🎶 Victoria gig - July 24 🎶

Hey Victoria! Come be serenaded at Fort Common (1017 Blanshard at Fort) on Thursday, July 24 from 12pm-1pm by yours truly. 🎶 Excited to see & play for you :-) 🎶

Lola Parks

(aka singer-songwriter Sandy Powlik) has a mission to achieve cultural brokerage through voice and song. With dangerous lyrics and a seductive voice, she is a skillful and intelligent songwriter who stays true to her jazz roots while letting her pop sensibilities surface.

🎶 Soul Folk Pop 🎶

ALA Sara Bareilles, Brandi Carlile, Norah Jones, Bonnie Raitt, Alicia Keys.

Lola Parks

Lola Parks (aka singer-songwriter Sandy Powlik) is an award-winning Soul Folk Pop artist from B.C. who sings with an honesty that inspires her audience to dig deeper and share a genuine connection across diverse barriers. 

Her style is intelligent, intimate, evocative, boho chic and deeply influenced by her heritage, travels and jazz roots ALA Sara Bareilles, Brandi Carlile, Norah Jones & Alicia Keys. 

In 2025, Parks is back in the studio and she diversifies to release her first Spanish Latin Pop songs. 2022-2023 singles (6) are "Somber yet hopeful, carrying on with resilience," says Parks, speaking to forgiveness and female empowerment. 

2020’s No Apologies, feat. singles "Dreamer" and 2x International Songwriting Competition semi-finalist "Freight Train," encourages us to own all of who we are, stand strong in our roots and our right to be.” 

From fronting a 17-piece all-male Big Band to sole lyricist/vocalist/acoustic guitarist in folk rock band Sonnenblume, to leading Lola Parks since 2002, Parks has created a fiercely independent professional music history. 5 continents. 5 sync rep deals. 45-song One Stop catalogue. 

          Syncs in TV's Higher Ground, Mutant Films' "The Orchard," CBC’s Early Edition theme song

          Female Songwriter of the Year (VIMA), Most Outstanding Vocal Jazz Musician (Denver)

          Top 10 Indigenous Music Countdown (3x)

          Semi-Finalist: International Songwriting Competition (2x)

          Top 5 Finalist: InnoNative BullsEye Prize

 

“Wildly Impressed. I’m sad that it’s taking so long for people to notice you.” – Robin Frederick, mysongcoach.com, Los Angeles

One seriously amazing voice” - Brett Smith-Daniels, Luxton Fair

"Lola Parks is the most mature, original, soulful and honest fusion/folk act I've had the pleasure to witness. Sandy Powlik’s dangerous writing and immaculate vocal stylings inspire me to get up tomorrow.” - Barry Newman, Cosmic Debris Mag

Summer Sounds & Stuff

Summer Sounds & Stuff

Hey friends!

Hope you're getting in some fun in the sun (when it shows its face & warmth) & checking out live music.

June 10-14 - attended the International Indigenous Music Summit in Toronto. First conference that I didn't attend as an artist! Amazingly, I went representing Creative BC. So cool. Amazing folks, great & diverse music, solid & relevant dialogue / discussions.

A few events this summer that I'm honoured to be a part of & want to let you in on:

June 9 - Applewood Gran Fondo - kick off in Fort Langley at Eagle Acres Farm (11am-1pm)

July 31 - City of Surrey and FUSIONpresents - Sounds of Summer - feat. Hayley Wallis (7:15-8pm) & yours truly (6:30-7pm)

Aug 20 - City of Victoria presents - Summer at Ship Point, Inner Harbour - Lola Parks (6-7pm)

Very best,
warmly,
ciao for now!

xx Lola

Photo by the great Adam Lee, Victoria Music Scene - Songhees July 2023 - Jun 18th, 2024

Music

Stream & Buy directly from this site! Upcoming 2025 releases will be available here soon. 

You Are The Best

You Are The Best

( April 2023 )
Price: $1.00
"You Are The Best" is a fun, relaxed female empowerment tune about being clear on your boundaries and having self-respect. Stand strong, be true to you. Be you, it becomes you.

