Artist: Pops Farrar
Farther Along - Obituary from Issue #42 Nov-Dec 2002
Pops Farrar: 1930 to 2002
Two weeks before his father died, John Farrar, the eldest son of James Paul Farrar, asked the question every son one day will face. “What should we do, Pops?” His father had been diagnosed with cancer over a year ago; though he was known to be “terminal,” as he would say, his will made no [...]
Town and Country - Shorter Artist Feature from Issue #29 Sept-Oct 2000
Pops Farrar – An old folk singer lays it down
Those seeking a further understanding of Jay Farrar’s pungent, elliptical poetry will find no clear answers in the work of his father, James Paul “Pops” Farrar. Rather, they will discover a different kind of artist altogether, a wise and weathered vagabond dreamer, a sweet and salty singer of low dives and high seas. Born on [...]
