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02 Apr 12 - 05:09 AM (#3332395) Subject: Obit: Dave Parry From: GUEST,George Frampton I heard from Any Turner that Dave Parry died from cancer last week. Dave was the fine melodeon player who performed as a duo with Dave Townsend as The Blades during the nineties. Who could forget the leather-clad half of the two Daves playing unreasonable chords to punk-ish anthems around the clubs and festivals? He was also part of English country music band The Geckoes, player for Rogue Morris, and I daresay a number of other Oxfordshire-based projects I'm unaware of. Also, a good friend! |
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02 Apr 12 - 01:03 PM (#3332588) Subject: RE: Obit: Dave Parry From: Waddon Pete Thanks for letting us know George. He will be missed! I have added his name to the Mudcat 'In Memoriam' thread. My condolences to all who miss him. Peter |
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02 Apr 12 - 04:55 PM (#3332697) Subject: RE: Obit: Dave Parry From: GUEST,LynnT Is this the same Dave Parry that sang with Stan Rogers, Grit Laskin and the gang in Toronto in the mid-70's, and also acted in various medieval plays there? I remember him as the lead in Volpone (I was a student at U of T back then, and he was kind to small fry like me.) RIP. Lynn |
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02 Apr 12 - 10:39 PM (#3332812) Subject: RE: Obit: Dave Parry From: Howard Kaplan No, the folksinger and drama scholar David Parry from Toronto (and later Ottawa) died in 1995. There is a brief Wikipedia article about him at this link. |
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03 Apr 12 - 08:06 AM (#3332965) Subject: RE: Obit: Dave Parry (March 2012) From: Greg B The Dave Parry to whom Howard is referring was a performer at Mystic on June 11 of 1995, and died suddenly of a heart attack on June 13, aged 52. I still remember the shock and astonishment that reverberated through the community. |
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03 Apr 12 - 11:31 AM (#3333088) Subject: RE: Obit: Dave Parry (March 2012) From: JohnB I remember asking David Parry if he was the Dave Parry on an English CD I had (can't remember which or what band) he wasn't. I guess D Parry is a talented though unfortunately way too short lived name. JohnB. |
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04 Apr 12 - 05:05 AM (#3333453) Subject: RE: Obit: Dave Parry (March 2012) From: Vic Smith Read a really fine tribute from his long term friend and colleague, Andy Turner at http://www.froots.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=6577 along with photos contributed by Andy, Ian Anderson and myself. I used to call dances with a band that Dave worked with in Sussex - Maxwells Demon. He was one of these salt-of-the-earth dance band musicians; a brilliant punch and lift to his playing without any flashiness - a delight to dance to. |
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04 Apr 12 - 07:16 AM (#3333517) Subject: RE: Obit: Dave Parry (March 2012) From: GUEST Here's a video of Dave playing with Geckoes at that dance at Lewes festival last autumn , and another of an acoustic performance by the band earlier the same day . Gosh, I'm going to miss him - and not only as a superb musician, but mostly a as a supremely witty, intelligent and downright lovely friend. |
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04 Apr 12 - 07:18 AM (#3333519) Subject: RE: Obit: Dave Parry (March 2012) From: GUEST,Andy Cheyne Sorry - I should have identified myself in that last post. I'm a bit flummoxed at the mo. |
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04 Apr 12 - 09:08 AM (#3333561) Subject: RE: Obit: Dave Parry (March 2012) From: Vic Smith Good to see these videos, Andy. Deep commiserations to all who knew and loved Dave. And from me, particular sympathy to his fellow members of Geckoes. I know how it feels for a band to cope with the death of a centrally important musician that you have played with for many years. You feel like it is the end and you don't want to carry on.... but you should! I can still sometimes image that I can hear Naomi's fiddle and hammer dulcimer when we are playing arrangements that she shone on; and I am sure that it will be the same for you with Dave. |