Evalyn Parry

Evalyn Parry

Evalyn Parry is a Canadian Quaker singer/songwriter and actress/playwright who grew up in Toronto, Ontario in the Parkdale Neighborhood. Her music is, for the most part, spoken word and folk, performed with a gay twist; Parry has performed at Toronto Pride Week in 2004, as well as performances at The [http://www.ocff.ca Ontario Council of Folk Festivals] annual conference, North by Northeast Music and Film Conference and Festival (Toronto), The [http://www.vancouverstorytelling.org Vancouver Storytelling Festival] , [http://www.hillside.on.ca Hillside Community Festival] (Ontario), [http://www.womensvoices.on.ca Women's Voices Festival] (Ontario), the CKCU Ottawa Folk Festival, the National Arts Centre (Ottawa), and the Michigan Women's Fall Festival. Parry sometimes performs with the group Girls with Glasses, a quartet of female songwriters including Parry, Eve Goldberg, Allison Brown, and Karyn Ellis.

Parry is also extensively involved in the Canadian theatre scene, having staged runs of her plays at Buddies in Bad Times, Theatre Passe Muraille and others. She is the recipient of the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award (2003) and the Beth Ferguson Award for Upcoming Songwriter (Ottawa, 2001).

Evalyn Parry is the daughter of David Parry, an English-born Canadian singer and theatrical director who died in 1995, and performer and author Caroline Balderston Parry. Her brother Richard Parry performs with the band Arcade Fire.

Plays

* "Breakfast"
* "Clean Irene and Dirty Maxine"
* "Nancy Drew Without a Clue"
* "Francis Mathilda & Tea"
* "The Mysterious Shorts"

Discography

* Live at Lula (2007) (concert DVD)
* Small Theatres (2007) (Double LP)
* Unreasonable (2003) (LP)
* Things that should be warnings (2001) (LP)

Awards

* Beth Ferguson Award for Upcoming Songwriter (Ottawa, 2001)
* [http://www.ocff.ca/awardsshowcasing_cpsa_main.cfm Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award] (2003)

References

* Deschamps, MJ. " [http://www.xtra.ca/public/viewstory.aspx?AFF_TYPE=1&STORY_ID=5015&PUB_TEMPLATE_ID=2 Evalyn Parry takes quirky tour across country] ", "Xtra!", 2008-06-26. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.
* Levesque, Roger. " [http://www.canada.com/cityguides/edmonton/story.html?id=15709669-6194-4202-a402-6b05117664ce Artist combines spoken word, song on 2-CD package] ", "Edmonton Journal", 2008-07-01. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.
* Nikodym, Carolyn. " [http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=8900 Prevue – Evalyn Parry] ", "Vue Weekly", 2008-07-03. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.
* Varty, Alexander. " [http://www.straight.com/article-152008/straight-white-men-and-ikea-provide-inspiration-parry Straight white men and IKEA provide inspiration for Evalyn Parry] ", "The Georgia Straight", 2008-07-03. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.

External links

* [http://www.borealisrecords.com/a_parry_ev.html Borealis Records]
* [http://www.ocff.ca/awardsshowcasing_cpsa_main.cfm Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award]
* [http://www.evalynparry.com Evalyn Parry Official Website]
* [http://www.hillside.on.ca Hillside Community Festival]
* [http://www.nxne.com NorthByNortheast Music and Film Conference and Festival]
* [http://www.ocff.ca Ontario Council of Folk Festivals]
* [http://www.womensvoices.on.ca Women's Voices Festival]
* [http://www.vancouverstorytelling.org Vancouver Society of Storytelling]


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