FULL CIRCLE
“AFTER YEARS AS A MUSIC EDUCATOR, I HAVE COME FULL CIRCLE. I'M BACK TO WHAT DREW ME TO MUSIC IN THE FIRST PLACE, THE JOY OF SINGING AND PLAYING GUITAR. PLUCKING NOTES AND WORDS OUT OF THE AIR AND WRESTLING THEM INTO SOME FORM OF ORDER. A STORY, A MEMORY, A PHILOSOPHY, A SOCIAL STATEMENT THAT CAN BE SHARED WITH WHOEVER IS WILLING TO LISTEN. NOW, AT AGE 70, I RELEASE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION MY DEBUT ALBUM. I HOPE IT MAKES YOU SMILE, AND TAP YOUR FEET, AND THINK, AND BE ENCOURAGED TO KEEP SHOWIN' UP.” - David Perry -
GROWING UP IN THE HILLS OF WEST VIRGINIA IN THE 50s AND 60s, DAVID PERRY FOUND HIMSELF SURROUNDED BY APPALACHIAN, COUNTRY AND BLUEGRASS MUSIC. EVERYTHING CHANGED IN 1964 WHEN THE BEATLES APPEARED, FUZZY AND STATIC FILLED, ON A SUNDAY NIGHT IN HIS LIVING ROOM. THE WORLD WAS NOW OPEN TO OTHER POSSIBILITIES. THE PURCHASE OF A 50 DOLLAR KAY ACOUSTIC GUITAR BEGAN A LIFE LONG FASCINATION WITH PLAYING AND SINGING. DRAWN TO MANY DIFFERENT STYLES OF MUSIC, HE PLAYED GUITAR AND SAXOPHONE IN SEVERAL GARAGE BANDS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. HIS COLLEGE YEARS FOUND HIM PROVIDING MUSIC FOR THE MOUNTAIN STATE ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR EACH SUMMER. AS A BASSOON MAJOR IN COLLEGE, EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITIES APPEARED THAT BROADENED HIS MUSICAL REACH. DURING A CAREER AS A MUSIC EDUCATOR TEACHING BAND AND CHOIR, HE DID EVERYTHING FROM CONDUCTING PIT ORCHESTRAS TO MARCHING IN THE MACY'S PARADE. HOWEVER, THAT INITIAL MAGIC OF CREATING SOUND WITH JUST GUITAR AND VOICE NEVER LEFT. NOW, AFTER A LONG CAREER AS A MUSIC EDUCATOR, HE IS REINVENTING HIMSELF AS A SINGER/SONGWRITER AND STARTING NEW AT SOMETHING OLD - AND EXCITING.
1952 - 1956 - BABY
1956 -1966 - KID
1966 - 1970 - GARAGE BAND MEMBER
1970 - 1974 - MUSIC STUDENT
1974 - 2008 - MUSIC EDUCATOR
2008 - 2020 - GRANDFATHER, TRAVELER
2020 - SINGER SONGWRITER