Walter Parks and Swamp Cabbage

Walter Parks & Swamp Cabbage
Also known as	Swamp Cabbage
Origin	Jacksonville, Florida
Genres	Blues, rock
Years active	2003–present
Labels	ZOHO Roots
Website	Swamp Cabbage home page
Members	Walter Parks Jagoda
Past members	Matt Lindsey Jim Devito

Swamp Cabbage is a swamp blues band founded by Jacksonville, Florida native guitarist Walter Parks in 2003. Current members are Walter Parks - guitar/vocals, Jagoda - drums.

Swamp Cabbage have released three studio recordings, HONK and SQUEAL, and DRUM ROLL PLEASE. They were also featured on a Tribute to JJ Cale Vol 1 + 2 in 2010 (ZOHO ROOTS) on 5 tracks. On tracks 1 they collaborated with JJ Grey and on tracks 2 and 3 they collaborated with Jimmy Hall. All of their studio recordings from 2003-2012 have been recorded at Retrophonics Studios in St. Augustine, FL and recorded analog to 2" tape.

They have played clubs and festivals in Spain, Germany and the US and have been the support act for JJ Grey and Mofro, Taj Mahal Trio and Richie Havens.

The music in the opening credits of the reality show "American Guns" that premiered on October 11, 2011 on the Discovery Channel was written and recorded by Swamp Cabbage. Their music can also be heard on When Patrick Met Kylie, My Big Redneck Wedding, Man Vs. Food, Emeril Green, Extreme Pig Outs, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Roadtrip Nation (PBS), Samantha Brown Passport, Amazing Wedding Cakes and Chasing Classic Cars.

Walter Parks: Founding member of Swamp Cabbage. Recorded and toured for 10 years as lead guitarist for Woodstock legend Richie Havens. Also was one half of the folk-pop duo, The Nudes.

Jagoda: Founding member of Swamp Cabbage. Annual instructor at the Rock Mountain Folks Fest Song School in Lyons, CO. Recorded on T Bone Burnett’s recent record Tooth of Crime.

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