Charlie Parr is an American country and blues musician from Austin, United States. Born in 1967, he is associated with folk, blues and Americana, and plays original and traditional folk and Piedmont-style blues.

Style and instruments

Parr performs accompanying himself on National resonator guitar, 12-string guitar and, in some performances, banjo. His work combines original material with traditional repertoire, and his style is shaped by country blues records and Smithsonian/Folkways field recordings.

Background

He is raised in Austin, Minnesota, in a household that values traditional American folk music. Much of his early listening takes place in a garage, where he spends hours with recordings that influence his approach to the blues. He later lives in Duluth, Minnesota.