Mel Parsons, the Glossary
Mel Parsons (born 21 October 1981) is an indie folk and alternative country singer/songwriter from New Zealand.[1]
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51 relations: Adam Levy, Alternative country, Anika Moa, Aotearoa Music Awards, Atacama Desert, Auckland, Bob Dylan, Bruce Lynch, Cape Foulwind, Cat Stevens, Damien Rice, Don McGlashan, Drylands (album), Fly My Pretties, Folk Alliance International, Gillian Welch, Glass Heart, Greg Johnson (musician), Indie folk, Kaveh Rastegar, Lorde, Lyttelton, New Zealand, Mark Knopfler, Mitchell Froom, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Nelson, New Zealand, New Zealand, Over My Shoulder (album), Paul Simon, Ray LaMontagne, Recorded Music NZ, Red Grey Blue, Rocky Mountains, Ron Sexsmith, Santa Monica, California, Sinéad O'Connor, Slow Burn (Mel Parsons album), South Island, The Police, The Shins, Tom Petty, Tracy Chapman, University of Auckland, West Coast Region, Westport, New Zealand, 2009 New Zealand Music Awards, 2012 New Zealand Music Awards, 2015 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, 2015 New Zealand Music Awards, ... Expand index (1 more) »
- New Zealand women singer-songwriters
Adam Levy
Adam Levy is a jazz guitarist who was a member of Norah Jones's band.
Alternative country
Alternative country (commonly abbreviated to alt-country; also known as alternative country rock, insurgent country, Americana, or y'allternative) is a loosely defined subgenre of country music and/or country rock that includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream country music, mainstream country rock, and country pop.
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Anika Moa
Anika Rose Moa (born 21 May 1980) is a New Zealand recording artist and television presenter. Mel Parsons and Anika Moa are 21st-century New Zealand women singers, New Zealand singer-songwriters and New Zealand women singer-songwriters.
Aotearoa Music Awards
The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously called the New Zealand Music Awards), conferred annually by Recorded Music NZ, honour outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the recording industry.
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Atacama Desert
The Atacama Desert (Desierto de Atacama) is a desert plateau located on the Pacific coast of South America, in the north of Chile.
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Auckland
Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth largest city in Oceania.
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter.
Bruce Lynch
Bruce Lynch (born 1 June 1948, in New Zealand) is an electric and acoustic bassist, producer and arranger.
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Cape Foulwind
Cape Foulwind is a headland on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, overlooking the Tasman Sea.
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Cat Stevens
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou), commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and musician.
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Damien Rice
Damien George Rice (born 7 December 1973) is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter.
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Don McGlashan
Don McGlashan (born 18 July 1959) is a New Zealand composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for membership in the bands Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn, and The Mutton Birds, before going solo.
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Drylands (album)
Drylands is Mel Parsons' third album, released on 10 April 2015 on Cape Road Recordings.
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Fly My Pretties
Fly My Pretties is a collaboration of musicians originally from Wellington, New Zealand who are known for coming together to record live albums, in various locations in New Zealand.
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Folk Alliance International
Folk Alliance International (previously the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance) is a non-profit organization that produces an annual conference that is the world's largest gathering of the folk music industry and community.
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Gillian Welch
Gillian Howard Welch (born October 2, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter.
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Glass Heart
Glass Heart is Mel Parsons' fourth album, released on 30 November 2018 on Cape Road Recordings.
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Greg Johnson (musician)
Greg Johnson (born 7 January 1968) is a New Zealand singer songwriter.
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Indie folk
Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s among musicians from indie rock scenes influenced by folk music.
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Kaveh Rastegar
Kaveh Rastegar is a Persian-American Grammy-nominated songwriter, record producer, composer, and bass guitarist.
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Lorde
Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor (born 7 November 1996), known professionally as Lorde, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. Mel Parsons and Lorde are 21st-century New Zealand women singers, New Zealand singer-songwriters and New Zealand women singer-songwriters.
