2016 Folks Fest addition: Parker Millsap

[BluegrassBrian]

The artists for the 26th Annual Rocky Mtn Folks Festival keep rolling in...

Parker Millsap
www.parkermillsap.com/
(performing on Saturday afternoon, August 20)

From the rich tradition of Oklahoma songwriters, Parker's songs have wit, depth, and soul - heaven and hell, love and mercy.  Parker can howl a delta blues or sweetly serenade like a heavenly choir. 

I caught Parker a few months ago in a packed church at SxSW and it was simply stunning - from pin drop silence to a very forceful standing ovation. With his trio of fiddle and upright bass, Parker sways like Elvis and swaggers like a legend in the making. 

Parker opens his latest album with this bluesy barnburner about hell (and lust and trains): www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ruktixvAUw  And what follows is an enthralling album that will have you hooked.

[landshark]

 

LOVE TRAIN SONGS!!! Great voice New to me. Love that!

[BluegrassBrian]

Here's an interesting NPR interview with Parker, where he talks about growing up in the Pentecostal Church, Howlin' Wolf, and the allure of the blues...
  http://www.npr.org/2016/03/19/470280327/on-the-very-last-day-parker-millsap-brings-apocalyptic-imagery-to-life

[landshark]

Here's an interesting NPR interview with Parker, where he talks about growing up in the Pentecostal Church, Howlin' Wolf, and the allure of the blues...
  http://www.npr.org/2016/03/19/470280327/on-the-very-last-day-parker-millsap-brings-apocalyptic-imagery-to-life

Like that spiritual connection and the Blues twang. YEAH!!! Feelin it!