The Parsonage is a group of around 40 Glasgow

Glasgow

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 based singers which was formed at the beginning of 2006 by Janis F. Murray.

About the choir

The choir is named in honour of the country singer, Gram Parsons

Gram Parsons

Gram Parsons was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. Parsons is best known for his work within the country genre; he also mixed blues, folk, and rock to create what he called "Cosmic American Music"...

. The band describes themselves on their myspace

Myspace

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 page: "We are a non-religious, mixed sex, varied of age, determinedly independent and self defining organic group. Inspiration comes from the raw, storytelling simplicity of the folk, country and blues traditions." The choir practices at the Glasgow University Research Club.

Many of the Band's famous songs are covers of well known popular music. The sound of a choir singing these popular tunes is quite distinctive. The sound is somewhat similar to that of The Langley Schools Music Project

The Langley Schools Music Project

The Langley Schools Music Project is a collection of recordings of children's choruses singing pop hits by the likes of The Beach Boys, David Bowie, and Paul McCartney...

Associated Musicians

The choir claims strong influences by Gram Parsons

Gram Parsons

Gram Parsons was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. Parsons is best known for his work within the country genre; he also mixed blues, folk, and rock to create what he called "Cosmic American Music"...

 and Hank Williams and plan their next album to be a tribute to these two. The Parsonage has done backing vocals

Backing vocalist

A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

 for Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart

Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....

 at Hampden

Hampden

-Asia/Pacific:* Hampden, New Zealand , North Otago, New Zealand* Hampden Cup , Perth, Western Australia-Europe:* Hampden Park , Glasgow, Scotland* Hampden Park, Eastbourne , East Sussex, England...

. They are involved with Echo & the Bunnymen

Echo & the Bunnymen

Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut...

's album The Fountain

The Fountain (album)

The Fountain is the eleventh studio album by British band Echo & the Bunnymen. The album was released on 12 October 2009 and was produced by John McLaughlin, Ian McCulloch and Simon Perry...

 to be released in 2009. Many of the choir members are well known local musicians from bands such as Foxface

Foxface (band)

Foxface are a Glasgow-based Scottish rock band featuring Michael Angus , John Ferguson and Jenny Bell .-History:...

, Mother and the Addicts

Mother and the Addicts

Mother and The Addicts were a Glasgow-based band signed to Chemikal Underground Records. Formed in 2003. They have released two albums.-History:...

 and Bricolage

Bricolage

Bricolage is a term used in several disciplines, among them the visual arts, to refer to the construction or creation of a work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available, or a work created by such a process...

. The choir have played many Scottish festivals, and will be taking part in the 2009 T in the Park

T in the Park

T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...

 festival in Balado

Balado

Balado is a park and former airfield within the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland. It is now the venue of the annual T in the Park music festival.Poultry sheds of Balado Poultry Farm now occupy the old concrete runways of the airfield...

, Scotland

Scotland

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.

Discography

• EP, This Ain't No Lovey Dovey was released December 2007 on Glasgow label OSScarr Records

External links

• OSCarr website
• The Parsonage on myspace
  Myspace
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   (their www.theparsonagechoir.com site redirect
  URL redirection
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  s here)
• The Parsonage at T In The Park 2009 (BBC footage)