Joe Parrish
Joseph Parrish-James [pəriʃ-dʒeɪmz] (* 1995[1] in Bedfordshire, UK) is a British guitarist of the bands Albion and Jethro Tull.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
He 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] He studied composition and arrangement at the London College of Music.[3]
Career[edit]
Early career[edit]
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[edit]
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.
Joe is also the singer, guitarist, flute player and songwriter of his own folk rock band Albion.[7]
Musical work[edit]
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.[8]
Style and equipment[edit]
His first electric guitar at age 11 was a Yamaha Pacifica. Later, he switched to John Petrucci 6 Musicman guitar he used.[9] There is a JP6 Guitar, Schecter Diamond Series 7 String, Ibanez Parlour Acoustic, amplifiers Blackstar[10] ID:100 TVP and a POD XT. He plays guitar, mandolin,[11] flute, and sings[12]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Joe Parrish-James". discogs.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ "Ian Anderson Presents Jethro Tull Joining The Line-Up!". jbonamassa.com. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ a b c "JOE PARRISH". jethrotull.com (Guitar). Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ a b "JETHRO TULL mit neuem Gitarristen". hooked-on-music.de. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ "josephgwilymparrishjames". Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ "John O Hara, David Goodier, Ian Anderson, Joe Parrish und Scott Hammond von Ian Anderson & Jethro". imago-images.de. 2023-07-16. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "albionofficialuk". instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ "Albion - Pryderi". bleeding4metal.de. 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Catfish, Whistling (2020-02-13). "Joe Parrish Interview (by Tullianos)". laufi.de. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ López, David (2020-02-13). "Joe Parrish, de la banda de Ian Anderson, : «espero que disfrutéis de nuestra gira por España»". miusyk.com. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "Jethro Tull launch video for 'Hammer On Hammer'; new studio album 'RökFlöte' out 21st April". Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Parrish-James, Joe. "Joe Parrish-James". bandmix.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
