Rebecca Parker

Rebecca Parker is a Virginia native with a penchant for moonlighting writing sessions, drinking craft beer, and investing in the local music scene. She attributes most of her inspiration and faith to rock climbing, Annie Dillard, her community of sincere friends, and Bob Dylan- all of which she writes about on her blog: raisondetre.tumblr.com.

The Lost Art of the South

Humanity / Music & Performing Arts

Tags: Country Music, Edgar Allan Poe, Emmylou Harris, Flannery O'Connor, Johnny Cash, Old South, Southern Gothic, William Faulkner

January 20, 2012

So the challenge for Southern artists now is to stay connected– to keep the ankles in the mud and the fires smoldering.To be a product of the palpable senses, and to let the sights, sounds, emotion and memory of your place build your reality and your platform.