WytcheHaven Weekend #14 - Honoring the Ancestors
Tickets will not be sold at the gate &
you MUST pre-register for
this
event.
Registration for Weekend 14 closed on Aug. 31, 2011.
Featuring our beloved bard, S. J. Tucker on her return visit to WytcheHaven and welcoming to Pyrth Annwn for their first visits, musicians Bekah Kelso and Big Bad Gina!
She last sang for us at WytcheHaven Weekend #3, when she introduced us to her Wendy Trilogy. “Without our songs and stories, we are nothing.” This one phrase tells you what you need to know about SJ Tucker. Multi-instrumentalist, road warrior, front woman, songwriter and rallying point; yes, she is all of these things. More than most, though, more than anything, she is a storyteller. She is the voice of lore at the campfire and the sharp laughter of modern myth, a vanguard of the Mythpunk movement with a gypsy Celtic folk rock sound that cannot be ignored. With one hand on her art and the other held out to you, she is songs and stories, community and wit.A fascinating hybrid of geography and experience, SJ Tucker is a constant musical journeywoman born to the sticky, mean delta humidity of Dumas, Arkansas. In that same swirling, sweltering air, Tucker’s musical education began at the age of 3 when her grandfather brought home an LP of The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour and dropped the needle on her Fisher-Price toy record player. These days she spends 90% of her year on the road, performing at festivals and house concerts with cellist Betsy Tinney, or with The Traveling Fates, or with Tricky Pixie, and has not stopped touring since 2004. A dynamic live performer known for her willingness to follow an evocative ballad with a tune about ninjas or pirates, Tucker is never in danger of taking herself too seriously. Serious talent, however, is a mainstay, with guitar, bodhran (Irish frame drum), and djembe (African drum) regularly in her hands during live shows. She is silly on stage, but not manic; calm, human, and gracious, with her genuine love of music courting and cajoling the audience from song to song.
Her latest release in an astonishing ten-album discography is Mischief, released under her name, SJ Tucker, on July 16, 2010. Silly and reverent at the same time, Mischief was literally recorded across the country with friends and colleagues in various tour stops. No matter the form it takes, music is communication for SJ Tucker. It is how she tells stories, how she shares lore and myth, how she interacts with the world. Her sincerity and biting, rare talent are couched in her desire to connect and communicate with those who are listening. Indeed, without her songs and stories, she is nothing. With them, she is herself.
Bekah Kelso, the “souled-out folk-hop” singer/songwriter from Austin TX, took to the road 3 years ago and watched happily as the world of convention grew smaller in her rearview mirror. She’s been traveling, writing, performing, recording, expanding, adventuring, and making magic on the road full time ever since. With a lyrical prowess that has been called "common sense for the uncommon soul", a stunningly dynamic vocal range and a flair for funky guitar rhythms, Bekah delivers an earthy, soulful folk-hop style that is a little Fiona Apple, a little KT Tunstall, a little Lauryn Hill and a lot of Love Is All You Need. Her memorable live-show candor has been evolving on stages throughout North America, stages that range from acclaimed and illustrious to completely homemade and in your back yard. She is currently working on her next release ‘Departures’ a project in which she plans to explore, cultivate, and fully capture the hybrid ‘folk-hop’ sound she’s been dreaming of. Her mission is to melt your heart with the soulful passion of her vocal performance then blow your mind with a sick hip-hop flow.
Big Bad Gina! ~ fun and funky Goddess folk fusion with a soulful, jazzy flair. From chant to reggae, jazz to rap, to folkin’ rockin’ and danceable disco, Big Bad Gina spans a myriad of genres and styles with knee buckling 3 part harmony and multi-instrumentalism. Big Bad Gina is the 2010 winner of “Best New Band” and nominated for Best Party Band in the Northwest Arkansas Music Awards. They have headlined regional festivals on the alternative spirituality circuit leaving their audiences exhilarated and asking for more.Their first CD release, “Amazon Warrior Princess” features 10 original tracks with songs written by each of the three band members and the title track is the 2009 Goddess Festival winning theme song. Big Bad Gina is: Jori Costello, Renée Janski, and Melodie Griffis. Jori Costello, singer/songbird, guitar groovin, percussion pounding Goddess. Renee Janski of UU choir fame, amazing Amazon arias and multi-faceted musicianship. And Melodie Griffis of U of A jazz combo talent with an Angelic Cameroon croon keeping it rockin on the bass and jazzin it up with her ultra fine guitar riffs ~ Add a slew of instruments, some kickin original tunes and select scintillating covers, and you have Big Bad Gina! an all womyn’s band based in Fayetteville, AR and ready to rock the region and nation with their award winning “Amazon Warrior Princess” Goddess Groove! It’s Folkin’ Rockin’!
Links to the websites of all of our performers and guests, along with our favorite vendors, are available on our links page.
Come meet, share & learn with your fellow Weekenders at
our
many workshops and rituals. Explore the forests of Pyrth Annwn and connect with the water sprites at the Strawberry River, attend a variety of classes and workshops OR, just
relax with your fellow pagans in a shaded grove, and browse the many
vendors shops on Artisan's Alley. Get caffeinated each morning at the
Wytche's Brew, where complimentary coffee, hot tea, hot chocolate and
more will be available to festival goers. Share ritual with us every
evening, as we blend our energies into the building of our community
&
come dance the main fire and celebrate pagan magick with the gods and
goddesses.
