Charlie Parr
Quotes/Reviews

"He's got the knack." ­Spider John Koerner

"I was really blown away by… Charlie Parr, he writes in the blues tradition as well as doing some old stuff. He gets it." ­Dakota Dave Hull

"I think he's just wonderful and he really reminds me of a young Dave Van Ronk, he's got that kind of solid deal to him." ­Greg Brown

"Charlie Parr plays like a jackhammer and sings like he's been down some dusty roads… I highly recommend him." ­Paul Metsa

"So pure and good that nobody in this chooch town deserves to listen to it" ­Mr. Lindquist, CEO of Shaky Ray Records, commenting on criminals & sinners

"A simple act that capitalizes on the simplicity inherent in blues music… his music taps into your senses on a deeper, more guttural level…" ­Ripsaw News

"This is music at it's most honest, ragged and stripped bare of any frills however the timeless songwriting shines through." ­Misplaced Music

"Charlie Parr is one of the greatest musicians and human beings I know. So many country-blues artists are crippled with retroism and purism, but he has brought wonder and excitement to this music. Even Charlie's foot coming down on the floor boards screams with more soul and life than most anything - past or future." ­Alan Sparhawk, Low

"I saw Charlie Parr perform in Duluth, MN one freezing night in 2002. His set comprised of what I took to be a selection of traditional songs and folk covers. I went out the next day, bought his CD and listened in awe realising that all the songs I had heard that night were Charlie Parr originals. There is something real, pure and timeless about this music and from then on in I've been smitten." ­Richard Adams, Hood

"For all the folk, blues and country influences that can find themselves dotted through these pages… few artists among them (if any) come close to locating the heart of traditional American music like Charlie Parr." ­Comes With A Smile

" 'Criminals and Sinners­ is a certified, 100% rock solid humdinger of a gem, those of a certain disposition and a welcoming understanding of traditional folk, mountain music and the delta blues will simply crumble with thanks to whoever up there that out there in the mad world someone still plays like this." ­Losing Today

"…sometimes it stomps playfully, often it reduces the listener to a quivering, weeping wreck…" ­Norman Records, UK

For more information: CharlieParr.com

Zephyr Acoustic Productions
David Alderson
email: david@zapmusic.org