Gabe Parsons Debuts With ‘Long Road Traveler’

Written By Mike Greenblatt
Gabe Parsons

Deep within Mercer County lies the sleepy hamlet of Hopewell Valley. It’s where alt-folksinger Gabe Parsons is from.  Despite his young age, the locale itself suffuses his sound with a world-weary sophistication. Long Road Traveler is the debut and it is eminently listenable, filled with a longing and yearning intimacy. He sharpened his musical chops in Louisiana, a student at Loyola University, where he wowed ‘em at the French Quarter Festival, and opened for the Crowe Boys. He’s since returned to New Jersey and has been performing all over the tri-state area winning new fans with each stop, including gigs at Philadelphia’s World Café Live and WXPN’s 24-Hour Song Challenge.  Fans of Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile and The Lumineers should have no problem latching on to Gabe’s worldview.

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Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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