Darcy Perry Makes Music For Blue September

Hamilton-based Kiwi blues man Darcy Perry is getting behind Blue September with every track he’s ever recorded.

His career as a blues artist began 11 years ago with the independently released CD Blues 4 Dad, dedicated to his father who died from cancer in 2002.

Perry went on to forge a career with the Darcy Perry Band, and has garnered praise internationally with a song released on the coveted Blues Revue CD sampler, appearances at iconic Australasian music festivals (National Jazz Festival, Blues on Broadbeach, BluesFest NZ, Motown 50, Parachute), and performing alongside Watermelon Slim (WC Handy Blues Awards Winner and BB King Entertainer of the Year). Perry has also literally shaken most of his musical heroes by the hand, such as Buddy Guy, Keb Mo’, Eric Bibb, Ian Moss and Berry Gordy.

In that time, however, he also lost a father-in-law, a friend, and grandfather to cancer.

Now he’s releasing his entire back catalogue, including two previously unreleased live albums and a new album that’s been five years in the making.

“I’ve come a mighty long way in 11 years. I guess you could call it Post Traumatic Growth. But I would give the music career back to have dad around,” he says.

“That’s not how life works ’though. So I’m letting men know that they need to look after themselves.

“It’s about getting the message out there that it’s OK to go to the doctor. Prostate cancer kills more than 550 men in New Zealand every year. Thousands more are diagnosed – many of them far too late. By going and getting a check-up from the age of 40, you are not only taking responsibility for your own health, you are also ensuring we have communities with more dads, sons, brothers and grandfathers.”

Albums will be available for pre-sale from August 23. The release date is Friday, September 6, with digital download/streaming on iTunes, Amplifier, Deezer, Amazon, Google Play, Rdio and Spotify. All proceeds from album sales go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Here are the links for Eleven Long Years:
iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/eleven-long-years/id688593974
Amplifier http://www.amplifier.co.nz/release/102501/eleven-long-years.html
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Eleven-Long-Years/dp/B00EK5H9AK/
Google Play https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Darcy_Perry_Eleven_Long_Years?id=Bgm5joagmjotcbfrjtroscbix3q
Spotify http://open.spotify.com/album/17vxCEth5wntXzcZ47uQ8n

Thanks and blessings,


Darcy Perry

376 Newell Road
RD3
Hamilton 3283
021 905592
www.darcyperry.co.nz