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Samhain Special Guests:
Wyrdgrl Dana Davis & Lynda Millard of Dreamtrybe take
you back to the
beginning. Before Blacksheep and Velvet Hammer,this
fire & ice duo
wowed Houston with two club residencies and opening
for national rock
bands armed with only an acoustic guitar,a flute and
two voices. Expect
to hear old favorites in a new way from Velvet
Hammer's catalog and
from the music that inspired it-in the beginning -
Diamonds & Rust.
See Dana on MySpace!
Jacob Williamson from Yew Grove Pagan Interfaith will be discussing Unitarian Universalism and Paganism.
Cat Dancing -
Cat Dancing has been divining the wisdom of the Tarot since 1994. Her readings are a favorite at Ancient Mysteries and many local psychic fairs in Austin and Houston. Her website is www.catdancing.com
She lives near Austin with her son, life mate, satyr, five extraordinary cats, a blue eyed wolf and many fey ones.
Amy Martin
Participate in an incredibly showy and aromatic spectacle
of smoke that
will totally change your view of smudging from Amy Martin,
the Dallas
ceremony leader and producer of the acclaimed
SolstiCelebrations and
Moonlady Fests and Moonlady News listserve. Loose herbs are
tossed on a
hibachi of hot charcoal for billows of aromatic smoke. A
demonstration
of the book "Spirit Herbs: Simple Recipes for Hibachi
Herbal Magic and
Sacred Space.
http://www.moonlady.com
NightHawk from the Phoenixphyre Phamily in Florida,and Velvet Hammer/Dreamtrybe, The Raft, and other great Pagan rock bands, will be doing a workshop and teaching a style of drumming that seems to work well in a drum circle setting. Drumming Magik!!!!!!! To us there is nothing like taking a group of us all together making music and magik around the fire. Learn how to walk into a drum circle at any time and be able to find your spot. How we can all play together and make music. One happy Circle, one happy phamily. Drumming Magik is a workshop that covers the many aspects of group drumming for revels and ritual. I teach drumming!!!!!! It is not a traditional class!!! We might play African Songs, but it is not an African class. We might play middle eastern songs, but it is not a middle eastern class. I teach what is called REAL MUSIC, REAL TIME. I will teach you to be a well rounded drummer. Dancers are welcomed!!!!!!!!!!!
Ethereal sounds that tickle your senses and expand your horizons! The Lovers from Austin, Tx. Visit them on myspace
or at their website http://theloversaustin.com
Ghost of a Rose
Apollocon, 2007…Dene Foye was sitting in a bardic circle and singing a song about Robert Heinlein to the tune of American Pie…the lady sitting next to him, looking over his shoulder, sang the song along with him. Several more times that evening she sang along with him when he played, their voices blending nicely. At the end of the evening they were talking and Dene asked Sundara (the lady) if she would be interested in singing with him as a performing duo. She agreed….and Ghost of a Rose was born. Their debut performance was at Fencon IV three months later. They have performed at SCA events, the Oasis coffeehouse, open mic at the Mucky Duck Irish Pub, and in concert at Apollocon 2008, and FenCon V.
The music Ghost of a Rose plays is eclectic…within the same performance you can hear Celtic music, SCA/Renaissance music, Pagan music, Filk music, or original pieces.
Sundara is from the Chicago Area originally, where she participated in filk circles at conventions and SCA events.Dene has been playing guitar and singing folk music since 1967, playing with several different groups over the years, performing everything from folk music to German Oktoberfest songs. Along the way he received a Bachelors in Music Education and taught music for a year.
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