New studio album, the first in 8 years, coming soon.

Salt And Sweet Kisses Album Teaser 1

Sometimes, you just want to curl up in a small, safe place...

Spiral Shell - Pre - Release

As long as I've me belly full me backside can go bare.

08 A Beggin I Will Go

Two year old Emma-Lita Bourne died in Auckland's Starship Hospital in August 2014. The Coroner blamed the cold, damp, mouldy state house where she lived.

I had the privilege to be asked to play at the Child Poverty Action Group gathering in Wellington. I wrote this song for the event.

Emma had a home
It chilled her to the bone
Her family shared the cold
Shared the damp and mould
She’s never growing old
But Emma had a home


The wooden floor was far too cold
Where Emma-Lita crawled
And Emma-Lita saw her mum
Put buckets down the hall
Where the rain would fall

Five brothers and sisters
Shared her Otara home
They just wanted a healthy place
To grow and call their own
And the landlord had known

Those Starship troupers couldn’t save
That little two year old
When the hand that gripped her breath
Was more than just a cold
Now she’s never growing old......

Emma Had A Home Demo 01

Written for a friend, this song is about 'visitors' at night, feeling daunted and being strong to resist them..

It came out of a songwriters' group exercise, melody and lyrics written to suit the guitar playing of Scott Roy, who recorded the track.

Unwanted Guest NP Mix

A song about getting the Coronavirus vaccine, and why it is important.




Virus Image: www.MedicalGraphics.de, license  (CC BY-ND 4.0).

Get Yourself The Jab

This is a teaser of some of the tracks due to be released in 2021.
Demo mixes at the stage - you get to hear them first !!!

New Tracks Teaser 2021 - 1

Acoustic musician singer/songwriter strong mellow voice, traditional and new music.
Nigel Parry's unique mix of new, traditional and early folk music relies heavily on his strong, mellow vocal arrangements. Except when he's playing guitar in modal tunings. Or percussion, or something else.

He has performed solo and in several bands (Black Velvet folk / rock duo, four piece close harmony folk band Parryphonalia, covers band Encore, traditional a capella duo Nipperkin Pipperkin, percussion for Awesome Gurdy Machine.....) and is putting together a new folk / rock project.

Hailing from the UK, Nigel was originally a rock singer and turned to folk music through friends, historical events and real ale.

In the last 4 years, Nigel Parry has performed in small and large folk events, bigger concerts and music venues around New Zealand, festivals and live on radio and in the UK, France and Canada. Latest high profile performance was in front of thousands at the People's Climate March from the steps of New Zealand's Parliament, performing new song When The Rain Comes.

In 2013 Nigel Parry released a new studio album; Row Out to your ship of dreams. Read a couple of reviews here;
https://songwritingspotlight.wordpress.com/2013/12/03/nigel-parry-row-out-to-the-ship-of-dreams/

http://brightyoungfolk.com/records/row-out-to-your-ships-of-dreams-nigel-parry

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