Ian Parker - 21st century blues man

Expressed through a distinctive bitter-sweet vocal delivery and harrowing guitar work, Ian's songs hold nothing back. His ability and willingness to share with his audience, naked honesty and genuine emotion, is what sets him apart.

Drawing on an eclectic range of influences, this young man is fast becoming Britain's best loved blues/roots performer. A songwriter genuinely literate, sometimes almost literary, Ian is an original craftsman rooted in the blues but not trapped by any desire to replicate the past. He is without doubt a relevant contemporary blues man. Ian signed to Ruf Records following a personal introduction to US record producer, David Z (Prince - Purple Rain, Jonny Lang – Lie To Me, Wander This World). His debut album 'INSIDE' (Ruf1094) was released in October 2003.

"I was truly honored to be involved in this project"
David Z

In March 2004, Ian appeared on Germany's top live music TV show, 'Rockpalast' as part of the 'Crossroads Festival'. Ian and his band were voted the number one act of the festival and a live DVD of this incendiary performance was released in June 2005, entitled '...WHILST THE WIND' (Ruf3007).

In addition to the DVD, a live album documenting Ian's performance in Hannover during his December 2004 European Tour, was also released in June 2005 under the same title (Ruf1102). Both releases met with high critical acclaim and continue to notch up impressive sales.

In September 2005, Ian wrote and recorded five songs for a Ruf Records project album, 'PILGRIMAGE' (Ruf1112) which was recorded in Clarksdale, Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee, and released in January 2006. The recording of Pilgrimage, not only extended Ian's touring activities throughout Europe and importantly into the US, it also had a profound effect on the artist's musical direction and focus.

On return from America in September 2005, Ian began a lengthy artistic process based around his rediscovery of the blues and soul artists who had inspired him to begin playing as a teenager. This period of consolidation culminated in the recording of the album 'WHERE I BELONG' (Ruf1120), released in January 2007.

'WHERE I BELONG' was recorded in Cheltenham, England and produced by Matt Butler, whose extensive CV includes none other than Sir Paul McCartney. Recorded analogue to tape, the album has the rich and warm sonic characteristics associated with the pre-digital age, but there is nothing retro about this release. 'WHERE I BELONG' has something for all blues fans, purists and progressives alike. It catalogues the pronounced growth and self-discovery of a modern blues artist who is here to stay.

"truly top-tier stuff, and proof positive that Ian Parker has arrived on this side of the pond"
Hardline Blues

"a defining moment in modern British blues"
Blues Matters

Following the release of ‘Where I Belong’, Ian spent the entirety of 2007 on the road. His European tour covered all of the major destinations, London, Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna and many more. He was featured on prime TV shows in Spain and the Netherlands, and was invited back to BBC London to record songs from ‘Where I Belong’ for a session on Radio 2’s legendary Paul Jones Show.

In the summer Ian was back on US soil for a series of club dates and two significant festival appearances. In New Jersey, Ian and his US band took Knowlton Riverfest by storm and received high accolades from the viewing public and press alike. In Duluth, at the internationally renowned Bayfront Blues Festival, Ian performed in the acoustic tent in his duo format with fellow Englishman ‘Morg’ Morgan. Anyone expecting a laid-back, ‘sitting out on the front porch’ kind of a show, soon got quite a shock, as the duo rocked the full to capacity tent with renditions of songs from ‘Where I Belong’ as well as some carefully selected classic blues material. The response to Ian’s debut solo outing in the US was overwhelming and 2008 promises to be a big year.

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