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The Parsonage

About Me

Named in honour of the Grievous Angel, Mr Gram Parsons, The Parsonage is a group of around 40 Glasgow based singers which was formed at the beginning of 2006 by Janis F. Murray. We are a non-religious, mixed sex, varied of age, determinedly independent and self defining organic group. Inspiration comes from the raw, storytelling simplicity of the folk, country and blues traditions.Our first EP, 'This Ain't No Lovey Dovey' was released December 2007 on Glasgow label OSScarr Records and is available at the OSCarr webiste http://www.optimo.co.uk.2007 and 2008 were busy fun. Hilarious times with backing vocals for Rod Stewart at Hampden, assissting in studio for Echo and The Bunnymen's forthcoming new album, summertime festivals (we had a crowd surfer-this must be a first in the world of choir) and wintertime singing with sad songs a plenty.The dark nights of 2008 were devoted to accumulating a repertoire of Gram Parsons and Hank Williams songs followed by presentation of our very own Gram Parsons and Hank Williams tribute days.It's now 2009, we're almost 3, and getting ready with excitement to record our first album of Hank and Gram material.Welcome to our Parsonage thing, we hope you like the way that we sing.

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Member Since: 22/08/2006
Band Website: http://www.theparsonagechoir.com
Band Members: Anne Anderson, Jenny Bell, Claire Bothwell, Sheelagh Boyce, Eamonn Brady, David Caldwell, Jim Callaghan, Julie Callaghan, Paul English, Christine Gibson, Laura Gillespie, Esther Gillies, Martin Graham, Linsay Gray, Gill Hanlon, Lesley Hepburn, Ulric Kennedy, Chris King, Jenny Lunan, Kirsteen Macdonald, Jane MacInnes, Amanda McKeown, Laura McMahon, Mandy Malcolmson, Lorenzo Mele, Dougie Morland, Douglas Morton, Janis F. Murray, Morag Neilson, Caz Norman, Patrick Oberg, Jenny O'Boyle, Scot Peacock, Jim Ramsay, Vanessa Rigg, Jenni Robinson, Tania Romany, Caroline Scott, Fiona Shepherd, Gillian Shepherd, Tim Street, Donna Swabey, Jon Thomson, Alex Wilde, Lorraine Wilson, Victoria Young, Alex Wilde.....phew
Influences: Gram Parsons, Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, Johnny Cash, Lorreta Lynn, Hank Locklin, Gillian Welch, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Handsome Family, Lee Hazlewood, Will Oldham, Devendra Banhart, Patsy Cline, Lefty Frizzel, Skeeter Davis, Alan Lomax, The Carter Family, Leadbelly, The Scuffers, Dolly Parton, The Grateful Dead, The Byrds, Cowboy Junkies, Ace Records, The Staple Singers, Cat Power, Billy Bragg, Bob Luman, Don Gibson, Frances McKee, Tarnation, Nick Cave, Calexico, Smog, Scott Walker, Tim Harding, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Gourds, Brian Eno, Talking Heads, Lonnie Donegan, Leonard Cohen, Donovan, Waylon Jennings, Bruce Springstein, Wilco, Bob Dylan, Teenage Fanclub......
Sounds Like: A lot of people singing, the same song, all at once, in the same room. Rather nice actually.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Our EP onsale now - This Aint No Lovey Dovey

Our EP, 'This Ain't No Lovey' on Glasgow Label OSCarr records can currently be bought online from Boomkat or from the Optimo website Here are the links http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=72435 ht...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:30:00 GMT

our current repertoire

I thought it was time we had some info here about all the songs we sing. At the moment we have about 15 songs in our repertoire, I'll get them all up here gradually, by the time these 1...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:51:00 GMT

Alternative Country/Folk Choir

..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Named in honour of the Grievous Angel, Mr Gram Parsons, The Parsonage is a group of around 50 Glasgow based singers which was ...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 02:42:00 GMT