Biography
At a glance Krista Parrish will most likely draw you in with her beauty and contagious smile but underneath the surface lies a deeply intellectual, timeless song writer and it doesn’t stop there. Not only can Krista sing with a range and tone that is exceptional, write clever lyrics that will touch your heart, she can play the strings off a guitar. She is known for her cutting edge guitar work, unique picking style, percussive strumming, two handed finger tapping technique, her lead guitar playing and intricate yet catchy chord progressions. Unlike many singer songwriters who strum while allowing their vocals to be the main focus, Krista amazes audiences with her advanced style of playing and ability to sing just as intricately simultaneously. These components set Krista apart from most sing songwriters making it hard to categorize her as one. Along with her guitar abilities, improvisational skills, finger picking and finger tapping, she sings with emotion and honesty, sweet yet raw whether she is scatting or breaking your heart with a sultry tone.
Spending quite a bit of time performing solo, she perfected her style and built a following in the Philadelphia and tri state area which opened doors to share stages with several national acts. She then began playing live shows with her brother, Corey Parrish as a duo act, eventually her father Dennis Parrish and husband Steve Murphy along with Krista and Corey formed the Krista Parrish Band. She performed solo and with the band 2006 through 2009. During that time, her brother and best friend Corey Parrish passed away in early 2008. Krista took a break from playing shows to give her self time to grieve, reevaluate her path and ended up writing two and half albums worth of music.
Recently Krista has formed a new trio, Tapestry with husband Steven Murphy and drummer Michael Fazekas. Switching off between piano, guitar and mandolin, the new trio has given Krista a lot of room to grow, experiment and share the writing process with her fellow musicians. "It's a match made in heaven and a blessing to be playing with two people whom I connect so strongly with musically." says Parrish.
After finishing up a new EP, "A Taste Of What's To Come", featuring songs Easier Said Than Done and When, Krista is now focused on recording her long awaited album, Playing With Pendulums with her new trio Tapestry. This album will debut Krista's true indie side with intense finger tapping and fingerstyle instrumentals, indie pop songs with introspective lyrics and interesting guitar tunings. "I wrote a lot of this album after my brother passed away so some of it is very intense but there is a lot of love in the music and you can take the emotion and feel it any way you happen to connect with it, it doesn't have to mean one thing only. His inspiration is written all over it though." says Parrish
Instrumentation
Krista Parrish-guitar, mandolin, vocals & piano
Michael Fazekas-Drums
Steven Murphy-bass, guitar & mandolin
Discography
Introducing Krista Parrish LP 2000
Acoustically Yours LP 2001
Taking Chances LP 2003
Introspection LP 2005
Best Kept Secret 2006
Best of Krista Parrish 2006
Live at the Tin Angel EP 2007
Live at Chaplins EP 2007
Half Myself EP 12.2007
Live in Philly LP 12.2007
LIVE AT CHAPLINS LP 2009
A TASTE OF WHAT'S TO COME EP 2009
Links
| http://www.kristaparrish.com |