festival

Walter Forbes LPM/LSP-2670

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