Charlie Parr Returns

Charlie Parr is returning to Australia after creating a huge impression here earlier this year when he supported Paul Kelly as well as performing a number of shows on his own.

That tour came off the back of Parr coming to prominence with his song that featured on a clever Vodaphone television advert. But there’s more to Parr than that song. He’s   a fingerpicking blues guitarist with a cool voice and a swag of great songs.

Parr is currently touring in support of his seventh album, ‘Roustabout’.

A quick visit to Parrs website www.charlieparr.com is a bit of fun. There you will find the following biographic information;

One spring day in 1979, a young Charlie Parr made his way down to East Side Lake in Austin, Minnesota carrying a Johnson 9.9 outboard motor and half of a gallon of gas. His pockets were stuffed with stolen cans of Blatz. The motor did him no good at the lake since he didn’t have a boat, but he was lucky and traded it to a truck driver at a nearby filling station for a beat up Gibson 12-string guitar. He kept the gas.

A confused and shy individual, Charlie Parr plays original and traditional folk and Piedmont-style blues, accompanying himself on National resonator guitars, 12-string guitar and sometimes a banjo. He’s released 6 cd’s, 3 of which are still available, the latest of which is called “Roustabout” and contains something like 14 tracks of original and traditional folk music recorded in true monophonic sound.

Charlie Parr has failed at most things in his life. Music seems to have rendered him unemployable and is the only thing he’s ever done with any confidence. A lot of folks have been saying nice things about Charlie, despite the lingering odors and indecipherable comments he makes. It says a lot about folks; they’re hanging in there with him, in spite of himself.

JANUARY
5 – Front Cafe/Gallery, Canberra, ACT
6 – Tomerong Hall, Tomerong, NSW
7 – Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW
8 – The Basement, Sydney, NSW
9 – The Clarendon Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW
12 – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, NSW
13 – The Junkyard, Maitland, NSW
14 – Macquarie Hotel, Port Macquarie, NSW
15 – Sound Lounge Currumbin RSL, Gold Coast, QLD
16 – The Zoo, Brisbane, QLD
17 – Bon Amici, Toowoomba, QLD
20 – The National, Geelong, VIC
21 – The Corner, Melbourne, VIC
22 – Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
23 – Mossvale Park, South Gippsland, VIC
23 – Ruby’s Lounge, Belgrave, VIC