Minnesotan legend Charlie Parr has announced his upcoming tour, including fifteen dates starting in Bristol on May the 4th. The series of gigs promote his most recent album, ‘Last of the Better Days Ahead‘. This, his 14th album, was released at the end of last year. The album is Parr’s first release on Smithsonian Folkways, the non-profit record label of the Smithsonian Institute. The label is home to a diverse roster of contemporary artists, such as Our Native Daughters and Kronos Quartet. Also, it preserves and releases historical recordings from artists like Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Elizabeth Cotten and more. ‘Last of the Better Days Ahead’ included singles ‘Last Of The Better Days Ahead’, ‘817 Oakland Avenue‘, and ‘Blues For Whitefish Lake, 1975‘.
Tickets to the show can be bought on the artist’s website and are selling fast.
Tour dates:
04/05 – Bristol – Exchange
05/05 – Cork – Winthrop Ave
07/05 – Dublin – Soundhouse
08/05 – Belfast – The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
10/05 – Glasgow – The Glad Cafe
11/05 – Newcastle Upon Tyne – The Cluny 2
12/05 – London – The Lexington
14/05 – Brighton – West Hill Hall
15/05 – Forest Row – Hop Yard
17/05 – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club
18/05 – Sheffield – The Boardwalk
19/05 – Manchester – Gullivers
20/05 – Birkenhead – Future Yard
21/05 – Abergavenny – The Chapel
22/05 – Norwich – Norwich Arts Centre
