Most commonly found playing with Randy Parlee, Jason Moir, Jim Barrett or Chris Haines.
Influences
Matt Mays, Greg Keelor, Bill Hughey, Sam Roberts
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Born and raised in Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Jarod Parlee grew up in a musical family where his grandfather, uncle, father and sister all wrote songs, played instruments and sang. This Maritime upbringing would become a central theme in Jarod’s writing in the years to come.
After graduating from university, Jarod moved to Hamilton, and later, London, Ontario and began playing regularly with Jason Moir. Through Moir, he would meet Dustin Jones. Moir and Jones would be major contributors on Jarod’s first demo, “Acoustic Madness” in 2003. While unreleased commercially, this demo provided a glimpse of the recording style that the three would use on “Winter Take All” several years later. Focusing on acoustic instruments and honest lyrics, this initial offering was well received and encouraged Jarod to keep writing new material.
When songs began coming together for “Winter Take All”, it was immediately clear that the album would tell the story of the Canadian winter. The mood of the songs ranged from Fall to Spring; from nostaligic looks at the past to desperate and haunting songs about loss and frustration and finally to the more hopeful optimism that comes with spring. When recording began in late 2007 in Toronto, the mood of the sessions was upbeat despite the dark subject matter of the record. Jarod played acoustic guitar and sang on all ten songs of the independent release. Moir provided bass, electric guitar and background vocals to the project while Jones played percussion and handled the engineering duties at his homegrown studio on Manning Avenue in Toronto.
Following the album’s release in April 2008, Jarod immediately began playing live solo shows to promote the record. While the majority of these shows have been in Southern Ontario and New Brunswick, there are plans to play more dates all over Central and Eastern Canada in 2009. Meanwhile, Jarod has been working hard crafting a new group of songs and is planning a return to the studio in late 2009.
i'm pretty sure i could sing your songs in my sleep-i've been listening to your cd-there's something so comforting about your music-thanks for the inspiration!
