Caroline Balderston Parry
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Caroline Balderston Parry (born 1945) is a Canadian
writer, musician, celebrator, and consultant. She is the author of Let's Celebrate Canada's Special Days, an important reference work since 1987, and Eleanora's Diary, based on the 1830s diary of a Canadian immigrant girl, Eleanora Hallen. She is a Quaker and a Unitarian
and after many years of free lance writing and performing, is now a professional religious educator. She is currently the Director of Religious Education for the Unitarian Church of Montreal
in Westmount/NDG.
Parry was married to the late David Parry
, a singer, actor and director, and member of the folk group Friends of Fiddler's Green
. Her son Richard Parry
leads the group Bell Orchestre
and is the bassist for the rock band Arcade Fire, and her daughter Evalyn Parry
is an actress, director, and prominent spoken-word performer and musician.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
writer, musician, celebrator, and consultant. She is the author of Let's Celebrate Canada's Special Days, an important reference work since 1987, and Eleanora's Diary, based on the 1830s diary of a Canadian immigrant girl, Eleanora Hallen. She is a Quaker and a Unitarian
Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
and after many years of free lance writing and performing, is now a professional religious educator. She is currently the Director of Religious Education for the Unitarian Church of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in Westmount/NDG.
Parry was married to the late David Parry
David Parry (folk musician)
David Parry was a Canadian folk musician, storyteller, actor, stage director, and teacher. He was an important presence in the Canadian folk music scene from the mid 1970s up until his death in 1995. He worked both as a solo artist and as a member of the Friends of Fiddler's Green, a Toronto-based...
, a singer, actor and director, and member of the folk group Friends of Fiddler's Green
Friends of Fiddler's Green
Friends of Fiddler's Green is a Canadian folk music group based in Toronto. The original members of the group for its first recording, The Road to Mandalay, were Grit Laskin, Tam Kearney, Ian Robb, Laurence Stevenson, David Parry, and Jeff McClintock on keyboards...
. Her son Richard Parry
Richard Parry (musician)
Richard Reed Parry is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist, composer and member of the indie rock band Arcade Fire, where he plays double bass, celesta, keyboards, drums, guitar, and accordion. He is also a member of the Bell Orchestre, in which he primarily plays double bass and is the de facto...
leads the group Bell Orchestre
Bell Orchestre
Bell Orchestre is a six-piece instrumental band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.In late 2003, they recorded their first album, at the same time and in the same studio that Arcade Fire recorded Funeral. However, Arcade Fire's popularity was just beginning to break when they asked Bell Orchestre to...
and is the bassist for the rock band Arcade Fire, and her daughter Evalyn Parry
Evalyn Parry
Evalyn Parry is a Canadian Quaker singer/songwriter and actress/playwright who grew up in Toronto, Ontario in the Kensington Market Neighborhood...
is an actress, director, and prominent spoken-word performer and musician.
External links
- Caroline Parry's Home Page
- Ottawa Quakers working for children and peace, "Caroline Balderston Parry"