Label: Hopeless Romantic Records

Joyann Parker is a powerful musician, singer, and I have no doubt, human being. All three are evident on each track of her new album, Roots — an inspiring blend of blues, rock, soul, and Americana that showcases Parker’s multiple strengths as a vocalist.

Parker creates and sustains the perfect balance between a song’s instrumental engine and its potential vocal excursions. Balance is the key that leaves a listener wanting more, and balance drives Roots. The album’s 13 original songs suggest not only that Joyann Parker appreciates just about every form of American music that ever existed, but that she can also perform it exceedingly well. Her versatility is matched by her natural gifts of communication.