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.