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SUMMARY:Charlie Parr: Rooming House Fall Tour 2026
DESCRIPTION:In the music of Charlie Parr\, there is a sincere conviction 
 and earnest drive to create. The Minnesota-born guitarist\, songwriter\,
  and interpreter of traditional music has released 19 albums over two de
 cades and has been known to perform up to 275 shows a year. Parr is a fo
 lk troubadour in the truest sense: taking to the road between shows\, wr
 iting and rewriting songs as he plays\, fueled by a belief that music is
  eternal and cannot be claimed or adequately explained. The bluesman poe
 t pulls closely from the sights and sounds around him\, his lyrical craf
 tsmanship built by his influences. The sounds from his working-class upb
 ringing—including Folkways legends such as Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie—
 imbue Parr’s music with stylistic echoes of blues and folk icons of deca
 des past. Parr sees himself merely as a continuer of a folk tradition: “
 I feel like I stand on a lot of big shoulders\,” he said in an interview
 . “I hope that I’ve brought a little bit of myself to the music.” With a
  discography simultaneously transcendental in nature and grounded in roo
 ts music\, Charlie Parr is the humble master of the 21st century folk tr
 adition. Parr started recording in Duluth in 2002\, where he lives today
 . Life in the port town on Lake Superior has a way of bleeding into his 
 work the same way his childhood in Austin\, Minnesota does. Parr self-re
 leased his debut album\, Criminals and Sinners\, and did the same for hi
 s sophomore album 1922 (2002). With growing popularity abroad\, Parr sig
 ned with Red House Records in 2015\, where he recorded break-out albums 
 Stumpjumper (2015) and Dog (2017). Parr’s music has an overwhelming sens
 e of being present and mindful\, and his sound is timeless. Parr’s maste
 ry of his craft is only more apparent when contextualized within the his
 tory of folk tradition of which Parr has dedicated his practice The land
  and lives around and intersecting with Parr have always influenced him\
 , from the hills and valleys of Hollandale\, Minnesota to the Depression
 -era stories from his father. Parr strives to listen to everything: “I d
 on’t see that I’d ever be capable of creating anything if it weren’t for
  these inspirations and influences\, books and music as well as the weat
 her and random interactions with strangers and animals. So\, the well ne
 ver runs dry as long as my eyes and ears are open\,” Parr said in a 2020
  interview. Before he was even 10 years old Parr was rummaging through h
 is father’s record collection—sometimes drawing dinosaurs on the vinyl s
 leeves—and listening to country\, folk\, and blues legends\, many of who
 m are staples in the Folkways catalog. When Parr sings and plays his res
 onator or 12-string\, you can hear influences like Mance Lipscomb\, Char
 ley Patton\, Spinder John Koerner\, Rev. Gary Davis\, and Dock Boggs. Th
 is is especially true in his playing\, when\, after a diagnosis of focal
  dystonia\, Parr turned to greats like Davis\, Doc Watson\, and Booker W
 hite for two-finger picking inspiration. Gifted a 1965 Gibson B-45 12-st
 ring by his father\, Parr has never had a formal lesson and learned by t
 o listening records and watching musicians he admired. Parr’s first albu
 m with Smithsonian Folkways\, Last of Better Days Head (2021)\, foregrou
 nded his lyrical craftsmanship and sophisticated bluesman confidence\, w
 ith spare production highlighting Parr’s mastery of guitar and elevating
  his poetry. Last of Better Days Ahead is a portrait of how Parr saw the
  world in that moment\, reflecting on time and memories that have past w
 hile holding an enduring desire to be present. In his 2024 release\, Lit
 tle Sun\, Parr weaves together stories celebrating music\, community\, a
 nd communing with nature. Putting forth an ambitious and raw album that 
 exemplifies the best of Parr's sound: a blend of the blues and folk trad
 itions he continues to carry with him and the steadfast originality of a
  poet.\n\nTickets: https://www.axs.com/events/1541152/charlie-parr-ticke
 ts?skin=pabst\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/314af464-e8ff-43a0-af
 7a-d14b228efb34
LOCATION:Turner Hall Ballroom\, 1040 Vel R. Phillips Avenue\, Milwaukee\,
  WI 53203
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/314af464-e8ff-43a0-af7a-d14b228efb3
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