Charlie Parr

Minnesota singer-songwriter-guitarist and road warrior Charlie Parr launched his music career in the early 2000s. Since then he’s released 18 albums, toured constantly, and taken part in numerous compilations and collaborations. He followed his 2021 Smithsonian Folkways release, Last of the Better Days, with 2024’s Little Sun, reflecting on the world and the people around him. He says, “Music is eternal and transcendent and surrounds us at all times, whether we’re listening or not. And it affects each of us differently, and that’s a gift. Listening to music can be interactive, even if you’re alone. I want to listen intentionally.”