Rick Parnell’s music sprouts from the very roots of the Folk-Rock tradition and then subtly suggests a whole new direction. Introspective and captivating, listeners compare Rick Parnell most often to Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, though Rick says it’s not fair to suggest he sounds like either. George Harrison, John Lennon and Johnny Cash are also influences that often arise when describing Rick’s vocal and song writing style.

After experiencing an enviable corporate career, Rick Parnell had to acknowledge that his true passion has always been music. In 2008, Rick decided to wade more deeply into composing and performing. With discipline and the persistence of a man whose found his calling, he impressed musician/producer and new found friend Graham Ronne who offered to produce a few demos for him. The success of those first demos and the artistic communication that followed led directly to the completion of his first six-song EP. As a broader audience discovers Rick's music, future projects are taking shape, with new opportunities to reach out.

Though Rick has been drawn to music his entire life, active songwriting really began in 2006. In the summer of that year, with an amateur gig looming, he was challenged by a friend and colleague to create an original song for the charitable event. Buoyed by the enthusiastic response to that endeavor, Rick began a productive period of songwriting that continues without an end in view.

Born in Calgary, the third of six children, Rick grew up on military bases in Ontario, returning to the West only after graduating university. Rick is a life-long learner with no discernible fear for almost any subject. Music has always been a passion, from imitating Louis Armstrong on the radio as a small child, to performing charity gigs while holding down senior management roles. Rick Parnell featuring Graham Ronne on lead and slide guitar John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash, George Harrison, Eugene Smith, Tom Petty, KT Tunstall, Roy Orbison, Tom Waits, Sheryl Crow ... Bob Dylan crossed with George Harrison and Johnny Cash - little of Leonard Cohen mixed in. www.rickparnell.ca,www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/Rick-Parnell/71216831701,www.myspace.com/rickparnell,www.cdbaby.com/cd/rickparnell,www.itunes.com/rickparnell,www.reverbnation.com/rickparnell Rick Parnell has not posted any booking info yet.