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On this site you will hear a selection of: one of my NOTORIOUS SILLY SONGS (love 'em or loathe 'em no-one writes 'em like I do!), two more "SERIOUS" SONGS, and of course, AN INSTRUMENTAL CELTIC HARP PIECE. Please watch the video clip for a LIVE COMEDY CLUB VERSION of the "THE MUESLI MESSIAH", live HARP SONG and SILLY STORY! Have been a professional performer for 20 years. Been in Amsterdam 10 years and have two lovely sons. Speak 5 languages. 7 years: bass guitar, lead and backing vocals for "Who' s Rachel?" in West(pre-wall!!), then East BERLIN.Guitar/ Celtic harp, mandolin, percussion, lead and backing vocals for The Inedible Thing Band, Maypole, Nuclear Kazoo. My first solo Celtic Harp CD "Home is where the Harp is" was produced by colleagues of GEORGE HARRISON. LISTEN TO AND ORDER THIS CD (CANADA AND THE US)

TO ORDER MY CD IN EUROPE and the UK VIA "PAY PAL" CLICK THE VISA/MASTERCARD LOGO or write to me at [email protected] NEW HARP CD "Celtic Harp Favourites" is now available. Solo songwriter, comedian, poet: recorded 3 other underground CD' s and working on a new "best of" CD. Writer: working on a book of busking/travel stories and poems called "On the road and in the scene". Lived 2 years in Ireland. I often play Celtic Harp Saturdays at the Organic Market, Noorder Markt and Sundays at the Art Market, on the Spui Square, both in Amsterdam. Freelance musician: I play in all sorts of venues: art fairs, the street, corporate, weddings, parties, clubs, pubs, squats, gyspy sites, creches, theatres, festivals. I play many very rewarding concerts in all manner of social projects: for the handicapped; for toddlers and children (www.memorabelemomenten.nl); and at funeral and memorial concerts (www.allerzielenalom.nl). I also play gigs of cover and folk songs from my repertoire of 300+ songs. I host an "ACOUSTIC TALENT NIGHT" once a month at TWSTD in Amsterdam, CLICK ON THE GIG TO SEE THE EXCELLENT LINE-UPS

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Member Since: 1/19/2007
Band Members: Solo but I play with numerous excellent singers and musicians CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO AND ORDER MY CD IN USA/CANADA

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Influences: OK HERE WE GO !!! I still LOVE all these artists but this is just a time scale: Age O-5: Pinky and Perky, Billy Connolly, Suzi Quatro, Gary Glitter, Beatles, Laurel and Hardy, Marx Brothers, Bowie, Benny Hill, Monty Python, Tom Lehrer, James Bond songs, Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Slade, Doors, Marc Bolan, David Essex, Rod Stewart, Ralph Mc Tell, Frankie Ifield, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbson, Elvis, Bing Crosby, Walt Disney, Lional Bart, the Monkees, Mat Monroe, Lulu, animal from the muppets, AGES 5-10 Sex Pistols, The Damned, UK Subs, Sting & The Police, Ska revival like The Selecter, Madness , Specials, The Beat, Secret Affair, UB 40, Martha and the Muffins AGES 10-15 Siouxsie and the Banshees, Killing Joke, Joy Division (FAVE EVER BAND), New Order, Sex gang Children, Crass, Conflict, Rudimentary Peni, Omega Tribe, Atilla the Stockbroker, Poison Girls, Bauhaus, Elvis Costello, Blondie, Virgin Prunes, Subhumans, Stiff Little Fingers, The Jam, Gary Numan, Soft Cell,Ages 15-20 Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, The Cure, The Cult, Iggy Pop, Velvet Underground, Van der Graaf Generator, Pink Floyd, Stones, The Who, Led Zep, Jethro Tull, eagles, turtles, santana, Ages 20- 25 Kinks, Loudon Wainwright III, John Hartford and other blugrassy type stuff, Alain Stivell, Incredible String Band, zillions of underground punk and folk bands I met on the road all over the place, Classical Stuff like Prokoviev, Wagner and Rossini, Vivaldi. Celtic Folk like The Dubliner, Chietains, Gram Parsons, Eric Bogle, Johhny Cash, Dolly Parton, Simon and Garfunkel, Dylan, John Denver, Jimmy Buffet, Don McClean, Christy Moore, The Pogues, B & F Bryant, eddie van Halen, Crowded House, Bob marley, Van Morrison, Annie Lennox, U2, Joe Cocker, mamas and papas, Loving Spoonful, Zappa, Captain Beefheart, Lou Reed, Queen,Bjork,Ages 25-30 Crosby Stills and Nash, Cat Stevens, Everly Brothers, Arlo Guthrie Big Bill Broonzy, Small faces, Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, Otis redding, The inkspots, Ellie and Louis, Sinatra, Levellers, Fairport Convention, Alanis Morisette. Loads and loads more I will add later!!! Now: Jacques Brel, Radiohead, Robbie Williams, Madonna, oooh what' s that on the radio......better add that too.......
Sounds Like: Lovely relaxing harp music, songs on guitar a bit like early Bowie or Donovan...other ones like Monty Python!! TO LISTEN TO AND ORDER THE CD IN THE US OR CANADA CLICK HERE

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Record Label: Little Elf Records
Type of Label: Indie

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hi thanks for the invitebusy these days so give me time to interact Ken
Posted by Ken Parsons, Bard on Mon, 14 May 2007 02:39:00 PST