LJ Parks - Musician

I’m playing at the Kunanyi Folk Club this Saturday night! I’m one of the local acts opening the proceedings, with Handsome Molly as the feature act (awesome folk trio)! Tickets are essential, and if you want to get a good spot/grab dinner at the Fern Tree Tavern beforehand (I recommend) make sure to book through the tavern directly. Xx

Venue: Fern Tree Tavern
When: Saturday May 2
Music starts 7:30pm

Tix: https://events.humanitix.com/kunanyi-folk-club-may-bhem7vev

📸 photo credit Keira Leonard from my Altar Bar gig a few weeks ago

Had a great time last night performing at the Maypole Hotel for the ASA Wax Lyrical! Thanks to everyone who came out. I’ll be playing again on Wednesday at - a full 45 min set this time! FREE ENTRY. Music kicks off at 7 and wraps up by 9pm so we can get our beauty sleep.

📸 First photo by Katherine Bright, second by Mia Arnott

I’m playing a free gig at on April 1st (not a joke, I promise)! The upstairs venue is super cool, come hang out and enjoy a pizza ✨

Gig kicks off at 7pm. I’m on at 8 with a full set of originals (including a very new one!!). Don’t worry, we know it’s a school night, so it’ll all be done by 9pm so we can get some beauty sleep. 18+ only

Also playing at the Maypole Hotel in New Town Monday night (March 30th) if you want double LJ action. See my previous post for details - free entry (I believe minors are allowed if with a responsible adult if they have a meal). This one will be a shorter 15 min taster set, Altar will be the full 45 x

Nipaluna/Hobart friends - my next local gig is March 30th for the Australian Songwriters Association Tasmania wax lyrical! I’ll be one of the opening sets, and the featured act is Greg Wells and the Blackwater Band! This should be a fun Monday night (and it wraps up by 9pm so we can all get to bed before work the next day).

Venue: New Town
Time: 6-8:45pm
Free entry (but make sure to grab yourself a drink and delicious meal from the bar)

I also have another exciting gig coming up at Altar on April 1st (no fools here). More on that soon, but mark your calendars! That will be a full 45 min set Xx

Spirit of Tasmania was excellent as always! I didn’t get many snaps this time but loved catching up with my family in Geelong on Sunday. Not many jobs allow you to pop over the strait for Sunday brunch 😆

First pic is a blurry selfie I set my mum to let her know I made it on board. Second is my manager (Bart), who was glaring at me because I wouldn’t share my breakfast with him. Might need to find a new manager at this point 😅🐕

This little spirited traveler will be performing on the Tassie ship this weekend 🚢 (albeit the older version in the third photo). I’m playing on the Devonport - Geelong sailing tomorrow (Saturday) night then the Geelong - Devonport sailing Sunday night. Playing some originals and some covers!

Here’s some LJ Parks lore for you - for those who’ve heard my song “Glen Morris” (which I haven’t played at many gigs but have played on almost every Spirit of Tasmania sailing so far), the photos of little me were taken on the family farm I wrote the song about! I think they were, anyway. 😆 I don’t remember much from that time, but I remember that I did love carrying sticks around!

Good morning from djilang (Geelong)! Had a fabulous sailing last night out of Devonport providing tunes for travellers and will be doing the same today as part of the .tales entertainment crew.

Love the views from port, and whilst sailing to be honest. The performer’s stage on deck 9 has panoramic views of the landscape we sail through. Here I am standing on the back deck now!