CHARLIE PARR – Fri., March 24, 2017 – Stoughton Opera House – Stoughton , WI

“a fascinating feat of fine songwriting and quality production work.” – Glide Magazine

“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 product of both elements, Parr’s songs ring out with a working class ethos and a welcome home energy.” – The Bluegrass Situation

“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.

“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)

“Parr may have been born during the Nixon era, but you can taste the grit of the Dust Bowl in his music.” – Dusted

“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)

“John Fahey described the music he collected on American Primitive Vol. 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.” – Popmatters

CHARLIE PARR ON TOUR

FR 1/27 St. Paul, MN – St. Paul Winter Carnival Rice Park Stage
SU 1/29 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
SA 2/4 Mankato, MN – The Gold Mine
FR 2/10 Zumbrota, MN – The Historic State Theatre
FR 2/24 Stevens Point, MN – The Encore
SA 2/25 Green Bay, WI – Lyric room @ Kegger’s
SU 2/26 Oshkosh, WI – Bare Bones Brewery
FR 3/3 Chicago, IL – The Hideout
SA 3/4 Davenport, IA – Daytrotter Festival
WE 3/22 Appleton, WI – Riverview Gardens
TH 3/23 Marquette, MI – Ore Dock Brewing Company
FR 3/24 Stoughton, WI – Stoughton Opera House
SA 3/25 Minocqua, WI – Minocqua Brewing Company
SA 4/29 Ludlow, KY – Folk School Coffee Parlor
TH 5/4 Waltham, MA – The Museum of Industry