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"Gumboots" out now!
Hey y'all!Hope you're sitting pretty, happy, healthy, well & warm:-)
So... my next song came out today!
"Gumboots" is a Folk Reggae, we-will-get-through-together, post-pandemic tune about getting through whatever may be - written during COVID, in my parents' Metro Vancouver suburban basement... It applies to any situation that calls for us to come together and work together and rise up.
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/5EeAfaSq3JyIOZ2JiqpZUJ?si=e0b38775f59e48b9
If no Spotify, find your platform at this link: lolaparks.hearnow.com/gumboots
*And here's a basic live solo acoustic video from Buenos Aires: https://youtu.be/LOaUz5NPfiY
Enjoy, Follow, Share, Add -- let me know what you think!
[email protected] OR [email protected]
Credits:
Musicians(s): Sandy Powlik (vocals); Steve Dawson (steel pedal guitar); Jeremy Holmes (bass); Liam MacDonald (drums); Darryl Havers (keys) (Vancouver)
Producer, Engineer: Sheldon Zaharko, Steve Dawson (Vancouver)
Mixer: Sheldon Zaharko (Vancouver)
Mastering Engineer: Elisa Pangsaeng (Sunshine Coast)
Original art/cover art: Travis Charuk (Victoria, BC)
Graphic design/cover: Sam Paul (Victoria, BC)
Available for private or corporate events & parties: [email protected]
LOVE & BLESSINGS xxxxx - Feb 24th, 2026
Merry Reggae Christmas - "Nothing But Love" out Dec 5
Merry Reggae Christmas!How many of you have wanted to get your partner a great Christmas (or Hanukkah, or birthday) gift, but year after year, the bills keep going up and the bank account keeps going down?
My best and longest love relationship was with a guy who loved reggae and surfing. I kept thinking I'd have money to buy him a stellar gift - a trip, maybe, or a fun adventure, even just some cool surf gear and a nice dinner.
We both volunteered and travelled internationally, and mostly not in the same places. Neither of us had much money, despite working hard, and what we had, we spent on travel - travel and recording in my case.
It didn't always work out, being in the same place - one spring he was in university in Beijing and I was vagabonding through Central America - but I managed to join him once in Burma. After which, he joined me (and surfed) in Sri Lanka. Another time, after I'd reorganized an AIDS clinic in Zimbabwe, he joined me (and surfed) in South Africa.
All this to say, years of reggae listening - as well as his hopeful nudges to write a reggae song - inspired me to write this reggae Christmas song.
"Nothing But Love" is a happy, hopeful, upbeat, quirky, reflective & fun tune that reflects on life, money, Christmas, family, giving, romance, relationships & LOVE.
Pre-Save or input your email here: https://show.co/PcXa4RA
Have a Very Merry Reggae Music Christmas!
*Cover art by Samantha Paul, Paul Design - Nov 27th, 2025
"Sin Tí" - out Oct. 17!
Hola! Hello!#3 of 3 Spanish Latin Pop tunes, "Sin Tí" feat. producer/songwriter Fabio Harmanus (Tenerife), comes out Friday, Oct. 17!
Pre-Save Now: https://show.co/pAnU697
HearNow link (live Oct. 17): https://lolaparks.hearnow.com/sin-tí
"Sin Tí" is a sensual, intimate, romantic, melancholic Sentimental Reggaeton duet feat. Fabio Harmanus, showcasing both partners' perspectives as they navigate the difficult, intimate conversation. ALA J Balvin, Khalid, Bad Bunny
"Sin Tí" es un dueto sensual y melancólico de reggaetón sentimental con Fabio Harmanus, que muestra las perspectivas de ambos mientras navegan por una conversación difícil e íntima. ALA J Balvin, Khalid, Bad Bunny
"Sin Tí" will be available everywhere digitally on Oct. 17: https://lolaparks.hearnow.com/sin-tí AND https://linktr.ee/lolaparks
“Dime” Everywhere https://lolaparks.hearnow.com/dime
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/1xhvvaMtjjsvb24J6CwMF5
YouTube https://youtu.be/pqiKJXwYoHQ
“Vamos” Everywhere https://lolaparks.hearnow.com/vamos
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/1kp9dljRkDgkFUyxeB3ZPQ
YouTube https://youtu.be/6jsrPuT2kpE
Follows, Likes, Shares & Adds are enthusiastically encouraged and appreciated!
Thanks for supporting original music!
Be warm and well,
Lola - Oct 10th, 2025
"Dime" - #2 Spanish track out Sep 26!
"Dime" - Latin Urban Pop Track #2 - out soon!Next Friday, September 26 - coming to you from all over the worldwide web :-)
Pre-Save Now · https://show.co/zhJ9QmQ
Your follows, likes, shares & playlist adds are SUPER appreciated - mil gracias amigos!
Keep loving and supporting original music!
Lola - Sep 19th, 2025
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
New single, All This Time (Revise Pushing Love Away Mix) out Dec 22!
Excited to release a Sam Lawton remix, "All This Time (Pushing Love Away Mix)" soon - only two weeks away!Stay tuned for a Pre-Save link!
xx - Dec 9th, 2023
Indigenous Music Countdown #2 & #6
Hey!Very happy to say that there have been two Top 10 singles in the Indigenous Music Countdown since last December:
"You Are Light (Lynne's Song)" - my tribute to my sweet mama, made #7 and #2 in December 2022.
And "Freight Train (Mother Hubbard mix)" - my friend Glen Hubbard's remix of "Freight Train" hit #6 this August 2023.
I also recorded three new singles in SPANISH/español this Aug-Sep in Tenerife, España with a fabulous producer/writer, Fabio Harmanus. What a treat and amazing time it was learning about different phrasings, pronunciations, themes of Latin Pop and Latin Urban music.
Live well, and listen to great music friends!
xxxx - Sep 18th, 2023
Indigenous Music Countdown Top 40
Happy August music lovers,Thank you to all who came out to my three recent performances in Victoria this June and July. Your support and smiling faces are truly everything and I really enjoyed each unique gig:-)
Stoked to relay that the latest release, "Freight Train (Mother Hubbard mix)", is making it's way up the Indigenous Music Countdown Top 40! Sitting at #25 this week, this is its fourth week in the Top 40, nestled among greats such as William Prince, Julian Taylor, Carsen Gray and Jeremy Dutcher.
Check out today's hottest releases at indigenousmusiccountdown.com. And if you want to vote for the tracks you like best, it's free and easy to register:-)
Enjoy the August heat. - Aug 3rd, 2023