Flutes:Irish (early classical) flute, mediaeval traverso, pennywhistle, bansuri, renaissance recorder, tabor pipe, nay, kaval, Native American cedar and cane flutes, shakuhachi, dizi, overtone flutes, ocarinas, suling, reconstruction of 5000 year-old "jiahu" flute, shower-curtain rods, crutches.
Kantele (Finnish/Karelian shamanic lyre-harp)
Jaw Harps: west-European trump, Vietnamese dan moi, Ainu mukkuri, Chinese kou xiang/"ho ho", Filipino kubing.
Mbira, Tibetan singing bowls, wood rhythm bones
Influences
Musicians: Lunasa, Hedningarna, Garmarna, Sequentia, Istanpitta, Cantiga, Martti Pokkela, Hesperus, Clandestine, the Kronos Quartet, the Baltimore Consort, Simon O'Dwyer, Diamanda Galas, Peter Gabriel, Ani DiFranco, Joanna Newsom, the Bedlam Bards, Scott Boswell, Bethany MacLyr
Composers: Turlough O'Carolan, Anthony Holborne, Thomas Ravenscroft, Hildegard von Bingen, Edward MacDowell, Beethoven, John Cage
Words: W.B. Yeats, Robert Burns, Rumi.
Collectors/Chroniclers: Frances Tolmie, Alan Lomax, Patrick McDonald, Playford, O'Neill, Francis J Child, Alphonso X
Profound General Influence on both my musical goals and life in general: Danny Johnson, Jan Jackson, Wendy Brockett, Tom Zajac and everyone else involved with the Texas Early Music Project.
And of course, the Spirits and the Gentry.
I believe we are reborn each day through music, both in the sense of
wonder, and the power to shape the elements of our pasts and cultures
into something that reaches out to others. By studying the history and
mythos of the music we love, we can extend our experiences beyond the
limitations of our egos or the situations of our lives. Music with
roots is music that bears fruit.
I also love to share the stories behind the music that I make,
telling people more about the (often unusual) instruments I play, the
origins of a melody-be it a composer, a tradition, or spirits of
inspiration, and the cultures from which these tunes arise.
As a performer, I specialize
in what I have dubbed "Faetrad"-
traditional
tales and music of the Otherworld: the Faeries and other
creatures and spirits, whose stories tell us as much about ourselves
and the cultures of humankind as about the hidden world around us.
I have gathered this repertoire from many places. My
academic
background in linguistics and English, as well as my professional
experience
working in libraries and archives, has given me research skills I have
used while travelling throughout the United States, as well as to
Ireland and Scotland, to find these tales and melodies. I have learned
about the faeries from people in my life as well: from an early age, my
great-grandmother and other members of my family told me stories about
direct contact with the Otherworld and its inhabitants.Learn
More
about the basics of Faetrad here.
The instruments I choose tend to be rich in
harmonics and in a variety of world tunings. I play many kinds of
traditional flutes (including Irish flute and whistle, panpipes,
Japanese shakuhachi, Middle Eastern nay and kaval, ocarinas and an 8
foot shower-curtain rod,) jaw harps, the kantele- a lyre used for epic
singing in Finland and Karelia, mbiras, and singing bowls. For
an up to date list of my instruments, please look here.
I also compose many of my own pieces, ranging in
style from neo-mediaeval estampies, to Native American-influenced flute
solos, to ambient music using fractal synthesis. My inspirations for
these melodies include my closest friends, music I hear in dreams, my
favorite salsa picante (and
its chef), and one melody that a frog gave to me (you'll have to ask me
about this at one of my shows if you want to hear the story.) My
original recordings are available on my first two CDs: at a loss for
words and Planxties for
Pan.
As a mostly solo performer, playing at festivals gives me
the opportunity to collaborate with a larger creative project. I can
custom design a series of performances and workshops for your event.
Past venues have included faerie festivals, renaissance and fantasy
faires, Celtic festivals, Harry Potter book release parties, churches,
pagan festivals, schools, and 24 hour cafes.
If you also share a passion for Faetrad in its many
forms, or other music that I perform, and would like to collaborate,
please feel free to contact me.
Kaade:
at a loss for words
Traditional,
early music, and original pieces inspired by ancient instruments:
wooden flutes of europe, asia, & the americas, Finnish kantele.
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It is time for another magical gathering upon the fairegrounds of Sherwood Forest Faire! The Autumn is doing her best to creep into our woods, and we want to ask your help in ushering her in properly. This gathering shall be the greatest communion of souls we have seen yet.
We will have plenty of room to camp. It will be primitive, so bring water containers for washing (though we have some cold showers now for washing people). There will be two port-o-potty privies. Please, no open fires. Bring lawn chairs, and a covered dish. We will be providing soft drinks, beer, and box wine.
Here is the day's very casual schedule, and we hope you can join us for some, if not all of these events:
Sept 19, 2009:
9:30 a.m. - A crew of generous folk shall meet the morning of the gathering to battle the roots and thorns and other detritus, which still overwhelm much of the site. We shall chop roots, and rake up branches, etc. to make the faire grounds more faire for walking, dancing, and for looking at. If you are up for some grunt work, we would value your help immensely. Bring work gloves, and your weapon of choice (machete, ax, clippers, chainsaw, handsaw, etc.). We will provide water and Sodas to these volunteers. DRINK WATER!
10:30 a.m. - Our crew of volunteer Faeries and other fantasy creatures will be holding a workshop, led by Earth Mamma Willow, curator of Faery wings and Sherwood Faery mother . She has some faery experts of old lined up to speak on the general theories of Faery magic and personalities. There will be many activities, role playing, and tips on cost
Hey Kaade, I'm stopping by your page to say "High!!" & if you want to hear a new track that's up, "Attack Of The Mushroom People," you can stop by my page anytime you're feelin' it! blessings to you! Pablo
