Parsonsfield (band)
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Parsonsfield in New York City, 2016
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Connecticut |
| Genres | Folk, Rock |
| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Website | parsonsfield.com |
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Parsonsfield is a multi-genre band founded in 2011 in Mansfield, Connecticut. The band consists of Chris Freeman (lead vocals, banjo), Max Shakun (guitar), Harrison Goodale (bass), Antonio Alcorn (mandolin), and Erik Hischmann (drums). The original members met while attending the University of Connecticut. The name comes from the town of Parsonsfield, Maine, where they recorded their debut album. The band tours in the USA and Canada from their base in Leverett, Massachusetts.
The band began as an offshoot of the university's folk music club. Chris Freeman, Antonio Alcorn, and others met weekly in the student union to play traditional music. The gatherings were open to anyone, and didn't hold any performances; nevertheless in late 2010, through a misunderstanding, members of the club were offered an opening set at Toad's Place in New Haven, Connecticut.
Freeman and Alcorn put together an impromptu band, and soon recruited music students Harrison Goodale (bass) and Max Shakun (guitar) to continue playing shows.
In 2013 the band signed to Signature Sounds Recordings and released their self-titled debut album, Poor Old Shine, recorded in Parsonsfield, Maine. Erik Hischmann, the session drummer hired for the album, joined the band soon after recording was completed.
In July 2014 the band changed its name to Parsonsfield. The following month marked the band's second studio release, Afterparty EP, featuring covers of songs by Mississippi John Hurt, Bert Jansch, and Huey Lewis and the News, as well as traditional songs and one original.
In September 2016 the band released its third studio album, Blooming Through The Black.
In winter 2013, and winter 2014–spring 2015, Parsonsfield wrote and performed an original soundtrack to The Heart of Robin Hood, a theatrical production playing eight shows per week in Cambridge, Winnipeg, and Toronto. After returning from Canada, the band relocated to Leverett, Massachusetts.
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