Walter Parks & The Unlawful Assembly featuring Vance Gilbert
Doors will open 30 minutes prior to the event.
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"Walter Parks is an extraordinary singer whose songs can break your heart as well as get you dancing. Lyrical and political, personal and otherworldly at the same time, transcendent as well as down to earth, Walter is a musical treasure, an artist of the highest caliber. To hear him is to be lifted into a mystical sphere. I adore him." – Judy Collins
We first experienced Walter Parks & The Unlawful Assembly at a small club in New York City and almost instantly, we knew we needed to bring them to Cape Cod– and they're coming to Wellfleet Preservation Hall for a Payomet Road Show at Sunday, November 8 at 5pm. This evening will feature special guest opener and Payomet pal, Vance Gilbert.
The Unlawful Assembly reimagines and tributes historic spirituals and hymns which universally inspire, empower and unite. Leader/guitarist/singer Walter Parks, longtime sideman to Woodstock legend Richie Havens, is joined by featured artists drummer/producer Steven Williams, Ada Dyer on vocals who’s currently touring worldwide with Bruce Springsteen (!) and Andrae Murchison on trombone.
In the span of one concert, The Unlawful Assembly entertains and informs while successfully melding roots music of divergent origins. The soundtrack to American black history – old-school spirituals, gospel, blues, and prison work chants intertwine with swamp hollers, shaped-note hymns and Appalachian reels of white homesteader origin.
Parks’ native northeast Florida swampy feel borrows from southern rock, jazz, early 70’s soul and few gospel interpretations that rest joyfully upon a foundation of modern electronic loops.
Reimagined covers and traditionals include: “Wade In The Water”, “Follow The Drinking Gourd”, “Down By The Riverside”, “Steal Away”, “Old Blind Barnabas”, “Amazing Grace”, “Higher Ground” and “Early In The Mornin’”. Walter contributes “Georgia Rice” and a co-write with Stan Lynch of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers on “Shoulder It”.
Vance Gilbert will start at 5pm, and Walter Parks will take the stage at 6pm (Doors open at 4:30pm)
Meet the artists and fellow art and culture afficinados and join the VIP After Party Experience!
Ticket Price: $33-$75* // Members: $30-$72 (including fees)
*Note that ticket prices will increase by $5 day-of-show