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Lyttelton (Ōhinehou or Riritana) is a port town on the north shore of Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō, at the northwestern end of Banks Peninsula and close to Christchurch, on the eastern coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
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Mark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler (born 12 August 1949) is a British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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Mitchell Froom
Mitchell Froom (born June 29, 1953) is an American musician and record producer.
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Neil Diamond
Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter.
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Neil Young
Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer and songwriter.
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Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson (Whakatū) is a New Zealand city and unitary authority on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay at the top of the South Island.
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New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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Over My Shoulder (album)
Over My Shoulder is Mel Parsons' debut album, released on 9 March 2009 on Cape Road Recordings.
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Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter known both for his solo work and his collaboration with Art Garfunkel.
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Ray LaMontagne
Raymond Charles Jack LaMontagne (born June 18, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
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Recorded Music NZ
Recorded Music NZ (formerly the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ)) is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell recorded music in New Zealand.
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Red Grey Blue
Red Grey Blue is Mel Parsons' second album, released on 19 September 2011 on Cape Road Recordings.
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Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America.
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Ron Sexsmith
Ronald Eldon Sexsmith (born January 8, 1964) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario.
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Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica (Saint Monica; Spanish: Santa Mónica) is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast.
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Sinéad O'Connor
Shuhada' Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor; 8 December 1966 – 26 July 2023) was an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist.
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Slow Burn (Mel Parsons album)
Slow Burn is the fifth album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Mel Parsons, released on 16 September 2022 on Cape Road Recordings.
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South Island
The South Island (Te Waipounamu, 'the waters of Greenstone', officially South Island or Te Waipounamu or historically New Munster) is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island and sparsely populated Stewart Island.
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The Police
The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977.
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The Shins
The Shins is an American indie rock band formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1996.
Tom Petty
Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, widely known for her hit singles "Fast Car" (1988) and "Give Me One Reason" (1995).
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University of Auckland
The University of Auckland (UoA; Māori: Waipapa Taumata Rau) is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand.
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West Coast Region
The West Coast (lit) is a region of New Zealand on the west coast of the South Island.
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Westport, New Zealand
Westport (Kawatiri) is a town in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand.
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2009 New Zealand Music Awards
The 2009 New Zealand Music Awards was the 44th holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical artists based in or originating from New Zealand.
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2012 New Zealand Music Awards
The 2012 New Zealand Music Awards was the 47th holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical recording artists based in or originating from New Zealand.
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The 2015 APRA Silver Scroll Awards was held on Thursday 17 September 2015 at Vector Arena in Auckland, celebrating excellence in New Zealand songwriting.
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2015 New Zealand Music Awards
The 2015 New Zealand Music Awards was the 50th holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical recording artists based in or originating from New Zealand.
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2016 New Zealand Music Awards
The 2016 New Zealand Music Awards was the 51st holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical recording artists based in or originating from New Zealand.
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See also
New Zealand women singer-songwriters
- Anika Moa
- Anna Coddington
- Benee
- Bic Runga
- Boh Runga
- Brooke Duff
- Brooke Fraser
- Clara van Wel
- Desna Sisarich
- Flip Grater
- Gin Wigmore
- Ginny Blackmore
- Hinewehi Mohi
- Hollie Smith
- Jamie McDell
- Jenny Morris (musician)
- Jessie Hillel
- Juliagrace
- Jyoshna
- Kelsy Karter
- Kim Hart
- Kimbra
- Kylie Price
- Ladyhawke (musician)
- Lorde
- Lynette Diaz
- Maxine Funke
- Mel Parsons
- Millie Lovelock
- Nadia Reid
- Patsy Riggir
- Princess Chelsea
- Ramon Te Wake
- Ratbag (musician)
- Ruby Frost
- Sharon O'Neill
- Shona Laing
- Tami Neilson
- Teresa Bergman
- Whirimako Black
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Parsons
Also known as Sabotage (Mel Parsons album).