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The Alun Parry Band

If Woody Guthrie joined The Jam - New Album!!!!

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Album: Liverpool 800 Commemorative Album
To mark Liverpool's 800th Birthday, The Alun Parry Band has released a six track collection of new, original songs celebrating the people and city of Liverpool.
Get It Now, £5.99
Featuring:
True Love Of Mine
Under Neptune's Hand
Liverpool Love Song
Red And Blue
My Granddad Was A Docker
Coming Home
Album - Corridors of Stone
Online Price: Just £7.50 with FREE p&p (incl international orders!)



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The Alun Parry Band
Imagine if Woody Guthrie joined The Jam. That is the sound of The Alun Parry Band.
Referred to by the Liverpool Echo as "a Merseyside folk God", Alun Parry is one of Liverpool’s foremost acoustic based performers and songwriters.
His packed gigs are described as the number one night out in Liverpool, and his album Corridors of Stone received widespread critical acclaim.
BBC Radio’s Folkscene, Britain’s longest running folk music radio show, recently profiled Alun Parry’s work and music in a one hour special.
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Reviews
"Talented songsmith." - The Guardian
"One of my all time favourite Merseyside musicians. A legend on the Liverpool acoustic scene." - Jade Wright, Liverpool Echo
"One of our great Liverpool songwriters." - Billy Butler, Radio Merseyside
"The Liverpudlian singer-songwriter packs more weight in the punch of his folk songs than most acoustic musicians do in a lifetime. From the anti-deportation anthem I Want Rosa To Stay to the rousing Thursday Night Drinking Song, Parry is acutely tuned in to the concerns of the everyman. With sparse instrumentation (guitar, bass, drums) Parry's honeycomb voice carries his insightful anecdotes with enough wry humour to wish he was your drinking buddy." - Lianne Steinberg, Big Issue In The North
"Parry whipped the audience into a cheering, table-slapping finale. This is music that makes you think as it makes you smile! Alun's thought provoking songs separate him from the rest of Liverpool's rich acoustic scene. A true individual in his attitude and his lyrics." - LIVE Magazine
"He managed the rare trick of combining radical politics with a down to earth style that won over everybody in the room." - Catalyst Media
"He delivers his own fiery brand of gritty folk/rock with a vigorous sincerity and an infectious sense of fun and energy" - Nerve Magazine
"Like those of other great musical storytellers such as Woody Guthrie, James Taylor, and John Lennon, the songs on Corridors Of Stone captivate the listener with subjects both serious and whimsical that never fail to capture the human experience." - David Bash, International Pop Overthrow Festival
"The hardest working musician in Liverpool." - Tricia McTeague
"A top recording. Incredible." - Lynn Staunton, BBC Radio Merseyside
"Most impressed." - Spencer Leigh, BBC Radio Merseyside

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Member Since: 3/1/2006
Band Website: parrysongs.co.uk
Band Members: For live gigs I’m joined by Stuart Thompson on bass and Howard Northover on drums.
On the Liverpool 800 True Love Of Mine album I’m joined by Chad Draper on bass and keys, and Howard Northover on drums.
On the Corridors album I’m joined by Rob Harper on bass, keys, and backing vocals; and Thomas Western on drums.

Influences: Woody Guthrie
Ledbelly
The Who
The Beatles
Billy Bragg
Tracy Chapman
The Saw Doctors
The Housemartins
The Jam
Michelle Shocked
The Clash
Elvis Costello
Dick Gaughan
Leon Rosselson
John Lennon
Johnny Cash
The Levellers
The Pogues
The Proclaimers
Ewan MacColl
Bob Dylan
Alan Hull
Sounds Like: Very varied so I'll give you some of the people I've been compared to, even if I don't agree with all of them :-)
Dick Gaughan
Leon Rosselson
John Lennon
Johnny Cash
The Levellers
The Pogues
The Proclaimers
Oasis
Nizlopi
Roddy Frame
Crowded House
REM
Aztec Camera
Lonnie Donnegan
Atilla The Stockbroker
David Rovics
Neil Young
The Waterboys
John Denver
Paul Weller
The Coral
Woody Guthrie
Ledbelly
The Who
The Beatles
Billy Bragg
Tracy Chapman
The Saw Doctors
The Housemartins
The Jam
Michelle Shocked
The Clash
Elvis Costello
Ewan MacColl
The Verve
They Might Be Giants
Van Morrison
Bob Dylan
Phil Ochs
Pete Seeger
Robb Johnson
Alan Hull
Record Label: PS Recordings
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Song For Patsy (video)

Here's a video of an unrecorded song of mine, sung acoustically at the Holmfirth Folk Festival the weekend before last.Something to ponder after the FA Cup Final at the new Wembley yesterday.Dedicated...
Posted by The Alun Parry Band on Sun, 18 May 2008 02:31:00 PST

Listen Up At Liverpool v Everton

The Alun Parry Band will be played at half time!
Posted by The Alun Parry Band on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:23:00 PST

New Carling Video online

    Check out the video of The Alun Parry Band at the Carling Academy in Liverpool last week. It’s online now at http://www.parrysongs.co.uk...
Posted by The Alun Parry Band on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:24:00 PST

Carling Pics Now Online

There’s a ton of pics from our gig last night at the Carling Academy in Liverpool, including some fab shots of the crowd - so you may well be in them!!There’s even a pic of me doing a Hann...
Posted by The Alun Parry Band on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:41:00 PST

Carling Academy tomorrow (20 Mar)

Who wants a ticket?Either drop me a line here on Myspace, or you can download a flyer from www.parrysongs.co.uk or you can turn up on the night and tell them you’ve come to see The Alun Parry Ba...
Posted by The Alun Parry Band on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:12:00 PST

Back home at last

HiCARLING FLYERS TO DOWNLOAD============================The Alun Parry Band is playing our first home gig of the year at the Carling Academy this Thursday. Don’t miss it.You can get tickets dire...
Posted by The Alun Parry Band on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:57:00 PST

Tickets Available: The Alun Parry Band at Carling Academy

Tickets are now available for the gig at Carling Academy in Liverpool on Thu 20 March (day before Good Friday so the weekend starts here!!)Contact me on my Myspace or via the website to get hold of th...
Posted by The Alun Parry Band on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:23:00 PST

Carpe Diem - The Docu-vid

I have uploaded a brand new video of The Alun Parry Band's recent gig in Leeds at Carpe Diem.Check it out at http://www.parrysongs.co.uk
Posted by The Alun Parry Band on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:21:00 PST

Behind The Scenes Video

I have uploaded a brand new video of myself rehearsing with backing vocalist Barry Briercliffe in the lead up to our recent Manchester gig.Check it out at http://www.parrysongs.co.uk...
Posted by The Alun Parry Band on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:20:00 PST

Docu-video now online

There is now a docu video of our recent exploits at The Dry Bar in Manchester.Check it out at www.parrysongs.co.uk
Posted by The Alun Parry Band on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:28:00 PST