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News about Rupert Parker
"Each time that harpist Rupert Parker appears on his home town stage his following gets larger and his reputation grows.
That tribute to his exceptional talents is justified in every sense. His technical ability on a most difficult instrument is extraordinary and many people have been captivated by his numerous recordings, but it is his live performances which provide testimony to his great versatility."
David Briffet, West Sussex County Times, England June 25, 1999
"Rupert is happy to categorise his music as Claydermanesque.
'I'm not playing for harpists. I'm playing what I enjoy and what people want to hear.'"
Sue Williams, Derby Evening Telegraph, England
October 17, 1997
"It was music divine. Gentle, soothing sounds, at times almost hypnotic. His command of the amplified harp is exemplary, and he is equally at home performing classical works, popular songs or his own compositions."
David Briffet, West Sussex County Times, England
"In 1992 I managed to get a four-week stint in Harrod's music department to launch my first album and I sold 1,000 tapes and compact discs while I was there."
Rupert Parker, as quoted by Liz Searl of The Independent, September 6, 1995.
"No one mentioned Rupert Parker when the nation was gripped by the race between Blur and Oasis to the top of the charts.
But for one weekend - albeit in only one shopping centre - he, his electric harp and a bunch of unforgettable songs outsold both the darlings of Brit-pop. Until now his concert hall has been the nation's shopping centres, his soothing samples of middle-of-the road classics wafting over the tiles and chrome and in and out of the stores."
Michael Ellison, Sussex Home News (England) September 1995
"He's been called 'the Richard Clayderman of the harp'. He's sold more than 100,000 albums. He's booked up into next year..
His first CD sold 50,000 copies - enough to get into the Top Ten. His next two, following his successful formula of pop classics reworked as electric harp instrumentals, sold the same amount between them."
Tim Cooper September 1995
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