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Roustabout (2008)
Release date: Nov 20, 2008. Roustabout is Charlie's seventh full-length CD release. It's a field recording in true monophonic sound recorded over a month's time in a variety of locations including living rooms, garages, barroom basements, and empty storefronts. Tom Herbers engineered and mastered the recording using a Nagra reel-to-reel. Special guests include Emily Parr (vocals); Dave Hundreiser (harmonica); Mikkel Beckmen (washboard and a variety of other percussive junk); Dave Simonette (vocals & guitar); and Ryan Young (fiddle).
Jubilee (2007 - sold out)
Release date: June 2, 2007. Recorded by Jakob Larson over two nights in April, 2007, in a friend's garage. Mixed & mastered by Tom Herbers at Third Ear Studios, Minneapolis, MN. Special Guests: Dave Simonett (guitar & vocals), Mikkel Beckmen (washboard & stuff), Dave Hundrieser (harmonica), Emily Lanik-Parr (vocals), and Christian McShane (cello). Cover & back photo by Aaron Molina. Inside photo by Benjamin Kaiser.
Backslider (2006 - sold out)
You knew it was bound to happen, backslider has sold out. It was a limited edition, too, and there's not going to be anymore. Now you don't have one and it's too, too late. Or is it? This title is available DIGITALLY on the INTERNET. Somewhere. I-Tunes, I believe. Anyway, thanks!
Released September, 2006. Recorded live by Jakob Larson over three nights in July, 2006 at The Brewhouse in Duluth, MN. Mixed & mastered by Tom Herbers at Third Ear Studios, Minneapolis, MN. Special Guests: Trampled By Turtles (Dave Simonett, Eric Berry, Tim Saxhaug, Dave Carrol), Mikkel Beckmen (washboard & junk), Dave Frankenfeld (drums, gascan), Molly Maher (slide guitar), Dave Hundrieser (harmonica) and Christian McShane (cello).
Rooster (2005 - sold out)
...is Charlie’s 4th independent release (2005). The album contains 10 new original tunes, plus 2 traditional folk songs. It was recorded by Tom Herbers in a Duluth warehouse space using vintage recording equipment in a monophonic format.
Rooster features appearances by Mikkel Beckmen on percussion, Molly Maher on slide guitar, ‘Banjo’ Dave Carrol (Trampled By Turtles) on banjo, Karl Anderson on upright bass, and Christian McShane (if thousands) on cello, guitar and the devil’s own ukelin. Lyrically, the songs deal with the usual litany of human miseries and occasional joys: aging, death, loneliness, god, regret and even love. The music draws influence from the rural music of the 20’s: rags, blues, and folk tunes. Parr plays banjo, baritone 12-string, National steel-bodied guitar, and a wood-body resonator guitar built by fellow Duluthians Jakob Larson and his father Daniel.
King Earl (2004 - sold out)
Released March 4, 2004. This one was recorded in Fatty Pant’s rehearsal space in Duluth, MN, January, ’04 by Jakob Larson. Tom Herbers mixed and mastered it. There are 13 tunes, featuring arrangements of 2 traditional tunes, and many new originals. It’s got Charlie's (at the time) new 12-string on it, and of course the National and a banjo tune. Mikkel Beckmen returns to stomp on a board and play the washboard, and Christian McShane (of if thousands) plays the theremin on 2 tracks. Charlie thinks this is the best thing he's ever done.
1922 (2002 - sold out)
This album sold out a quite while ago. Available only on your favorite mp3 service (iTunes, etc.) if you're of that ilk.
Misplaced Pets (sold out)
An out-of-print compilation CD to benefit two Leeds animal charities - Whitehall Dog Rescue and Leeds Animal Rescue.
Unreleased tracks from: Homeland, Aarktika, James Green (Big Eyes), Fairweather Friend, Portal, Havergal, Martin Finke, Lucky Luke, Vibracathedral Orchestra,Burd Early, Charlie Parr, Hood, Empress, The Unpleasants, Seaworthy, Remote Viewer, Pedro, Alasdair Roberts, Bill Riccini and Adrian Crowley,Sufjan Stevens and a previously released track by Al Duvall
Few compilations come with such care and passion as this. (Record Collector)
Keep Recordings (sold out)
Charlie was asked to provide a song for a compliation album by this one-of-a-kind label. The song chosen was an arrangement of Doc Boggs "Pretty Polly". Recorded by Jake Larson, accompanied by Christian McShane on cello. Click on image at left for info and ordering information.
The real majesty of this collection comes in the sequencing of eight minutes of escalating, brooding, menacing, Charlie Parr on Doc Boggs 'Pretty Polly'....(Americana UK)
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