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Guns Jesus & The Bible

written by will kimbrough and michael c parris

"Michael C Parris is sharing his creative journey in real time.  He’s up with the sun, writing songs, and sharing them via social media.  There is no one quite like him.  We have become collaborators.  “Guns, Jesus and the Bible” is a moving and powerful statement."  - Will Kimbrough

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“i first saw Michael C Parris sing on the you tube, and was really moved by his songs, and the way he played them, so i asked him to open some shows for me and he killed. People really dig what he is doing.” - Todd Snider
“Michael Parris has attended several of my Mercyland Songwriter Workshops, which is where we met. Unvarnished, accessible, and authentic are words that come to mind when I think of this wonderful singer songwriter. And he's a sweetheart of a human being, to boot. ” - Phil Madeira
“Michael's songs, and heart seem to be one in the same. He's one of the most honest musicians I've heard. He has a subtle way of inviting the listener into his world, where he disarms them with his authenticity.” - Michelle Malone
HoneyBee: Vinyl
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HoneyBee: Vinyl

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The album "HoneyBee" includes an amazing group of Nashville musicians known as The 9 Finger Chicken String Band that includes Will Kimbrough, Chris Donahue, Benjamin Bynum, Court Clement, Steve Brewster and Andy Leftwich. The album produced by Will Kayuk, blends roots music styles, including country, bluegrass, roots-rock and folk with simple

The album "HoneyBee" includes an amazing group of Nashville musicians known as The 9 Finger Chicken String Band that includes Will Kimbrough, Chris Donahue, Benjamin Bynum, Court Clement, Steve Brewster and Andy Leftwich. The album produced by Will Kayuk, blends roots music styles, including country, bluegrass, roots-rock and folk with simple lyrics and beautiful imagery, harkening back to Michael’s Randolph County beginnings.

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Upcoming Show

Chrissy Strong and Michael C Parris

Chrissy Strong and Michael C Parris

Friday, October 13 @ 7:00PMFri, Oct 13 @ 7:00PM

The Rialto Theatre, 1000 Kenmore Blvd, Akron, OH 44314

Stories and Songs, from two life long friends. Come out and laugh and cry with us...

$12 dollars, $15 at the door

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For Bookings or questions Email pcvmikeparris@yahoo.com, or call 336-653-3833

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Singer-songwriter Michael C. Parris is from Millboro, N.C., most famous, perhaps, for where Daner Johnson taught Charlie Poole to play banjo. Michael’s grandfather, Red Parris, used to play with Daner in the late ’30s. Songs by Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Emmylou Harris, John Prine and Waylon Jennings were fixtures in his young life, and you can feel their influence in Michael’s music. Michael grew up in Randolph County, passing the time by hunting rabbit, priming tobacco, working in chicken houses, milking cows, playing basketball, listening to country music and running wild with his cousins. Later, he attended UNC-Greensboro and, in 2002, after joining the Peace Corps, he began writing songs while serving in Jamaica.

When Covid hit, Michael started posting his songs on social media, and, as fate would have it, wound up writing songs with Will Kimbrough, a Nashville-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer who became a mentor and a friend, helping Michael polish his skills. Will suggested that Michael attend the Mercyland Songwriting Retreat in Hot Springs N.C., where Michael met Phil Madeira and Cindy Morgan. After one listen to “3-Legged Dog Named Bo,” Cindy suggested Michael do a solo project, and the seed was planted.

One fine day in 2021, Michael got his big break when Todd Snider asked him to open for him in Charleston, S.C. Soon after Will Kayuk agreed to fund and produce Michael’s solo project, assembling an amazing group of Nashville musicians known as The 9 Finger Chicken String Band that included Will Kimbrough, Chris Donahue, Benjamin Bynum, Court Clement, Steve Brewster and Andy Leftwich. The album “HoneyBee” blends roots music styles, including country, bluegrass, roots-rock and folk with simple lyrics and beautiful imagery, harkening back to Michael’s Randolph County beginnings.

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Chrissy Strong and I doing our thing

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My Cool friend in Cool hat, Edward Newcomb

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Mercyland with Phil Maderia. Life Changing

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