Mel Parsons
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mel Parsons |
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21 October 1981 Westport, New Zealand |
| Genres | Indie folk, alternative country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, guitarist |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Cape Road Recordings |
| Website | melparsons |
Mel Parsons (born 21 October 1981) is an indie folk and alternative country singer/songwriter from New Zealand.
Parsons grew up on a sheep and beef farm in Cape Foulwind, near Westport, on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Parsons started out playing piano, and also picked up the guitar at about 14, finally getting serious in seventh form (about age 17) when applying for the Nelson School of Music. After a year of music school, Parsons went overseas for a period, then returned to New Zealand to attend Auckland University, where she studied popular music and performance, along with history, anthropology and Spanish.
Parsons has lived in various parts of the globe. She spent a year close to the Atacama Desert in Chile, and two years in the Rocky Mountains in Canada.
Early influences on Parsons were Cat Stevens, Paul Simon, Mark Knopfler, The Police, Sinéad O'Connor, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Neil Young and Neil Diamond. Later influences were Tracy Chapman, Ray LaMontagne, Damien Rice, Gillian Welch, Ron Sexsmith, and The Shins.
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