- Author's Guild Website
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Description of Bob McParland's books. http://www.robertpmcparland.com
- Rave Tesar
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Rave Tesar performs music with Annie Haslam and Renaissance. Pianist/Keyboardist/Arranger Rave Tesar is an extraordinary musician in whose recording studio much of Bob McParland's work has been recorded. Rave's jazz albums with the Rave Tesar Trio are available from CD Baby. http://www.ravetesar.com
- Anthony Liguori, Jr.
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One of the premier Elvis impersonators in the United States, Anthony Liguori's "Midnight in Memphis" is in the top ten on the Cashbox charts. Anthony is featured on two Christmas/Holiday recordings with Bob McParland and Paul Ferraro. http://www.anthonyliguorijr..com
- The Outpost in the Burbs
- Bob McParland was instrumental in creating The Outpost in the Burbs, a coffeehouse concert series in Montclair, New Jersey. Formed in 1987, the coffeeehouse has featured the top performers in contemporary folk and popular music with folk music influences. It is currently run by a board of directors, including Steve Cutaia who was among the Outposts' founders.
- Songwriters at Play
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Performing songwriters- mostly California based. Steve Key helps to run this series.
- Finding Fogerty
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A book on John Fogerty and CCR edited by Thomas Kitts includes Bob McParland's essay "Down to the River: Blues and the Common Man in John Fogerty's Imagined Southern Gothic." Kitts' new book will be on Richie Furay.
- Author's Guild
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You will find book listings here.
- The Folk Project
- The Minstrel Coffeehouse of The Folk Project in Morristown, New Jersey is one of the longest running coffeehouse series in New Jersey. The Folk Project features some of the best in traditional folk music, as well as some contemporary folk/ singer-songwriter performances. https://folkproject.org
- Outpost Interview with Beth Williams
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This is an interview with Beth Williams, one of the founders of The Outpost in Montclair, who is a dynamic and personable businesswoman of faith and interpersonal energy and skill. She is not to be confused with the talented folksinger of this name- although she too sings wonderfully. See Beth's work at forwardfocusinc.com
- woubmedia1.tcom.ohiou.edu/Below the Salt
- Keith Newman on "Below the Salt" plays some excellent sets of music. Bob McParland's "She Believes in Elvis" appears on a show called "Elvis Has Left the Building" on Program List 241. Bob's songs "The Last Stop On This Train" and "Sometime Minstrel" have also aired on Below the Salt - a radio show that is consistently interesting.
- Patricia Lazzara - Flutist
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Patty Lazzara's new recording is now available. Patty appears on several of Bob McParland's recordings.
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Bob McParland appears in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World. Find other interesting people here at this website.
- Poetics of American Song Lyrics
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Poetics of American Song Lyrics is available from the University of Mississippi Press. The press has several excellent books on "roots" music.
- The recording features music from Rave Tesar, Bucky Pizzarelli, Dave Corselo, Paul Ferraro, Carol Sharer, Bob McParland and others. It is available for $20 - which is a donation to a good cause.
- Andrew De Grado
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Andrew DeGrado, a consummate artist as a classical pianist and a devoted teacher, left a legacy of musical beauty and many fine students who have become excellent musicians in their own right. Andrew worked with Joshua Bell, Edgar Meyer, Howard Klug, and Richard Glazier among other luminaries in the classical music world. This site is dedicated to his memory and to the support of furthering the growth and development of young artists in all artistic mediums.
- Music to Their Ears
- Bob McParland's 2000 article in Scholastic on popular music in education is available to researchers in music and education at ERIC. The article can also be accessed via EBSCO Host and at www.the freelibrary.com
- Alliance for Young Artists
- Bob McParland is a supporter of Alliance for Young Artists and the Scholastic Writing Awards and a past winner of the Scholastic Writing Awards. This year's celebration of talented teen artists will begin on June 10, 2010 at the World Financial Center, 220 Vesey, New York City and presentations will be made to winners at Carnegie Hall.
- Music to Their Ears Article Cited
- "Music To Their Ears," (Scholastic 2000) by Bob McParland is cited in Thomas A. Fain Jr.'s 2004 article in Education, Vol. 124. Fain, associate director of bands in Dallas, Texas has made many important points in his article. Brian S. Collier has provided us with the service of offering this in "class readings." The original article by Bob, which Thomas Fain referred to, was published (c) 2000 Scholastic and Gale Group. (2000). "Music to Their Ears" is available on The free Library and at www.eric.gov