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Joe Parrish
Birth nameJoseph Parrish-James
Born Bedfordshire, England
Genres Progressive rock, folk rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals, flute, mandolin
Years active2019 – present
Labels Chrysalis
Website https://www.bandmix.co.uk/joe-parrish-james/

Joseph Parrish-James [pəriʃ-dʒeɪmz] (born 1995 [1] in Bedfordshire, England) is a British guitarist of the bands Albion and Jethro Tull. [2]

Early life and education

Parrish found his love for music at the age of three [3] and learned to play the guitar at the age of 6. In his childhood, he listened to Deep Purple, Steeleye Span, and later Iron Maiden. [3] Joe studied composition and arrangement at the London College of Music. [3]

Career

Early career

After graduating, Parrish arranged and composed for classical ensembles (orchestra and string quartet). His biggest influences are Vaughan Williams, Warlock, Dmitri Shostakovich and Igor Stravinsky.

Ongoing career

Parrish joined Jethro Tull as their lead guitarist in 2019. [4] [5] He succeeds the German guitarist Florian Opahle who had followed Martin Barre. [4] With the two new albums, he has been touring internationally with Tull for years. In Germany for instance, the band gave concerts in Hamburg, Görlitz [6] and Rostock, among other places.

Parrish is also the singer, guitarist, flute player and songwriter of his own folk rock band Albion. [7] In March 2024, he left Jethro Tull to focus on Albion. [8]

Musical work

As a member of Jethro Tull, Parrish has played on the last two albums the Zealot Gene and RökFlöte and with Albion the album Pryderi. [9]

Style and equipment

His first electric guitar at age 11 was a Yamaha Pacifica. Later, he switched to a John Petrucci 6 Musicman guitar. [10] He has also used a Schecter Diamond Series 7 String and Ibanez Parlour Acoustic. Amplifiers have included a Blackstar, [11] an ID:100 TVP, and a POD XT. In addition to guitar, he plays mandolin [12] and flute, and also sings. [13]

References

  1. ^ "Joe Parrish-James". discogs.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Ian Anderson Presents Jethro Tull Joining The Line-Up!". jbonamassa.com. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "JOE PARRISH". jethrotull.com (Guitar). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b "JETHRO TULL mit neuem Gitarristen". hooked-on-music.de. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  5. ^ "josephgwilymparrishjames". Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  6. ^ "John O Hara, David Goodier, Ian Anderson, Joe Parrish und Scott Hammond von Ian Anderson & Jethro". imago-images.de. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  7. ^ "albionofficialuk". instagram.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  8. ^ Ewing, Jerry (20 February 2024). "Jethro Tull announce departure of guitarist Joe Parrish". louder. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Albion - Pryderi". bleeding4metal.de. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  10. ^ Catfish, Whistling (13 February 2020). "Joe Parrish Interview (by Tullianos)". laufi.de. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  11. ^ López, David (13 February 2020). "Joe Parrish, de la banda de Ian Anderson, : «espero que disfrutéis de nuestra gira por España»". miusyk.com. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Jethro Tull launch video for 'Hammer On Hammer'; new studio album 'RökFlöte' out 21st April". Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  13. ^ Parrish-James, Joe. "Joe Parrish-James". bandmix.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Joe Parrish
Birth nameJoseph Parrish-James
Born Bedfordshire, England
Genres Progressive rock, folk rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals, flute, mandolin
Years active2019 – present
Labels Chrysalis
Website https://www.bandmix.co.uk/joe-parrish-james/

Joseph Parrish-James [pəriʃ-dʒeɪmz] (born 1995 [1] in Bedfordshire, England) is a British guitarist of the bands Albion and Jethro Tull. [2]

Early life and education

Parrish found his love for music at the age of three [3] and learned to play the guitar at the age of 6. In his childhood, he listened to Deep Purple, Steeleye Span, and later Iron Maiden. [3] Joe studied composition and arrangement at the London College of Music. [3]

Career

Early career

After graduating, Parrish arranged and composed for classical ensembles (orchestra and string quartet). His biggest influences are Vaughan Williams, Warlock, Dmitri Shostakovich and Igor Stravinsky.

Ongoing career

Parrish joined Jethro Tull as their lead guitarist in 2019. [4] [5] He succeeds the German guitarist Florian Opahle who had followed Martin Barre. [4] With the two new albums, he has been touring internationally with Tull for years. In Germany for instance, the band gave concerts in Hamburg, Görlitz [6] and Rostock, among other places.

Parrish is also the singer, guitarist, flute player and songwriter of his own folk rock band Albion. [7] In March 2024, he left Jethro Tull to focus on Albion. [8]

Musical work

As a member of Jethro Tull, Parrish has played on the last two albums the Zealot Gene and RökFlöte and with Albion the album Pryderi. [9]

Style and equipment

His first electric guitar at age 11 was a Yamaha Pacifica. Later, he switched to a John Petrucci 6 Musicman guitar. [10] He has also used a Schecter Diamond Series 7 String and Ibanez Parlour Acoustic. Amplifiers have included a Blackstar, [11] an ID:100 TVP, and a POD XT. In addition to guitar, he plays mandolin [12] and flute, and also sings. [13]

References

  1. ^ "Joe Parrish-James". discogs.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Ian Anderson Presents Jethro Tull Joining The Line-Up!". jbonamassa.com. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "JOE PARRISH". jethrotull.com (Guitar). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b "JETHRO TULL mit neuem Gitarristen". hooked-on-music.de. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  5. ^ "josephgwilymparrishjames". Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  6. ^ "John O Hara, David Goodier, Ian Anderson, Joe Parrish und Scott Hammond von Ian Anderson & Jethro". imago-images.de. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  7. ^ "albionofficialuk". instagram.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  8. ^ Ewing, Jerry (20 February 2024). "Jethro Tull announce departure of guitarist Joe Parrish". louder. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Albion - Pryderi". bleeding4metal.de. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  10. ^ Catfish, Whistling (13 February 2020). "Joe Parrish Interview (by Tullianos)". laufi.de. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  11. ^ López, David (13 February 2020). "Joe Parrish, de la banda de Ian Anderson, : «espero que disfrutéis de nuestra gira por España»". miusyk.com. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Jethro Tull launch video for 'Hammer On Hammer'; new studio album 'RökFlöte' out 21st April". Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  13. ^ Parrish-James, Joe. "Joe Parrish-James". bandmix.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

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