With a new record on the horizon following 2022’s critically acclaimed ‘Slow Burn’, multi award-winning indie folk troubadour Mel Parsons is one of New Zealand’s established songwriting stars. Parsons’ beguiling voice, razor sharp wit and deft hand on the guitar makes for a captivating live show and has won her a dedicated fan base; she has spent the past decade performing all over the world - from festival stages to theatres to working woolsheds.

AMA Folk Artist of the Year in 2020 “Parsons and her band are world class... immaculate renditions of immaculate songs” - muzic.net.nz

Parsons hits the road this December supporting The Teskey Brothers for their sold out New Zealand tour.

‘Slow Burn' debuted at #2 on the Top40 Charts, was a finalist for Best Folk Artist at the 2023 AMAs, with title track ‘Slow Burn’ also a finalist for the 2023 APRA Best Country Song. ‘Slow Burn’ follows Parsons’ critically acclaimed fourth album ‘Glass Heart’, which was produced by legendary LA-based Mitchell Froom (Crowded House, Suzanne Vega, Elvis Costello, Missy Higgins, Randy Newman, Lindsay Buckingham/Christine McVie), which saw her win the coveted Best Folk Artist at the 2020 AMAs, was a finalist for the 2019 Taite Music Prize and a Top 20 finalist at 2019’s APRA Silver Scroll Award.