St. Augustine's Day

St. Augustine&#39;s Day (aka <a href="spotify:artist:2SFBspw5bmscqAYKBCfwM3" data-name="Folk Punk Dad">Folk Punk Dad</a>) is Will Parker&#39;s (mostly) solo project. His songs have been described as alt-folk, compassion core, and punk rock Mister Rogers. Highly prolific, Parker 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, Parker navigates these topics with playfulness and an enduring sense of hope. Parker 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 Days N Daze, Apes of the States, Doom Scroll, Ceschi, Myles Bullen, Matt Pless, and Rock Bottom String Band. Parker is also a member of <a href="spotify:artist:3qe9yQNewUenzzMhfHLPmT" data-name="BlueRaspberry">BlueRaspberry</a>, an alt-folk duo with his wife (Cecelia Parker), and he 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 Sam Fuller.