stoughton opera house to high noon saloon

SA 3/4 Davenport, IA – Daytrotter Festival SA 2/25 Green Bay, WI – Lyric room Kegger’s Paul Winter Carnival Rice Park StageįR 2/10 Zumbrota, MN – The Historic State Theatre 1 as ‘made under the influence of enthusiasm.’ The enthusiasm he spoke of was a kind of possession … Charlie Parr’s recordings, which make splendid companions to Fahey’s anthology, are similarly enthusiastic.” – PopmattersįR 1/27 St. “John Fahey described the music he collected on American Primitive Vol. “Among the contenders in the every burgeoning indie folk, or new folk, genre, there are a lot of pretenders and acts trying desperately to “look and play the part”, but five seconds in front of Charlie Parr and you know you’re dealing with the real thing.” – Jim Beckman (KEXP) “Parr may have been born during the Nixon era, but you can taste the grit of the Dust Bowl in his music.” – Dusted “The native Minnesotan’s style can best be described as new music from an older time – sometimes dark and desolate, sometimes raucous and danceable.” – Dan Forte (Vintage Guitar) “Stumpjumper is a deep blues album first and foremost, but it’s Charlie Parr’s master craftsmanship at fingerpicking rhythms, and his folk-leaning songwriting that has liberated him from specific categorization.” – Saving Country Music. A product of both elements, Parr’s songs ring out with a working class ethos and a welcome home energy.” – The Bluegrass Situation “Parr is a picker - whether on National resonator guitars, dobro, or banjo - who cut his musical teeth on Charley Patton, Woody Guthrie, and Lightnin’ Hopkins, and his actual teeth on the canned meat packed at the Hormel plant in his hometown. “a fascinating feat of fine songwriting and quality production work.” – Glide Magazine

Stoughton opera house to high noon saloon