I love to sing.
There’s never been a time when there wasn’t some song in my head, and I sang it out loud and strong: in the shower, in the car, in the house, just never in front of anyone. 15 years ago, I finally screwed up the courage to play at an open stage in Nashua, NH, and my music-life has been a remarkable journey ever since. My best memories from then are Friday nights at Del Rossi’s, swapping songs with the then-fledgling John Schindler, Jack Kid and Ken Molnar, just sittin’ in and supporting each other and learning to trust that my voice and songs had a purpose. The journey continued from there to the larger open mike scene, where so many amazing people finally “came out to play” as I had, all with wonderful talents that they had kept hidden in their own showers, cars, and houses, and it was a beautiful thing.
**********************************************About Perry Desmond-Davies:Perry's honest brand of contemporary acoustic music is about life stories that you can relate to. Her original songs both speak to and share the listener's experiences in life, love and relationships, work, and even serious illness. Her distinctive voice ties the words and music together: always tender, lyric and melodic, at times soaring, seductive or smoky.
Says a listener: "Her songs touch unguarded parts of us, and fill us with joy, nostalgia and longing. Once you see and hear Perry Desmond-Davies perform, you will never confuse her with anyone else. "
Perry's original songs range from the bittersweet ballad of a child’s love in "Hey Dad" to the very grown-up adult’s fantasy in "Irresponsible". While "All I Want" profiles the sweetness of a new love, the emotions running through "Everything is Hard" reflect the realities faced in an established relationship that's in trouble. She also pays tribute to her favorite influences with selective covers of legendary artists like Bonnie Raitt, Neil Young and Bob Dylan, but with a soul and a voice that is all her own.Originally from Maine, now living near Boston, Perry was a finalist in Portsmouth, NH’s first annual Prescott Park Arts and Acoustic Festival Emerging Singer-Songwriter competition. She has also hosted several successful coffeehouses and open mikes, including The Gathering Place(Nashua, NH), The Pleasant Café Open Mike(Maynard, MA), and her most recent venture, the Maynard Public Library “Unplugged” monthly music series.Perry's first CD, "This One's for You", was a live recording from a benefit concert at Nashua, New Hampshire's Simple Gifts Coffeehouse. For this effort, she emphasized her heartfelt original compositions (with good reason), while including unique tributes to John Prine’s "Angel From Montgomery", Gillian Welch’s "Orphan Girl", and a scorching rendition of the classic "House of the Rising Sun".Her highly anticipated studio album, "Sweet Ride", containing 12 new original songs in a variety of styles, from bluegrass to a capella to light rock and hard blues, was officially released in September and is now available for physical purchase and digital download (per track or whole album) at Amazon.com and CD Baby...it's a sweet, SWEET ride 'round here!!