Richard Flohil has not decided to become a player, but proudly holds Jowi Taylor’s Six String Nation guitar – a remarkable artifact. Please go to www.sixstringnation.com to learn more.
Richard Flohil
Richard Flohil
Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland performing at Richard Flohil’s 75th anniversary
Justin Ruthledge performing at Richard Flohil’s 75th anniversary
Richard in his youth, along with veteran radio guy John Donabie, at a Toronto High Park concert held some 10,000 years ago. The event starred Downcild, John Allan Cameron, and Murray McLauchlan, among others.
The promoter meets B.B. King; it was his first major concert in Canada in 1970 at Massey Hall.
Serena Ryder rocks at Mariposa; Richard watches with pride.
Richard has breakfast with Little Willie Littlefield and Holger Petersen
Marie Knight sings, Jim Brynes grins
Richard with assistant and singer songwriter, Jadea Kelly.
Mary Margaret O’Hara, Colin Linden and Richard take it easy at the Edmonton Festival. Mary Maragret played her first full gig in six years at the Festival.
Justin Rutledge, guess who, and Bazil Donovan. A belated memory of last summer’s show at the Molson Amphitheatre.
Jim Byrnes and The Sojourners
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings rock, Ndidi bangs the tambourine
Justin Rutledge poses for the obligatory shot, after his first rate set at the Stewart Park Festival, joined by Richard and Kingfest artistic director Randi Fratkin.
Leon Redbone and Richard backstage at Massey Hall
Richard and Don Bird
David Baxter, producer and good guy and ace guitarist with Justin Rutledge, rocks out as the band performs at Stewart Park.
Serena Ryder and Richard, with Jill Flohil (left) and Julian Paquin, who is proof that the phrase
Richard handled publicity for a Toronto appearance by famed producer Joe Boyd (Pink Floyd, Fairport, Kate & Anna, REM, 10,000 Maniacs). Flohil was promoting Boyd’s wonderful new book on music in the sixties, White Bicycles.
Jane Harbury and Jeff Plewman (aka Nash the Slash)
Dick Waterman, Richard Flohil and Mrs.Waterman
Justin Rutledge has delivered fantastic shows at festivals this summer. Here he is on stage at Stewart Park.
Sarah French & Richard Flohil on the town
Yes, it all started here; the Sun Studio, where Howling Wolf made his first records.
Richard, his daughter Jill and his former assistant, Samantha Carter, ride the Memphis trolley car.
And it all ended here, in a blaze of outrageous tackiness.
Flohil, eyes wide shut, with Ruthie Foster and Syd Cassone after a terrific Hugh’s Room performance
Serena Ryder in Australia with my old journalist pal Ritchie Yorke, who used to work in Canada (and played a major role in getting CanCon regulations instituted in the early ’70s) and who now works on the Brisbane Sunday Mail….
Richard hits songwriter Eddie Schwartz with his best shot (er, Hit Me With Your Best Shot was Eddie’s biggest hit)
The OCFF’s Erin Benjamin (in yellow) leads hardy delegates for an early Sunday morning run/brisk walk. Among those who did their best include Flohil, wife Donna and daughter Jill, Calgary folk DJ Tom Coxworth and his Brampton counterpart Jan Vanderhorst and his wife, and Ottawa Folk Festival artistic director Chris White. Guess who walked, and guess who ran….
Richard with Rosalie Sorrels at Hugh’s Room
Samantha Carter (Richard’s former assistant) and Canadian film actress Lindsay Dell
Samantha Carter and Roxanne Potvin
Samantha Carter and Roxanne Potvin
Flohil with diva in waiting Serena Ryder
The kiss of life from Vancouver singer Dawn Aitken.
Richard, Tim DesIslets & Jadea Kelly
With John Prine at the Edmonton Festival.
Loreena McKennitt, Flohil, and one-time associate Krista McKennitt. Yes, they ARE distantly related.
Murray McLauchlan – pals for more than 25 years
Genius art director Michael Wrycraft receives blessing
Holger Petersen, big boss man at Stony Plain Records, sits in. He ain’t bad, either!
Grey haired long hairs: With David Crosby. He’s on the left!
Author Paul Meyers and Richard discuss hair colouring techniques
Richard with Maria Muldaur
Guy Clark (left) at the Edmonton Folk Festival, along with Terry Wickham and Stony Plain’s Holger Petersen.
Flohil with daughter, Jill.
Flohil with Eliza Gilkyson
Richard gets the blues with Rita Chiarelli (left) and Juno publicist Moe McTague (right)
Roxanne and Richard
Roxanne and Richard
Colin James with Roxanne Potvin
Festival veterans: Gary Cristall, Flohil & Mitch Podolak
You gotta love a cowgirl: My pal Bronwin Parks
Solomon Burke marries a couple on-stage at Edmonton; Flohil (background) carries the prayer book.
Stony Plain’s Holger Petersen with Chris Barber and Jeff Healey