Joseph Parrish-James əriʃ-dʒeɪmz(born 1995 in

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, England) is a British guitarist of the bands Albion and Jethro Tull.

Early life and education

Parrish found his love for music at the age of three and learned to play the guitar at the age of six. In his childhood, he listened to

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, and later

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. Joe studied composition and arrangement at the

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Career

After graduating, Parrish arranged and composed for classical ensembles (orchestra and string quartet). His biggest influences are

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. Parrish joined Jethro Tull as their lead guitarist in 2019, succeeding Florian Opahle. He played on one track of ''

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'' (2022) and all tracks of ''

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'' (2023). Parrish is also the singer, guitarist, flute player and songwriter of his own folk rock band ''Albion''. In March 2024, he left Jethro Tull to focus on Albion.

Style and equipment

His first electric guitar at age 11 was a Yamaha Pacifica. Later, he switched to a John Petrucci 6 Musicman guitar. He has also used a Schecter Diamond Series 7 String and Ibanez Parlour Acoustic. Amplifiers have included a Blackstar, an ID:100 TVP, and a POD XT. In addition to guitar, he plays mandolin and flute, and also sings.

Discography

;Albion * ''Pryderi'' (2020) * ''Lakesongs Of Elbid'' (2024) ;Jethro Tull * ''

'' (2022) * ''

'' (2023)

References

External links

Biography

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Joe Parrish, Composer
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