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3-August-2010
New UK Tour Dates Announced
Ian is undertaking a select few dates this autumn with the band, showcasing some great new songs, the best of the past and plenty of high calibre guitar playing from both Ian and slide player Chris Eaton.
20th October - New Roscoe, Leeds
21st October - Robin 2, Wolverhampton
22nd October - The Maltings, Ely, Cambs - venue launch night!
28th October - The Borderline, London
5th November - The Flower Pot, Derby
10th December - Band on the Wall, Manchester
11th December - The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
see gig guide for full details!
4-Jan-2010
Hello Folks,
Happy New Year to you all! Just getting focused again after a couple of relatively carefree and lazy weeks spent half in France and half in Blighty. Plenty of food and drink, family and friends, and the whole commercial bullshit kept to a minimum given the social norms of the western world. I'm proud to announce that I did not partake in the 'sales' at any point, which left me feeling smug, if a little conceited, as I viewed the world around me with scorn whilst perched on my pseudo intellectual/spiritual high ground. I'm sure when my outdated TV or washing machine blows up in March, the joke will be on me, but for now…
Went for a long afternoon walk yesterday along the canal with some close friends. Winter sun is wonderful as long as you're not driving. Afterwards we roasted a joint of beef with advice from a skilled other about moisture retention. Got talking about the New Year, hopes, aspirations, resolutions etc. Decided on the following: run a marathon (maybe a half marathon given my lack of sporting prowess), develop political understanding beyond 'pub level discussions', spend more time with friends (meals are better than traditional drinking sessions which are now out until after the half marathon anyway), devise a better system for recycling in the house - getting pissed off with tripping over plastic bags full of empty cans and bottles, decorate the house as the situation has now reached critical mass, and increase musical creativity (last year saw a marked increase in this department given that I wasn't on the road all year for the first time in a decade, but there is still scope for more of this).
More gigs and tours are to be announced soon. The New EP 'Demons and Doubters' is available through ianparkermusic.com if you still don't have a copy.
The digital release date for the new EP has just been finalised for the MONDAY 18th JANUARY. From this date the EP will be available through Interscope from the following online stores: iTunes (worldwide), Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon MP3, eMusic, IMVU, Lala, Shockhound, and Nokia.
Take care,
IP
11-Nov-2009
Hi Folks,
Thank you to those of you who came out to the EP launch parties last month. Both nights were really well attended and it was great to play the new songs live for the first time with the full six-piece band. I was really pleased with the response to the shows, and I feel very strongly that this is the most sincere set of songs I've ever played live. It was nice to play with the band again, having not done much of that this year, and the addition of Chris Eaton on guitar and Olivia Powis on cello, is really exciting. I'm very much looking forward to touring next year - dates to be announced soon!
The rest of last month was taken up with the final acoustic trio tour. It is sad that this was the final tour as I feel that the trio really has come into its own throughout the year, but it was always destined to be a temporary line-up, which turned out to a very pleasant experience.
For the remainder of this year, I'll be getting on with some song-writing having only three shows left to play, oh and my first 'house concert'! House concerts are a relatively new concept which have become popular recently, especially in the US, and it seems the craze is taking off here too, as I've been booked for a private solo acoustic performance in someone's living room (I guess that is the beauty of playing solo) over the Christmas period, which should be fun!
Finally, the EP has been selling well at gigs and through my website, and it will soon be available through all of the normal digital channels, release date to be announced soon! If you haven't already got a copy, you can order it today from the EP page.
All the best,
Ian
25-Sep-2009
Hi Folks,
So at last, the new EP is ready! The final mix was completed last week, it's being mastered as I write, and it will go to the pressing plant next week. The EP is called 'Demons and Doubters' and features five songs: Winding River, Grow, Lovers and Friends, Lost, and Keep Me Walking.
If you've seen a live show this year, you may well have heard these songs at various stages of development as I've been trying them out. If you have not heard the songs at all yet, fear not, we plan to send you some sneak preview 'video shorts' over the next couple of weeks to whet your appetite!
The EP was recorded for the most part at Bath's famous Riverside studio, with additional work and mixing carried out at One Love Creations in Hampshire. It was produced by drummer Clive Deamer (Robert Plant, Portishead, Massive Attack) and engineered by Jon Jacobs, who learned his trade under the guidance of Sir George Martin at Air Studios. We were joined in the initial sessions by Billy Fuller on bass guitar and double bass (Robert Plant), and Chris Eaton (who has been involved in my trio shows this year) on slide and acoustic guitars. In later sessions, cello was added by Beth Porter, as well as piano/keyboards by Morg Morgan.
This recording marks a subtle but noticeable change in direction for me, and one which I'm very excited about. These songs feel like the most coherent set I've recorded to date, and everything down to the cover artwork is uncompromised and totally congruous with what I'm about at this point.
'Demons and Doubters' will be available through ianparkermusic.com and elsewhere online including iTunes and Amazon very soon!
I'll be playing two EP launch shows in October featuring my long time band mates Wayne, Steve, and Morg plus guests, and the EP will be on sale on those occasions at a discounted price, so order your tickets now!
19th October 2009 - Robin 2, Mount Pleasant, Bilston, Wolverhampton, WV14 7LJ
TICKET HOTLINE: 01902 401211
29th October 2009 - The Borderline, Orange Yard, off Manette Street,
London, W1D 4JB
TICKET HOTLINE: 0844 847 2465
 All the best,
IP
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