Joseph Parrish-James əriʃ-dʒeɪmz(born 1995 in Bedfordshire, England) is a British guitarist of the bands Albion and Jethro Tull.

Early life and education

Parrish found his love for music at the age of three and learned to play the guitar at the age of six. In his childhood, he listened to

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, and later Iron Maiden. Joe studied composition and arrangement at the

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Career

Early career

After graduating, Parrish arranged and composed for classical ensembles (orchestra and string quartet). His biggest influences are Vaughan Williams, Warlock,

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Ongoing

Parrish joined Jethro Tull as their lead guitarist in 2019. He succeeds the German guitarist

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who had followed Martin Barre. With the two new albums, he has been touring internationally with Tull for years. In Germany for instance, the band gave concerts in Hamburg,

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and Rostock, among other places. Parrish is also the singer, guitarist, flute player and songwriter of his own folk rock band ''Albion''. In March 2024, he left Jethro Tull to focus on Albion.

Musical work

As a member of Jethro Tull, Parrish has played on the last two albums ''

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'' and '' RökFlöte'' and with Albion on the album, ''Pryderi''.

Style and equipment

His first electric guitar at age 11 was a Yamaha Pacifica. Later, he switched to a John Petrucci 6 Musicman guitar. He has also used a Schecter Diamond Series 7 String and Ibanez Parlour Acoustic. Amplifiers have included a Blackstar, an ID:100 TVP, and a POD XT. In addition to guitar, he plays mandolin and flute, and also sings.

References

External links

Biography

Spem in alium (40 Guitars)

Joe Parrish, Composer
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