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{{Short description| American musician}}
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| name = Peter Stampfel
| name = Peter Stampfel
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| image = Peter Stampfel interview.jpg
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| caption = Stampfel sometime between 2000 and 2003
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| birth_name = Peter Stampfel
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|10|29}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|10|29}}
| birth_place = [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States|USA]]
| birth_place = [[Wauwatosa]], [[Wisconsin]], US
| spouse = [[Betsy Wollheim]] (1970s-present, as of 2020); Antonia (a.k.a. Barbara Ann Goldblatt, 1960s–1970s, d. 2017)<ref name=Stampfel_PleaseKillMe>{{cite web| publisher=[[Please Kill Me]]| title=Peter Stampfel: The Last Holy Modal Rounder Tells All| author=Vila, Benito| date=February 27, 2019| url=https://pleasekillme.com/peter-stampfel-the-last-holy-modal-rounder-tells-all/| accessdate=March 20, 2020}}</ref><ref name=Antonia_Discogs>{{cite web| publisher=[[Discogs]]| title=Antonia Duren| date=2017| url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1127500-Antonia-Duren| accessdate=March 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| author=McFadden, John| title=Bear Suit Follies: The Songs, Stories and Letters of Antonia| date=2007| publisher=Lulu.com| isbn=978-0615137735}}</ref><ref name=Weber_NYTimes>{{cite web| work=[[New York Times]]| title=Steve Weber, 76, a Founder of an Influential Folk Band, Dies| author=Sisario, Ben| author-link=Ben Sisario| date=March 6, 2020| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/arts/music/steve-weber-dead.html| accessdate=March 20, 2020}}</ref>
| spouse = [[Betsy Wollheim]]
| occupation = Associate Editor at [[DAW Books]]
| occupation = Associate editor at [[DAW Books]]
| module = {{infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->|embed = yes
| module = {{infobox musical artist
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| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]]
| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]]
| instrument = [[fiddle]], [[violin]], [[guitar]], [[banjo]]
| instrument = [[fiddle]], violin, guitar, [[banjo]]
| background = solo_singer
| occupation = Singer-songwriter, musician
| occupation = Singer-songwriter, musician
| years_active = 1963–present
| years_active = 1963–present
| label =
| label = {{flatlist|
*[[Don Giovanni Records|Don Giovanni]]
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| associated_acts = [[Holy Modal Rounders]]
*[[Rounder Records|Rounder]]
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| website =
*[[Homestead Records|Homestead]]}}
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| associated_acts = [[Holy Modal Rounders]], [[The Fugs]]
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| website =
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'''Peter Stampfel''' (born October 29, 1938, in Milwaukee, [[Wisconsin]]<ref name="allmusicbio">{{cite web |first=Joslyn |last=Layne |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p2147|pure_url=yes}}|title=Peter Stampfel |publisher=Allmusic |date= |accessdate=August 16, 2012}}</ref>) is an [[United States|American]] [[Violin|fiddle player]] and singer-songwriter.
'''Peter Stampfel''' (born October 29, 1938, in [[Wauwatosa]], [[Wisconsin]]<ref name="allmusicbio">{{cite web |first=Joslyn |last=Layne |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p2147|pure_url=yes}}|title=Peter Stampfel |website=Allmusic |accessdate=August 16, 2012}}</ref>) is an American [[Violin|fiddle player]], [[old-time music]]ian, and singer-songwriter.


