Chris Parkinson (born 31 March 1950) is a British

folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...

ian. He was a co-founder of the British folk band

The House Band The House Band was a musical group formed in Edinburgh in 1984 by musicians Ged Foley (vocals, guitar), Jimmy Young ( smallpipes, flute, whistle), Iain Macleod (guitar, mandolin) and Chris Parkinson (melodeon, keyboards, piano accordion and harmo ...

(1984-2001), playing

accordion Accordions (from 19th-century German ''Akkordeon'', from ''Akkord''—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed ...

harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica inclu ...

melodeon Melodeon may refer to: * Melodeon (accordion), a type of button accordion *Melodeon (organ), a type of 19th-century reed organ *Melodeon (Boston, Massachusetts), a concert hall in 19th-century Boston * Melodeon Records, a U.S. record label in the ...

and keyboards. He has also performed with John Kirkpatrick in the accordion duo, 'The Sultans of Squeeze', who were included in nominations as 'duo of the year' in the 2006

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards celebrate outstanding achievement during the previous year within the field of folk music, with the aim of raising the profile of folk and acoustic music. The awards have been given annually since 2000 by British ra ...

Career

Chris Parkinson has played music since the age of five, starting with the harmonica. Other instruments include the piano, guitar, concertina, tin whistle, melodeon, piano accordion, keyboard and fiddle.Chris Parkinson Biography
at the subject's own website He has worked with

Ralph McTell Ralph McTell (born Ralph May, 3 December 1944) is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s. McTell is best known for his song " Streets of London" (19 ...

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and

Billy Connolly Sir William Connolly (born 24 November 1942) is a Scottish actor, retired comedian, artist, writer, musician, and presenter. He is sometimes known, especially in his homeland, by the Scots nickname the Big Yin ("the Big One"). Known for his ...

Parkinson's tune ''Mr Isaac's Maggot'' appears on the accordion box set ''Planet Squeezebox''.The Planet Squeezebox: Accordion Music From Around the World
at Artist Direct

Discography

Solo work *Parky - CPCD313 *Out of his Tree - Pan Records PAN147 With The House Band *The House Band -

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12TS439 *Pacific - Topic 12TS445 *Groundwork - Green Linnet 1132 *Word of Mouth - Topic 12TS451 - Green Linnet 3045 *Stonetown - Harbourtown HAR019 - Green Linnet 3060 *Rockall - Green Linnet *Another Setting - Green Linnet *October Song - Green Linnet With John Kirkpatrick *The Sultans of Squeeze -

Fledg'ling Records Fledg'ling Records is a British independent record label founded in 1991. The label has re-released some albums previously issued by Hokey Pokey Records which was also run by the Fledg'ling founder—David Suff. David Suff having been half o ...

3056 With Alistair Russell *Paddy Goes To Huddersfield – Celtic Music From Yorkshire - Glade GLDCD0201 With Steve Phillips *Been A Long Time Gone - Clarion Records CL CD001 With Steve Phillips & The Rough Diamonds *Everyone A Gem - Good 'Ol Boy Music GOB:00:003 *Live At The Grosvenor - Clarion Records CLCD003 *North Country Blues - Clarion Records CLCD004

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parkinson, Chris Living people 1950 births British folk guitarists British folk singers British accordionists British fiddlers British multi-instrumentalists