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The
Ragbirds
Ask
The Ragbirds how to describe their hard-to-define Folk Rock and
World fusion and theyll tell you its infectious global groove. Led by
fiery front-woman Erin Zindle (called Highly Impressive by USA
TODAY), they put on a show that is designed to engage the audience on
many levels - to get people thinking, listening and dancing. As the
bands founder and songwriter, Zindle is like a bright excited tour
guide through a beautiful foreign world of sights and sounds. Her earthy-sweet
voice is the center of the storm of energy around her - the
whirlwind of guitarist T.J. Zindle and dynamic bassist Dan
Hildebrandt spinning over the ethnic grooves of drummer Randall Moore
and percussionist Tim Dziekan. Amidst this blissful, restless energy
Zindle skillfully switches between violin, mandolin, banjo,
accordion, and percussion in addition to singing lead vocals (all
while dancing!)
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The
musical roots of The Ragbirds sound are complex - with Gypsy,
Middle-Eastern, Americana, Rock, and Latin influences, all stirred
with a Celtic fiddlers bow. In live performances the band
incorporates variations on traditional African drum pieces, each
member trading their instrument for a hand drum. The Ragbirds craft
their songs carefully weaving joy and hope into honest lyrics, while
keeping an ear always open to improvisation. The songs carry a
positive message that appeals to listeners of all ages. For all the
intensity of their live show, this is a band that is not afraid to
show their softer side with acoustic tunes that are anything but
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Dawn
Drake & "ZapOte"
Taking
its name from a luscious fruit in Cuba also known as
"mamey", "ZapOte" is an original Funk Latin
Afro-Beat band lead by Dawn Drake, New York City's blonde bassist/conguera/singer/songwriter
and composer, who manages to wear several hats while setting the
scene with her own brand of cool. Her poetic lyrics spread messages
of universal consciousness, delivered with heartfelt vocals, and are
joined with the irresistible grooves of Latin percussion, funky bass,
swinging hornlines and virtuosic improvisation.Female-fronted Funk
Latin Afro-beat band. Original American melting pot dance music
simmering in a palate of delectable Latin, African and Caribbean rhythms.
www.myspace.com/dawndrake
www.sonicbids.com/dawndrake |
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Wendy Rule
Every
so often Melbourne throws up a singular talent, someone previously
hidden amongst the well-established musical tribes, someone possessed
of a unique vision. Wendy Rule, the vocalist, songwriter and
visionary, is such and artist. Beat Magazine, Melbourne
With
the release of her fifth full length album, The Wolf Sky, Wendy Rule
has firmly established herself as one of Australia's most uniquely
gifted and prolific artists. Her music is a passionate union of her
incredible voice moving from soaring heights to intimate
whispers and her beautifully dark and visionary lyrics.
Wendys live performances draw on her love of ritual and
theatre, enticing her audience into an otherworldy realm of power and Magic.
http://wendyrule.com/ www.myspace.com/wendyrule |
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Brian
Henke
composes
and performs his music like a painter putting images on canvas, a
kind of sonic shaman, drawing his inspiration from the world around
him. An avid hiker, he often brings his guitar along to create
a spontaneous response to his outdoor settings. Mother
Earth (Terra) as artist has given an immense living gallery from the
humbling spectacle of her natural wonders to the simple, beauty of a
treetop against a blue sky. Her majestic legacy and the magical
feeling of awe and peace inspire the compositions of this award
winning virtuosic fingerstyle guitarist.
www.myspace.com/brianhenkeguitar |
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Kenny
Klein
is
a well known musician and author. Kenny has been a presence in the
Pagan, Ren Faire and Folk scenes for two decades, and was one of the
first musicians to pioneer tours of the Pagan festival circuit. He
has seven CD titles available, which include his humorous songs
(Maria's Not A Catholic Anymore and Black Widow (The Goth Girl Song),
and serious mythic and environmental songs (The Whales and Herne The
Hunter). Kenny is also the author of Through The Faerie Glass
(Llewellyn 2010) and The Flowering Rod (Immanion 2009). Kenny's
newest book, Fairy Tale Rituals, will be available in May from
Llewellyn.
www.kennyklein.net
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Corissa
Bragg
Intense
personal experiences with love desired, love gained, and love lost
inspire her recent songs. She navigates this perilous terrain with a
singular voice, vocalizing intimate passions without succumbing to
overblown melodrama or bloodless vanity. Her influences range from
Hope Sandoval to Billie Holiday to Cat Power to Patsy Cline and many
points inbetween.