== History ==
Stampfel is perhaps best known as a member of the [[The Holy Modal Rounders|Holy Modal Rounders]], a [[psychedelic folk]] band. He was also briefly a member of the [[The Fugs|Fugs]] and has been the leader of several musical projects, including the Bottlecaps and the WORM All-Stars. He has performed with [[They Might Be Giants]], the [[The Roches|Roches]], [[Yo La Tengo]], [[Bongwater (band)|Bongwater]], [[Jeffrey Lewis]], [[Michael Hurley (musician)|Michael Hurley]], [[Baby Gramps]] and [[Loudon Wainwright III]].<ref name="Grossint96">{{cite web |first=Jason |last=Gross |url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/stampfel.html |title=Peter Stampfel interview |publisher=''[[Perfect Sound Forever (magazine)|Perfect Sound Forever]]'' |date=September 1996 |accessdate=August 16, 2012}}</ref>
Stampfel is best known as a member of the [[The Holy Modal Rounders|Holy Modal Rounders]], a [[psychedelic folk]] band that he founded with [[Steve Weber]] in the early 1960s.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 8, 2001 |title=Welcome to the weird world of Peter Stampfel |newspaper=The Irish Times |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/welcome-to-the-weird-world-of-peter-stampfel-1.341295?mode=amp |access-date=February 15, 2021}}</ref> He was also briefly a member of the [[The Fugs|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 [[The Roches|Roches]], [[Richard Barone]], [[Yo La Tengo]], [[Bongwater (band)|Bongwater]], [[Jeffrey Lewis]], [[Michael Hurley (musician)|Michael Hurley]], [[Baby Gramps]] and [[Loudon Wainwright III]].<ref name="Grossint96">{{cite magazine |first=Jason |last=Gross |url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/stampfel.html |title=Peter Stampfel interview |magazine=[[Perfect Sound Forever (magazine)|Perfect Sound Forever]] |date=September 1996 |accessdate=August 16, 2012}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose (2006) | date=May 10, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RUf9lRZ6Qo |access-date=2023-09-08 |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Peter Stampfel 08.jpg|thumb|Stampfel performs in 2012]]


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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* ''[[Better Than Expected]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Better Than Expected]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Holiday For Strings]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Holiday For Strings]]'' (2016)
* ''[[The Cambrian Explosion]]'' (2017)
* ''[[The Ordovician Era]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Peter Stampfel's 20th Century in 100 Songs]]'' (2021)


;The Fugs
* ''[[Virgin Fugs]]'' (1966) <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/virgin-fugs-mw0000345271 | title=The Fugs - Virgin Fugs Album Reviews, Songs & More &#124; AllMusic | website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref>
;Holy Modal Rounders
;Holy Modal Rounders
* ''[[The Holy Modal Rounders (album)|The Holy Modal Rounders]]'' (1964)
* ''[[The Holy Modal Rounders (album)|The Holy Modal Rounders]]'' (1964)
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* ''[[Alleged in Their Own Time]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Alleged in Their Own Time]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Last Round]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Last Round]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Going Nowhere Fast]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Going Nowhere Fast]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Too Much Fun!]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Too Much Fun!]]'' (1999)
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
;with the Bottlecaps
;with the Bottlecaps
* ''Peter Stampfel & the Bottlecaps'' (1986)
* ''Peter Stampfel & the Bottlecaps'' (1986)
* ''People's Republic of Rock 'n' Rol'' (1989)
* ''People's Republic of Rock 'n' Roll'' (1989)
* ''The Jig Is Up'' (2004)
* ''The Jig Is Up'' (2004)


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* ''[[Hey Hey, it's... The Jeffrey Lewis & Peter Stampfel Band]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Hey Hey, it's... The Jeffrey Lewis & Peter Stampfel Band]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Have Moicy 2: The Hoodoo Bash]] (2015)
* ''[[Have Moicy 2: The Hoodoo Bash]] (2015)
* ''Both Ways'' (2021)


;with [[Luke Faust]]
;with [[Luke Faust]]
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{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.jerseybeat.com/stampfel.html Interview] on Stampfel's folk beginnings, New York City in the 1950s and collaborations, with ''[[Jersey Beat]]''
*[https://peterstampfel.com Stampfel World]. Stampfel's notes on recent projects.


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Latest revision as of 20:09, 30 November 2024

Peter Stampfel
Stampfel sometime between 2000 and 2003
Born (1938-10-29) October 29, 1938 (age 86)
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, US
OccupationAssociate 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
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)fiddle, violin, guitar, banjo
Years active1963–present
Labels

Peter Stampfel (born October 29, 1938, in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin[5]) is an American fiddle player, old-time musician, and singer-songwriter.

History

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Vila, Benito (February 27, 2019). "Peter Stampfel: The Last Holy Modal Rounder Tells All". Please Kill Me. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Antonia Duren". Discogs. 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. ^ McFadden, John (2007). Bear Suit Follies: The Songs, Stories and Letters of Antonia. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-0615137735.
  4. ^ Sisario, Ben (March 6, 2020). "Steve Weber, 76, a Founder of an Influential Folk Band, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Layne, Joslyn. "Peter Stampfel". Allmusic. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  6. ^ "Welcome to the weird world of Peter Stampfel". The Irish Times. December 8, 2001. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Gross, Jason (September 1996). "Peter Stampfel interview". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  8. ^ The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose (2006), May 10, 2023, retrieved September 8, 2023
  9. ^ "The Fugs - Virgin Fugs Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
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