Freyda Epstein Explained

Freyda Epstein
Birth Date:	1956 11, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Boston, MA, U.S.
Death Place:	Madison, Virginia, U.S.
Origin:	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genre:	folk

Freyda Epstein (Nov 30, 1956 – May 17, 2003) was an American folk musician. She was influential in the music communities of Elkins, West Virginia, central Virginia,^[1] Asheville, North Carolina,^[2] and Berkeley, California.^[3] She performed as part of Trapezoid, Freyda & Acoustic AttaTude, and collaborated with and taught many local musicians.

Discography

• Now and Then (Flying Fish, 1980) Lorraine Duisit, vocals, mandolin ; Freyda Epstein, vocals, violin, viola ; Ralph Gordon, vocals, cello ; Paul Reisier, guitar, hammer dulcimer.
• Another Country (Flying Fish, 1982)
• Cool of the Day (Sugar Hill, 1985) (Lorraine Duisit, Freyda Epstein, Ralph Gordon and Paul Reisler)
• Midnight at Cabell Hall (Red House Records, 1994) (Freyda Epstein, Ralph Gordon, and Bob Vasile)
• Globallullabies (Music for Little People, 1995)

Death

Freyda was heading to a local music gathering near Charlottesville, Virginia when she died in a car accident in 2003.^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: The Hook. Freyda Epstein: Fatal homecoming in Madison. May 22, 2003.
2. Web site: Youth Scholarships. Swannanoa Gathering. April 14, 2020.
3. News: Freyda Epstein, 46; Folk Singer Was Part of Appalachian Music Revival. Los Angeles Times. May 24, 2003.
4. News: The Washington Post. Folk Singer Freyda Epstein Dies at 46. May 22, 2003.