The Great White Horse - Music

The Great White Horse by Mimi Fariña & Tom Jans

Mimi Fariña & Tom Jans

Artist Biography For Mimi Fariña & Tom Jans

Mimi Fariña & Tom Jans Was The Pairing Of American Singer-Songwriters Mimi Fariña And Tom Jans. In 1970 Jans Met Joan Baez While Playing Coffeehouses In San Francisco And She Introduced Him To Her Sister Mimi Fariña. Fariña Who Had Achieved Cult Status As Part Of A Duo With Her Late Husband Richard Fariña Had Begun Writing New Songs And Was Looking For A Partner To Perform Them With Jans Seemed To Be A Similar Collaborator And The Two Formed A Duo. The Duo Played San Francisco Bay Area Clubs And Received Notice From Their Performance At The Big Sur Folk Festival. The Pair Then Toured Extensively As A Supporting Act For Cat Stevens And Then James Taylor. In 1971 Fariña And Jans Recorded The Album "Take Heart". The Album Includes The Song In The Quiet Morning Written About The Loss Of Janis Joplin. While The Duo Toured Extensively And Made Television Appearances Ongoing Comparisons To Fariña's Sister Joan Baez And The Commercialism Of The Music Business Were Getting Fariña Down. She And Jans Split Up In 1972.