Listen / Purchase

( April 2023 )
( November 2022 )
( September 2022 )
( July 2020 )
( September 2020 )
( September 2020 )
( November 2017 )
( September 2011 )
( November 2002 )

Video

Lola Parks - OnStageLive Virtual Concert
Here's a sneak preview of three yet-unreleased songs off upcoming album, No Apologies (Sep. 25, 2020...
Lola Parks - You Are The Best
A fun, relaxed, uplifting Soul Folk Pop track ALA Grace Potter, John Mayer, Gwen Stefani. "You Are T...
Lola Parks - It'll Be All Right (lyrics video)
A minimalist acoustic Indie Folk track along the lines of Anaïs Mitchell, Tracy Chapman and Laura M...
Lola Parks Freight Train lyric video
"Freight Train" is a musical shotgun straight to your heart, an Americana folky-blues track that war...
Lola Parks was Live "5 @ 5:55" - episode 3
Live "5 @ 5:55" (pm PT) Fridays right now, friends! Tune in for a live 5-song mini-concert from th...
Lola Parks was Live "5 @ 5:55" - episode 2
Live "5 @ 5:55" (pm PT) Fridays right now, friends! Tune in for a live 5-song mini-concert from th...
Lola Parks was Live "5 @ 5:55" - episode 1
Live "5 @ 5:55" (pm PT) Fridays right now, friends! Tune in for a live 5-song mini-concert from th...
Lola Parks at Lucky Bar: Bring It On Home to Me (Sam Cooke c...
http://lolaparks.com/ Lola Parks performs a cover of Sam Cooke's 'Bring It On Home to Me' live in co...
Lola Parks at Lucky Bar: Better Fit
http://lolaparks.com/ Lola Parks performs 'Better Fit' live in concert at Lucky Bar in Victoria, BC ...
Lola Parks at Lucky Bar: Hang On
http://lolaparks.com/ Lola Parks performs 'Hang On' live in concert at Lucky Bar in Victoria, BC on ...
Trouble With Me - Shaw video.mp4
Shaw filmed this video for Episode 5 of "The | Seen" - starring Daniel Nair and Kelsey Germain. Supe...
Lola Parks - All This Time (Skydiving Video)
"All This Time" by Lola Parks is off her 3rd release, "The Hustle." Words & music by Sandy Powlik....
LOLA PARKS – “PERIPHERYING” @ MEDIA CLUB
Cd release party at the Media Club, Vancouver, November 22, 2011
Once In A While
Lola Parks Trio (Sandy Powlik, Chris Van Sickle, and Dallas Budd) @ Garage Showroom in Duncan. Sept ...
September Afternoon
Lola Parks Trio plays the track, "September Afternoon" at the Duncan Garage Showroom on the evening ...
Lola Parks at TEDxVictoria - Salon performance
Lola Parks plays her smooth, soulful and inspiring music at TEDxVictoriaSalon on October 22, 2013. ...

Shows

Now booking for special, private and corporate events in late spring & summer: [email protected]

GIGS:

June 8 @ Eagle Acres Dairy Farm (Fort Langley): 2025 Valley GranFondo (11am-1pm)

July 24 @ Fort Common (Victoria): City of Victoria Summer Music Series (12pm-1pm)

 

OTHER HAPPENINGS:

Feb 14 @ digitally worldwide: released first Latin Pop song, "Vamos"

April 13 @ The Warehouse (Vancouver): In the studio!

Aug 1-5 @ REO Resort (Fraser Canyon): Songtown Songwriters Retreat

--> releasing second Latin Pop song, "Sin Tí"

Oct 1 @ The Warehouse (Vancouver): In the studio!

Oct 2-5 @ Pacific Contact (Vancouver): BC Live's annual showcase conference for the performing arts

Stay tuned & see you soon!

Thu
24

Lola Parks

City of Victoria Summer Music Series presents Lola Parks @ Fort Common (1017 Blanshard at Fort) from 12pm-1pm ...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM doors at 11:45 AM Presented by: City of Victoria Free

Contact Info

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