David's life in music began in high school with a punk band, the street corners, and hosting youth drop in centre jams in Ottawa, Ontario. Upon his move to Vancouver in 1997, he and producer John Law went recorded several songs for a first album, and for a publishing deal with the studio. In 2002 David began a music and recovery group for young survivors of traumatic brain injury. The group called Snapped Wires has performed at coffee houses and parties all over Vancouver in recent years. He has now recorded three albums of original material, and most recently released Matters Of Survival in 2oo7.
I have to say that David Roy Parsons is the best new songwriter I've found in the last couple of years. I don't say that lightly. I've played several hundred gigs in about 10 countries in that time. His lyrics remind me of John Donne, and his melodies are undeniable. He's sophisticated and straightforward at the same time, like Hank Williams. If you care about songwriting, don't deny yourself the pleasure of listening to this man.
--Geoff Berner
Devil Skates to Work and If God Drove a Hot Rod .. are but obvious examples of the folksy cleverness at work here ..
Penguin Eggs Winter 2005 Issue on Bottle of Stars album
Discography
1999 Brent Streeper Salt Spring Sessions 1 GSC Records song Easier Every Day
2000 David Roy Parsons
2000 Andy Mason releases Long Walk Forty Nine with David's single Beat Up Ol' Guitar
2002 Snapped Wires COAST heatlth sponsered lower mainland brain injury assoc. project
2002 Solidarity Notes david sang bass
2004 David Roy Parsons Bottle of Stars
2004 Snappedwires 2002 -2004
2005 produced and sang on on joey Only's Radical Folk of the Great North
2005 Amnesty International Compilation Cd Voices Rising
2006 David's song 'Slide In' appears on joey only's Quenel Country Punk Conspiracy
2006 Releases David Roy Parsons Super Happy Fun Jambouree Ep
2007Matters of Survival released in April
2007 Super Happy Fun Fun Jamboree recorded and released by Cottonweed (Rahgu Lokanathan, Jeremy Stewart)
thanks for the accept of internet friendship. glad to hear your'e digging the tunes over here, we dig them too.
and we really dig the sound over here (if 'if god drove a hot rod' being the favourite at the moment). drop us a line if you're ever keen on being a part of what we're doing (whether it be on the website or just a song on our myspace 'mix tape' player)
Hi Dave***no I'm not nearly finished my movie but have been filming a lot of outdoor footage ...there's still more indoor footage to film and the editing will take a long time as well.My friend in L.A. made me these gifs from some of the new footage I sent him***I wrote down your gig and hope to be there***luv cj*
Hello from Finland! It's a name-dropping FRENZY!!! I just released my new cd featuring Alejandro Escovedo, Mark Lanegan, Steve Berlin (los lobos), Chris and Carla from the Walkabouts, Peter Case, Scott McCaughey (YFF, REM)and Jim Roth (built to spill). CD has liner notes by Biographer Charles R. Cross (BackStreets-Springsteen...Heavier than Heaven-Cobain...Roomful of Mirrors-Hendrix...etc. Also I have finally put "Passing Thru" on my site as well for you to hear...this is the one with Eddie Vedder, Victoria Williams, and Carla Torgerson trading verses with me...it has not been availablé for a long time, and I also have it on i-tunes, etunes, amazon and rhapsody. Okay...I hope you are doing well!
Hey David. I was thinking I'd either go to see the Romi Mayes show at St.James Hall...or go to Game 1 of the Vancouver Giants Playoffs verses Prince George. Hockey is closer...either rate, you wanna come with me..They play Saturday too and I might get out of work. The first 10,000 fans get a prize dude, it's only $20...lets go see some junior hockey...joey
hey Daver, how are ya. called ya a little while back no, im not in on monday nights,,, but bring as blamk DVD get Radar to record it tell her to make sure it is on dvd mode first, pop in the disc and hit record, she can leave it there and i can finalize it on tuesday,,, or tell her to go into fucntions on teh remote and do it from there how ya been bro
Hey Dave! I was just thinking about you today too :) I want to hear about your trip sometime soon. Unfortunately I'll be in Victoria for the week, so I can't join you on Monday @ the Railway. Otherwise, I'd loved to. Lets make a rain check happen and get together in March! Cheers :)
I'm in Victoria tomorrow...I meant I will only be home Friday night, and probably won't have energy to record cause I got to leave on a week long tour at 8AM the next day...which means packing and whatnot...but come puff anyway! Cheers..joe
Hey buddy, I'm not working on the 23rd so I am in for sure. Just let me know what instrument you need me to play, pedal steel? I am pretty much gone till the 10th...we'll set a date in February to redo your vocals in that song we're working on, then I'll finish it up. Am around late on Friday but then gone again on tour...will miss ya...talk soon..joe
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