Corissa
was recently selected as one of ten musicians to watch in 2010 by
Scene in Cleveland, OH. This Is Everything I Own is her debut album.
www.myspace.com/corissabragg |
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KayLouise
of Mesmeric Belly Dance Fusion
Our focus
is on affecting an audience using music, theme & movement.
With unusual music remixes, Artistic Director KayLouise emphasizes
precision, muscle isolation and synchronization in the original
choreography she creates for herself and Mesmeric. She
considers her performances and choreography to be ART, not
bound or restricted . . . a creation of movement full of
beginnings, endings, mood and theme.
www.myspace.com/bellydancetoledo
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Harvey
Wasserman: Keynote Speaker
Wisteria
is pleased to welcome this legendary American journalist, democracy
activist, author and advocate for renewable energy. Although
best known popularly for organizing the famous 1979 "No
Nukes" concert in NYC with a host of musician celebrities
including Bruce Springsteen, CSN, James Taylor, and Bonnie Raitt,
Harvey's numerous eco-activist and community organizing efforts since
the 1960's are impressive and effective. He helped pioneer the
grassroots movement against atomic reactors and also co-founded the Great
Blue Heron Alliance which has been instrumental in collapsing
environmentally harmful projects in this region. Wasserman's
investigative reporting helped break the major news stories
surrounding the disputed results of the 2004 Presidential Election in
Ohio. He edits the NukeFree.org web site, and is senior editor
of www.freepress.org. His articles are posted throughout the
internet at www.commondreams.org, HuffingtonPost, Buzzflash,
CounterPunch et. al. Wasserman teaches US History, Western
Civilization and Cultural Diversity of Columbus State Community
College and Capital University in central Ohio.
As
well as organizing effective protest against non-sustainable
technologies, Harvey promotes solar and wind power alternatives and
is author/co-author of a dozen books including Solartopia: Our
Green-Powered Earth. www.harveywasserman.com
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Thursday
Night Stone Working Ceremony
After
dark, with firelight, candles and musicians playing meditative
music, come and help add to Wisterias Sacred
Sites
area by putting some sacred time into expanding the Stone
Circles surrounding walls. You are welcome to bring a stone or
more from your own bioregions to leave a permanent remembrance in the
circle. Use this self-guided sober working ceremony to think
about future and past, to add good wishes and good intent to our
Planet Earth and fellow beings, to bring health and wellness to
yourself and others and to help heal the wounds and brighten the
future. Stay for only a few minutes or stay for hours -- let your
spirit guide you this enchanted evening.
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Friday
Night Candle Labyrinth
Follow
the labyrinths convoluted candle-lined paths for a personal
meditative journey of transformation and reflection. Labyrinths
are constructed walking patterns that combine the circle and the
spiral into purposeful paths of self-discovery and awareness.
