Charlie Parr, Jon Coley
- Monday, may 25
- 7:00 PM-10:00 PM
- YES 38 Charles Street, Manchester M1 7DB, United Kingdom
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In the music of Charlie Parr, there is a sincere conviction and drive to create. The Minnesota-born guitarist, songwriter, and interpreter of traditional music has released 19 albums over two decades and has been known to perform up to 275 shows a year. Parr is a folk troubadour, taking to the road between shows, writing and rewriting songs as he plays. He draws from the sights and sounds around him, his lyrical craftsmanship built by his influences. The sounds from his working-class upbringing, including Folkways legends such as Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie, imbue Parr’s music with stylistic echoes of blues and folk icons of decades past. Parr sees himself as a continuer of a folk tradition: “I feel like I stand on a lot of big shoulders,” he said in an interview. “I hope that I’ve brought a little bit of myself to the music.”
Charlie Parr has built a discography rooted in folk and blues. He started recording in Duluth in 2002, where he lives today. Life in the port town on Lake Superior appears in his work, as does his childhood in Austin, Minnesota. Parr self-released his debut album, Criminals and Sinners, and did the same for his second album, 1922 (2002).
Local support comes from Jon Coley.
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YES
38 Charles Street, Manchester M1 7DB, United Kingdom