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ABOUT THE ALBUM AND ARTIST |
Above: Nigel Parry at the Black Dog, 16 January 1999 (Photo: A Barros)
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Album information
This Side Of Paradise (2001) contains nine tracks of original material spanning a decade of songwriting by Nigel Parry. Six tracks were recorded live at the Black Dog Coffee Bar in St. Paul, MN., on 16 January 1999 (pictured right), one from the Hair of the Dog Art Gallery in St. Paul, MN., on 24 April 1999. Two home-taped tracks are on the album, from 1995 and 1998.
The album was originally distributed by MP3.com, who went out of business in 2003. The entire album is now available as a free download in both MP3 and AAC formats on this site.
For more information about the background to the This Side Of Paradise album, read the interview with Nigel Parry on this website. More information about the album, cover art, and album credits can be found here.
Artist bio
Although it's not unusual for singer-songwriters to travel around the world, Nigel Parry has lived in some pretty strange and scattered parts of the world. Nigel lived from 1994 to 1998 in the Palestinian West Bank, and the intensity and beauty of the music that these places have squeezed out of this unsigned musician is rare. Haunting tunes, multi-layered lyrics, and boiling emotion are just part of this Scottish singer-songwriter's presentation.
Based in the United States, Nigel released the This Side Of Paradise album in February 2001. For more information about Nigel Parry, see nigelparry.com.
Availability
The album was originally distributed by MP3.com, until the company went out of business in 2003. The entire album is available free for download on the homepage of this site in both MP3 and AAC formats. CDRs are available on request, for radio stations and music publications.
Musicians
Nigel Parry (vocals & guitar), Peter Thomas (conga & tableh), Greg Lyon (bass guitar on Land Of The Shadow, pictured below left), and Chrissy Mitchell (additional percussion on Black & Blue, pictured below right).
