Our Traditions In Western Herbalism Conference, Sept. 17-19, is blessed to have not only 20 of the most respected and cutting-edge teachers of herbal medicine… but also two nights of live music featuring bands we know our registrants will love. Perhaps the most energetic of these acts, Rising Appalachia, will be doing their Afro-Appalachian soul-twang punkabilly forest-activist boogie thing on Friday night, following our longtime friends Carlos Lomas and Gioia Tama of FlamencoWorldCompany and their heartful Nuevo Mexicano flavored Flamenco song and dance. Saturday night is planned to include the truly enchanting psych-folk couple Arborea, though they are having trouble finding a ride here (see below). Given the chance that they may not be able to make it, we did an extensive local band search and are pleased to have found and hired Taos musicians Tina Collins and Her Pony to play. Tina and her partner Quetzal play mostly original tunes, a mix of vocal harmonies, cello and guitar, propelling a contemporary woman’s take on old time mountain style. Click on the bolded names above to be directed to song samples on Amazon, or do a search on iTunes to enjoy their many recordings… you’ll likely be delighted you did.
Above we have a photo of the deft Carlos and evocative Gioia, FlamencoWorldCompany.
Above is a photo of Tina Collins and Quetzal Jordan of Tina and Her Pony. And below, a montage of Chloe and Leah, the core of Rising Appalachia.
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Round-Trip Ride Needed
From New England to The TWH Conference for Our Band
ARBOREA
Shanti, Buck and their child
Musicians, on the whole, have seldom been fairly treated in this country, with even the relatively few high paid performers having to deal with predatory labels and management fiascos. Indie groups in the age of file sharing have an even harder time making a living, selling CDs at small venues while often at the mercy of undependable booking agents. Like musicians for centuries, Buck and Shanti of our conference band Arborea have faced unforeseen difficulties, without losing their drive to share their creations with attentive listeners. Like their peers and predecessors, they do what they do for the music first and foremost, out of service to the muse, and in honor and celebration of green energy and the magical natural world.
RIDE SOUGHT
We’d like to find someone in the New England area planning to drive to and back from the upcoming Traditions in Western Herbalism Conference, that Shanti, Buck and their child could ride with to and from the event. We’d need you to have a vehicle large enough to hold them and their instruments, and most importantly, feeling honored and happy for the opportunity to be of help in this way. They would need to arrive on or before July 16th.
If you are interested, we would need to know no later than Aug. 3rd, for their sake, but also to know whether to include them in the Booklet being printed for every attendee.
Thank you much. Look forward to a most wonderful conference and music.
-Jesse Wolf and Kiva Hardin
