Minton Sparks

“Imagine, if you will, Flannery O'Connor and the ghost of Hank Williams having an affair that results in the birth of an illegitimate child . . . . I have seen Minton Sparks. And if she’s not the ghost child of the woman who wrote Wise Blood and the man who sang ‘I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive,’ then cotton doesn’t grow in a cotton field.” Rocker, Marshall Chapman Fusing music, poetry, and her intoxicating gift for storytelling, wildly original spoken-word artist Minton Sparks continues to be in a category all her own. “Minton Sparks brings to the listener everything Southern from the sticky humid distress of pop-up thunder bumpers to the heartsick aftermath of love lost, gone wrong, starved, stuck, gossiped about to death, or otherwise misplaced.” Randy Moomaw Minton Sparks travels extensively, performing at various universities, clubs, and music, poetry, and storytelling festivals to share her unique brand of performance poetry and creative writing workshops with audiences nationwide. This past year, Sparks appeared at Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series alongside Rodney Crowell and Rosanne Cash and was a featured performer at the Jonesborough International Storytelling Festival. Additionally, she has performed at The Belfast Songwriting Festival in Ireland, the Bowery Ballroom in New York City, and the Bowery Poetry Club, where she opened for Ben Folds. She also received rave reviews in Santa Barbara, California at the Trinity Backstage Songwriter Series. She has performed as an opening act for artists like Nancy Griffith and the renowned John Prine. Sparks’ unique brand of poetry and music has been showcased nationally on NPR's “All Things Considered” and internationally on the BBC's “Bob Harris Show” and the syndicated “Woodsongs' Old Time Radio Hour.” Wildly original spoken word artist