Folk Punk Dad
Houston, Texas, United States
About
Folk Punk Dad's songs have been described as anti-folk, compassion core, and punk rock Mister Rogers. Highly prolific, he has written over a thousand songs throughout the last twenty years. His songs often openly relate his real-life experiences with mental illness, addiction, and grief. Lyrically, Folk Punk Dad navigates these topics with playfulness and an enduring sense of hope. He plays dynamic, fun, high-energy shows that also feel intimate and personal. At one moment, he is fast rapping lyrics like manic pressured speech, and the next he is getting the audience to sing along on a rousing chorus of resilience. Some of his greatest influences include Bob Dylan, the Mountain Goats, and WHY?. He has shared the stage with Apes of the States, Doom Scroll, Ceschi, Myles Bullen, Days N Daze, Chad hates George, and Rock Bottom String Band. Folk Punk Dad (aka Will Parker) is also a member of <a href="spotify:artist:3qe9yQNewUenzzMhfHLPmT" data-name="BlueRaspberry">BlueRaspberry</a>, a wholesome psychiatric death folk duo with his wife (Cecelia Parker). You may have seen them on TikTok where they are internet parents to 166k cool kids. Will is one of the three members of <a href="spotify:artist:6VCW03fBjIJDT6t4nWchRY" data-name="Junkyard Fort">Junkyard Fort</a>, a folk punk band also featuring Olivia Catterton and Samuel Fuller. In the past, he has also performed and released music as his solo project, <a href="spotify:artist:61ciU1jkoitwZ7fw6Zp0GT" data-name="St. Augustine's Day">St. Augustine's Day</a>. He lives in Houston, TX.
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