While your interpretation of the experience is your own, many see
walking the labyrinth as an active metaphor for lifes
journey. How do you walk? How do you treat those you meet
on the path? What impressions or ideas do you experience as you
journey to the center of your being and back? How are we all
connected during our personal journeys? Using hundreds of lit
candles to define the pathways, the Labyrinth at Cornstalk will glow
through the night for journies of discovery and reflection. |
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Rainbow
Eagle
Rainbow
Eagle is an Okla-Choctaw American Indian. He is a Wisdom Keeper and
honored with the responsibility of an Ancient Native American Peace
Shield. Now that the Seventh Fire of the Anishinabe/Ojibwa traditions
has been lit, he is responsible for teaching the traditions of the
Peace Shield. During this time, all of the traditional wisdom and
truths which he has been given are to be placed into this Peace
Shield to increase its power and restore peace on our Mother Earth. <more>
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Patrick
McCollum
Urban
Survival and Sustainability Presentations. Patrick McCollum is
an internationally recognized spiritual leader in the Wiccan faith
that has in recent history gone where no Pagan has ever gone
before. He was recently selected by the United States
Commission on Civil Rights to advise Congress and has been active for
more than two decades in the areas of human rights and social
justice. Patrick is an expert in wilderness and urban survival
techniques and specializes in teaching how to survive catastrophic
events. He has taught survival for both Search and Rescue
and for several law enforcement agencies and has shared his knowledge
on this subject nationwide. Patrick's approach to survival is
"Hands On", with deep spiritual undertones, encouraging
participants to understand the fundamentals of survival and
sustainability as applied to all aspect of the modern world while
honoring our planet. Patrick is author of COURTING THE LADY, A WICCAN
JOURNEY, available at www.courtingthelady.com
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Bonfire
Drumming and Dancing:
Since
the dawn of time, humans seeking spirit-vision, purification and
ecstatic celebration have drummed, danced and chanted around the
fire. Bring your drums, voices and percussive instruments as we
celebrate our diversity and union throughout the festival. Wisteria
has three designated drumming circles: Stone Circle (sober), Pawpaw
(wooded tribal drumming), and Bonfire, the large community gathering
place. At all times of day or night, people drum and dance at
their campsites making joyful dancing rhythms. Come find your
authentic, ancient self and join the ecstatic revelry! |
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Also
Coming To Wisteria Cornstalk . . .
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Adam
Hoyt
Yoga
Every Morning
Walking
with the Trees -- Breathing with the Earth -- Bending with the Wind
Spend
some time this week connecting with the Earth and Spirit through
Yoga, an ancient spiritual exercise tradition that forms healthy
mind-body-spirit connections . Take meditative walks through
the forest, and sit and listen to Spirit and Nature. more |
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James
Kelly
Demonstrating
Artist Introduction to Forging
Blacksmith
O'Kelley has been fabricating and welding metal crafts using modern
methods for 16 years. He has been demonstrating traditional
coal-forge blacksmithing at Renaissance Faires in Michigan and
Indiana for five years. He also forged at Wisteria's Summer
Solstice earlier this year. It was his first Earth based
festival and he looks forward to returning many times in the
future. His interest in blacksmithing has evolved into an
effort to pass knowledge of the craft on to others in order that the
art does not die. He attends the Unitarian Church in
Huntington, West Virginia with his wife Vallorie and his daughters
Sierra, Rowan and Catie. One of his goals is to learn more
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Wisteria
Cornstalk Festival
A
Magical Convergence of Spirit, Earth, Art and Music
Blending
the Earth-loving, Magical and Fantastic for five days of blissful
entertainment, camping, celebration, workshops, demonstrating
artists, and eco-educational presentations and exhibits.
Photos
from Wisteria Cornstalk Festival 2009
Video
from Wisteria Cornstalk Festival 2009
For
more photos and videos visit Adam's Blogspot: http://wisteriaeventsite.blogspot.com/
Official
Wisteria MySpace www.myspace.com/wisteriaeventsite
Check
Back As More Artists and Performers Join Us . . .
Please
visualize the following:
1)
Costumed dancers with swirling glittering wings weaving and spinning
on stage to the haunting sound of a didgeridoo;
2)
Fantastic masks and other props to create a ritual enactment of the
ending of a civilization hostile to life and nature and the rebirth
of one in harmony with them;
3)
Dramatic visuals projected on a screen that reinforce the same theme;
4)
A masterful hand drum percussionists doling out primal and powerful
beats that drives the audience into a trance-like frenzy of ecstatic dance;
5)
Fire dancers piercing the darkness with undulating circles of flame;
6)
The thunderous sound of 40 drums gathered in a circle around a huge
bonfire, unleashing an all-night session of primitive, free form dancing.
One might expect to encounter the scene just described in the wilds
of the West at one of the infamous Rainbow Gatherings of the counter
culture. But the great surprise is that all this (and more) will soon
be descending instead upon the wilds of SE Ohio at the
Cornstalk
Festival being held July 29 - August 2 right outside Athens in Meigs County.
Welcome
to the show! We look forward to warm summer nights full of
happy people, stars and fireflies . . . Join us for a week of the
good life -- immerse yourself in music, art and the divinity of
nature. The schedule is still filling so check back often for
updates . . .
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