Walter Parks
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Walter Parks is a songwriter, vocalist, guitarist and bassist originally from Jacksonville, FL
now living in Savannah, GA.
. The Nudes released three albums: The Nudes (1993), Velvet Sofa (1996), and Boomerang (1998), and licensed recordings to an HBO series. Billboard magazine described the duo's first CD as unlike "anything else on the airwaves."
From 2001 to 2010, Parks toured with Richie Havens
. Various venues included the Cannes Film Festival
, Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, Monte Carlo Sporting Festival (Monaco), Chiasso Festate (Switzerland), Solidays (France) and Womad Festival (Australia, New Zealand). He played on Haven's albums Wishing Well (2002), Grace of the Sun (2004) and Nobody Left to Crown (2008).
Parks formed low country blues band, Swamp Cabbage in 2003 to present. Various venues & festivals include Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival (Orangeville, Canada), Breminale Festival (Bremen, Germany), Kultursommer Festival (Oldenburg, Germany), Rhythm & Roots Festival (Charlestown, RI), WCL at The Queen Theatre (Wilmington, DE), Rockwood Music Hall (New York, NY), Knuckleheads Saloon (Kansas City, MO), The Garage (Winston-Salem, NC), Blind Willie's (Atlanta, GA), Suwannee Springfest (Live Oak, FL), LEAF Festival(Black Mountain, NC). They have released two studio recordings, HONK and SQUEAL, and one live recording.
In 2011 Parks worked with the Florida Ballet on a joint project "Ballet de Marais" that debuted October 1, 2011 in Jacksonville, FL.
Parks is re-releasing his debut solo self-titled CD with Wildflower Records in late 2011.
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
now living in Savannah, GA.
Career
From 1991-99, Parks performed in the alternative-folk duo The Nudes with Stephanie WintersStephanie Winters
Stephanie Winters is an American New York-based cellist with a wide-ranging career as soloist and performer. Winters creates leadership-themed programs and has performed for organizations such as Lincoln Center, The World Bank, United Nations Development Program and Rutgers University and acts as a...
. The Nudes released three albums: The Nudes (1993), Velvet Sofa (1996), and Boomerang (1998), and licensed recordings to an HBO series. Billboard magazine described the duo's first CD as unlike "anything else on the airwaves."
From 2001 to 2010, Parks toured with Richie Havens
Richie Havens
Richard P. "Richie" Havens is an African American folk singer and guitarist. He is best known for his intense, rhythmic guitar style , soulful covers of pop and folk songs, and his opening performance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.-Career:Born in Brooklyn, Havens was the eldest of nine children...
. Various venues included the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
, Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, Monte Carlo Sporting Festival (Monaco), Chiasso Festate (Switzerland), Solidays (France) and Womad Festival (Australia, New Zealand). He played on Haven's albums Wishing Well (2002), Grace of the Sun (2004) and Nobody Left to Crown (2008).
Parks formed low country blues band, Swamp Cabbage in 2003 to present. Various venues & festivals include Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival (Orangeville, Canada), Breminale Festival (Bremen, Germany), Kultursommer Festival (Oldenburg, Germany), Rhythm & Roots Festival (Charlestown, RI), WCL at The Queen Theatre (Wilmington, DE), Rockwood Music Hall (New York, NY), Knuckleheads Saloon (Kansas City, MO), The Garage (Winston-Salem, NC), Blind Willie's (Atlanta, GA), Suwannee Springfest (Live Oak, FL), LEAF Festival(Black Mountain, NC). They have released two studio recordings, HONK and SQUEAL, and one live recording.
In 2011 Parks worked with the Florida Ballet on a joint project "Ballet de Marais" that debuted October 1, 2011 in Jacksonville, FL.
Parks is re-releasing his debut solo self-titled CD with Wildflower Records in late 2011.
Discography
- 1993 - The Nudes - self-titled (Acoustic America Records)
- 1996 - The Nudes - Velvet Sofa (Acoustic America Records)
- 1998 - The Nudes - Boomerang (Acoustic America Records)
- 2003 - Swamp Cabbage - HONK (self-released)
- 2008 - Swamp Cabbage - SQUEAL (ZOHO ROOTS)
- 2010 - Swamp Cabbage - Live in NYC (self-released)
- 2011 - Walter Parks solo CD (Wildflower Records)