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Parker Millsap Shares Duet With Gillian Welch

'Wilderness Within You' arrives May 12!
American Blues Scene StaffBy American Blues Scene StaffApril 12, 2023Updated:April 12, 2023No Comments3 Mins Read
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Singer-songwriter Parker Millsap shares “Wilderness Within You,” a beautiful rootsy duet with Gillian Welch from his eagerly awaited new album of the same name, Wilderness Within You, available on CD, LP, and digital download via Okrahoma Records on Friday, May 12. Pre-orders are available now.

“It was such a dream come true to work with Gillian on this song,” Millsap says. “Like a lot of the record, we recorded it live with no headphones and we nailed it in just a few takes. The whole time we talked about wildflowers and trees; it was wonderful.”

The song illustrates Millsap’s understanding of nature as something that humans are not separate from – that life is stunningly beautiful most of the time, but does contain streaks of darkness that are just as natural. “There’s a field that’s full of violets, there’s a bruise that’s purple-brown, there’s a little bit of violence, and a lot of fertile ground.”

Wilderness Within You is Millsap’s sixth studio album and was produced with new collaborator Ryan McFadden, featuring a backing band of musicians whom Millsap had largely never met or played with until they began rolling tape. Ross McReynolds on drums, Calvin Knowles on bass, Juan Solorzano and Mark Sloan on guitar & pedal steel, Ryan Connors and Will Honaker on keys, Jake Botts on saxophone, and Daniel Foulks on fiddle. In most cases, these musicians didn’t hear the song they were about to track until minutes before the recording began.

Millsap is currently doing solo acoustic shows but then will celebrate Wilderness Within You with a full-band headline run follows, kicking off with a special album release show at Nashville, TN’s Basement East on May 12 and then traveling into early summer. Highlights include visits to such legendary venues as West Hollywood, CA’s Troubadour (June 23) and Pioneertown, CA’s world-famous Pappy & Harriet’s (June 25), as well as a festival appearance at San Luis Obispo, CA’s Live Oak Music Festival (June 25). 

PARKER MILLSAP TOUR 2023:

APRIL

26 – Louisville, KY – Zanzabar *

27 – Columbus, OH – Natalie’s Music Hall * (SOLD OUT)

28 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Café *

29 – Thomas, WV – The Purple Fiddle *

30 – Johnson City, TN – Down Home *

MAY

12 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East

JUNE

2 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway

3 – Kansas City, MO – Knucklehead’s

6 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall

7 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall

8 – Basalt, CO – TACAW

9 – Torrey, UT – Fort Desolation Fest †

11 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tsvern

13 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios

15 – Sacramento, CA – Starlet Room

16 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel

17 – Santa Cruz, CA – Moe’s Alley

21 – San Diego, CA – Casbah

23 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour

24 – Santa Barbara, CA – Live Oak Music Festival †

25 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s

27 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar

28 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf

30 – Dallas, TX – Kessler Theater

JULY

1 – Tulsa, OK – The Vanguard

* Solo Acoustic

† Festival Appearance

Parker Millsap

Album Duet Gillian Welch Parker Millsap Title Track Wilderness Within You
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