Charlie Parr live in concert.
ON TOUR

Charlie Parr

17
critic concert reviews
folk

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

74
%
Based on 
17
critic concert
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Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critic Consensus

Based on 17 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Charlie Parr is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with decent shows overall. Charlie Parr concert reviews describe live shows and performances as soulful, authentic, mellow, and raucous.

ON TOUR

Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands (September 8); Music Star, Norderstedt, Germany (October 10);

Latest Release

Glory In The Meeting House (May 15, 2022)

Artist Info

Genre
folk
Origin
Austin, United States (1967) (1967) (1967)
Bio
Charlie Parr (born in 1967 in Austin, Minnesota) is an American musician who plays original and traditional folk and Piedmont-style blues, accompanying himself on National resonator guitar, 12-string guitar and sometimes a banjo.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Music In Minnesota (USA)

May 9, 2024
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“The Living Room of Local Music”: Charlie Parr Settles in at First Avenue Concert

Americana (UK)

May 17, 2022
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When Charlie Parr wandered casually onstage, checked everything was in order and then tuned his guitar, those not familiar with him might easily have mistaken him for a roadie.

Parklife DC (USA)

December 20, 2021
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Redefining a career through a nationwide lockdown and its confusing wake hasn't necessarily been a breeze for most musicians.

Grateful Web (USA)

May 16, 2021
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Finger Picking Good on the farm last night! Charlie Parr made is inaugural appearance at Ravensdale Farm to a very enthusiastic sold out socially distanced crowd. When you combine authenticity, sincerity and imagination I think that best describes Charlie.

Music In Minnesota (USA)

January 7, 2020
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Renowned Minnesota folk bluesman Charlie Parr begins Turf Club residency

Parklife DC (USA)

October 14, 2019
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With a soulful voice and skilled resonator guitar playing, Charlie Parr recently held the crowd at the Black Cat at rapt attention. He briefly tuned his guitar before opening with the Ray Charles classic “C.

The Scotsman (Scotland)

August 31, 2019
80
%
IN BOTH the playing and the stage set-up of Minnesotan blues musician Charlie Parr, there’s an unfussiness which belies the richness and the complexity of his work.

Past critic reviews published in

Shepherd Express (USA), State Magazine (Ireland), Music-News.com (UK), Spectrum Culture (USA), Birmingham Live (UK)

Image Credit

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