The show has no religious agenda per se, but is more historical and philosophical in nature. “That was during the Woodstock era, and in spite of the peace and love aspects of that movement, I was bullied for being tall, skinny, short-haired, and also playing the ‘very uncool’ viola,” says Parks.Īt the start of the pandemic, Parks created a Sunday morning radio series called “Hymns & Hollers” to explore a powerful and strange paradox about origins of spiritual music that he believed could unify and heal. Louis, MO, Parks originally grew up in Northeast Florida (or what he calls “the Georgia part of Florida”). In 2020, he was invited by The Library of Congress to archive his research on and perform his arrangements of music made by homesteaders in the Okefenokee Swamp. Parks is known for his swampy style and gravelly vocals, as well as being an astute music historian. He was part of a folk duo called The Nudes, with cellist Stephanie Winters, and has been part of an on-again, off-again band for several years now, called Swamp Cabbage. “The joy, gratitude, pain and yearning in these songs is universally felt.”Īfter studying guitar under jazz guitarist Robert Conti, Parks was a sideman to the legendary Richie Havens for 10 years. We connect with a wide-ranging audience,” says veteran musician Walter Parks, speaking of the music on his forthcoming album, The Unlawful Assembly (out Sept. “We can play a country church in Mississippi, or we can draw a crowd at a hipster club in Brooklyn.
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