Kagey Parrish

About the Artist

As a vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and recording engineer, Kagey Parrish has spent the last thirteen years focused on live performance and music production. He is a founding member of the internationally touring duo the Honey Dewdrops, and he regularly performs with Baltimore, Maryland-based bands the Bottom Rung and Caleb Stine. In addition, Kagey provides recording services including engineering, producing, vocal, and instrumental parts. 

Artist's Statement

Kagey Parrish is a founding member of the Honey Dewdrops. He began playing guitar at age 11 and earned a BA in English in 2004 from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia where he also played guitar in theater productions, the pep-band, and in multiple musical ensembles. Kagey’s performance roles in the Honey Dewdrops include singing lead and harmony duties, as well as playing guitar and mandolin. His study of singing has centered on old-time and bluegrass styles, focusing on harmony duets in the southern Appalachian tradition. His study of guitar ranges across a variety of styles, but especially flat-picking bluegrass guitar. More recently he has begun to study jazz guitar. His mandolin work focuses on the traditional mandolin style of Bill Monroe, the founder of Bluegrass music. Kagey’s other roles in the band include being the principal songwriter. He has penned over 60 songs and maintains a daily practice and study of the craft. He has a background in creative writing, which was his focus while earning a BA in English from H-SC. In addition, Kagey manages live-sound production for the band by maintaining equipment and working with in-house sound engineers at venues and festivals. He has experience engineering audio for other bands. In addition, he engineered, produced, and mastered the first two Honey Dewdrops records, If the Sun Will Shine (2009) and These Old Roots (2010); he has shared producing responsibilities with the other titles in the Honey Dewdrops catalog as well. Other duties include working alongside Honey Dewdrops’ booking agent, David Salada, of the Sparrow Agency, to secure and route performance engagements. Kagey also serves as tour manager coordinating with promoters about performance logistics. Currently, Kagey continues his roles in the Honey Dewdrops as a full-time songwriter and touring member of the band. In addition, Kagey participates in two Baltimore, MD-based side project ensembles: the Bottom Rung, and Caleb Stine; he also offers various music production duties for other artists' studio projects.