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Live Music |
We are currently accepting entertainment booking inquiries for our 2012 Festival.
If you
are a Pagan band or musician interested in performing at this year's festival, please email us at shenandoahmidsummer(at)gmail(dot)com with:
Your act's name
Your act's website or electronic press kit
A one paragraph description of your act
A brief Biography of your act
Thank you so much for your interest! Our Entertainment Coordinator will get back to
you shortly.
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2012 Performances
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Saturday Night
Cassandra Syndrome
Female-fronted hard driving rock. Striking the perfect balance between playful and sinister, Cassandra Syndrome is an intimate theater of darkness and seduction. Visit Cassandra Syndrome online by clicking here. |
Friday Night
MAHARAL
Wildly original music that melds traditional Middle Eastern, Israeli / Jewish, Turkish, and Egyptian styles with decidedly western influences creating what has been described as a very high energy “Zeppelinesque” sound. MAHARAL shows are fast becoming known for their dramatic and moving pieces that combine music, dance, storytelling, history, and theatre to create a truly unique concert experience. Visit them online by clicking here. |
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Friday Night
Christopher LaFond
From harp to guitar to voice, Chris both delights and rouses the spirit with a mix of traditional and modern Celtic music. Jigs, reels, airs, ballads and folks songs reconnect us both to Celtic heritage and to the Earth. Chris performs on Cape Cod as part of the Pilgrim Celtic Harp Trio, whose CD “Garden Concert” is available now in person or at cdbaby.com; he also performs solo at pagan and folk events throughout New England. Chris is the music director of MotherTongue, the ritual performance troupe of the EarthSpirit community. Their CDs are also available through Chris or at cdbaby.com.
Chris is also a professional astrologer specializing in Traditional Predictive Astrology, a Spanish Professor, and a beekeeper. Visit Chris online by clicking here. |
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Saturday Night Concert
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Cassandra Syndrome
Female-fronted hard driving rock. Striking the perfect balance between playful and sinister, Cassandra Syndrome is an intimate theater of darkness and seduction. Visit Cassandra Syndrome online by clicking here. |
River Runs Scarlet
River Runs Scarlet is a dynamic female-fronted rock act from the Pittsburgh Area. Comparable to bands like Bullet for My Valentine, Eyes Set to Kill and Atreyu, River Runs Scarlet is driven by a rock-solid rhythm section with ear catching hooks, topped off with soon-to-be legendary guitar solos and melodies sung with unfaltering conviction. Visit them online by clicking here. |
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The Dreamscapes Project
Selected as the 'Best Musicians in
Northern Virginia' in 2010 by Northern Virginia Magazine, The
Dreamscapes Project is one of the most innovative bands to come out of the East Coast in the last decade. Completely acoustic and interwoven with shining cello, TDP is one band you definitely don't want to miss. Visit them online by clicking here.
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Friday Night Concert
| Jeremy Rodgers
Jeremy Rodgers is a bassist, producer, and singer-songwriter graced with a deep baritone voice and a knack for drawing you in with musical humor and touching intimacy. With influences ranging from Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, to Robert Johnson, Jeremy finds common ground with any audience. He currently plays bass for The Dreamscapes Project, is producing albums for Cassandra Syndrome, and tours with his own songs. Click here to visit him online. |
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Christopher LaFond
From harp to guitar to voice, Chris both delights and rouses the spirit with a mix of traditional and modern Celtic music. Jigs, reels, airs, ballads and folks songs reconnect us both to Celtic heritage and to the Earth. Chris performs on Cape Cod as part of the Pilgrim Celtic Harp Trio, whose CD “Garden Concert” is available now in person or at cdbaby.com; he also performs solo at pagan and folk events throughout New England. Chris is the music director of MotherTongue, the ritual performance troupe of the EarthSpirit community. Their CDs are also available through Chris or at cdbaby.com.
Chris is also a professional astrologer specializing in Traditional Predictive Astrology, a Spanish Professor, and a beekeeper. Visit Chris online by clicking here. |
Imakhu
Imakhu, the Renegade Wise Woman, is a career visual/performing/literary artist who openly lives her life as a Nubian witch out of the Broom Closet. Her uplifting Nu African pagan music blends eclectic and traditional folk, Goth, and soulful soft rock. Her vocals, storytelling, drumming, and folk guitar playing reflect her African and Native American roots. Imakhu is also known to the world for her metaphysical podcast, NUBIA GODDESS RISING (also found on iTunes), and as author of COWRIE BLESSINGS BOOK: NU AFRAKAN WORDS OF WISDOM. She is Queen Mother and Elder High Priestess of a Kemetic/Metaphysical shrine, Shona water priestess, a keeper of the sacred Wise Woman (Rehu-t) traditions. Imakhu teaches the ancient metaphysical mysteries of bellydance. Imakhu uses her art and spirituality to build universal bridges of peace. Visit Imhaku online by clicking here. |
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The Land Celebration |
Located just off Route 50 in Gore, VA, The Land Celebration is a 43 acre retreat and recreational center featuring a beautiful shaded event field, a spring-fed swimming pond with floating-dock, three labyrinths, flush toilets and showers, walking trails, meditation grottoes, a Tree of Life, a bubbling brook and much more. Situated just outside Winchester, VA, in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, The Land Celebration is an extraordinary space for restoring and improving your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. We are honored to have our festival in such beautiful Sacred Space |
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