Vendors are welcome, and will not be charged any additional fees. We
just request that in lieu of a fee, each vendor donate two items of their
choice to the Weekend Raffle. Any vendor questions should be addressed
to Wytchehaven@earthlink.net. Vendors are also welcome to come in on
Thursday to pre-set their wares.
General Registration opens May 1, 2011. The
festival begins at Noon on Friday, Oct. 7th and will end at 3pm
on
Monday, Oct. 10th.
In the spirit of growing as a community, and getting to know your Weekend "neighbors," all attendees will be required to work one two-hour volunteer shift during the festival. This enables every Weekender to get out into our community, meet new people and have an active part in making our Weekends that much more special. Sign up options will be available on the registration form.
Attendees are asked to mark a first, second and third choice. Assignments will be made on a first-come, first-served basis, so get your registration form in early. Click here to review what each shift entails.
Admission for adults is $45.00 if received by June 15th, $55.00 if
received by July 30th and $65.00 if received by August 30th, Teens
13-17 are $30.00 if received by June 15th, $40.00 if received by July 30th
and $50 if received by August 30th, and children 12 & under
are
FREE. Anyone 17 or under MUST be accompanied by their parent or legal
guardian. Ticket Packets including directions and additional information
will be mailed out to registered attendees on or around Sept. 5, 2011.
Tickets will not be sold at the gate & you MUST pre-register for
this
event.. If you have difficulty downloading the registration form, e-mail us
at Wytchehaven@earthlink.net
For schedule information, click here.
Visit our blog!
She last sang for us at WytcheHaven Weekend #3, when she introduced us to her Wendy Trilogy. “Without our songs and stories, we are nothing.” This one phrase tells you what you need to know about SJ Tucker. Multi-instrumentalist, road warrior, front woman, songwriter and rallying point; yes, she is all of these things. More than most, though, more than anything, she is a storyteller. She is the voice of lore at the campfire and the sharp laughter of modern myth, a vanguard of the Mythpunk movement with a gypsy Celtic folk rock sound that cannot be ignored. With one hand on her art and the other held out to you, she is songs and stories, community and wit.A fascinating hybrid of geography and experience, SJ Tucker is a constant musical journeywoman born to the sticky, mean delta humidity of Dumas, Arkansas. In that same swirling, sweltering air, Tucker’s musical education began at the age of 3 when her grandfather brought home an LP of The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour and dropped the needle on her Fisher-Price toy record player. These days she spends 90% of her year on the road, performing at festivals and house concerts with cellist Betsy Tinney, or with The Traveling Fates, or with Tricky Pixie, and has not stopped touring since 2004. A dynamic live performer known for her willingness to follow an evocative ballad with a tune about ninjas or pirates, Tucker is never in danger of taking herself too seriously. Serious talent, however, is a mainstay, with guitar, bodhran (Irish frame drum), and djembe (African drum) regularly in her hands during live shows. She is silly on stage, but not manic; calm, human, and gracious, with her genuine love of music courting and cajoling the audience from song to song.
Her latest release in an astonishing ten-album discography is Mischief, released under her name, SJ Tucker, on July 16, 2010. Silly and reverent at the same time, Mischief was literally recorded across the country with friends and colleagues in various tour stops. No matter the form it takes, music is communication for SJ Tucker. It is how she tells stories, how she shares lore and myth, how she interacts with the world. Her sincerity and biting, rare talent are couched in her desire to connect and communicate with those who are listening. Indeed, without her songs and stories, she is nothing. With them, she is herself.
Bekah Kelso, the “souled-out folk-hop” singer/songwriter from Austin TX, took to the road 3 years ago and watched happily as the world of convention grew smaller in her rearview mirror. She’s been traveling, writing, performing, recording, expanding, adventuring, and making magic on the road full time ever since. With a lyrical prowess that has been called "common sense for the uncommon soul", a stunningly dynamic vocal range and a flair for funky guitar rhythms, Bekah delivers an earthy, soulful folk-hop style that is a little Fiona Apple, a little KT Tunstall, a little Lauryn Hill and a lot of Love Is All You Need. Her memorable live-show candor has been evolving on stages throughout North America, stages that range from acclaimed and illustrious to completely homemade and in your back yard. She is currently working on her next release ‘Departures’ a project in which she plans to explore, cultivate, and fully capture the hybrid ‘folk-hop’ sound she’s been dreaming of. Her mission is to melt your heart with the soulful passion of her vocal performance then blow your mind with a sick hip-hop flow.
Big Bad Gina! ~ fun and funky Goddess folk fusion with a soulful, jazzy flair. From chant to reggae, jazz to rap, to folkin’ rockin’ and danceable disco, Big Bad Gina spans a myriad of genres and styles with knee buckling 3 part harmony and multi-instrumentalism. Big Bad Gina is the 2010 winner of “Best New Band” and nominated for Best Party Band in the Northwest Arkansas Music Awards. They have headlined regional festivals on the alternative spirituality circuit leaving their audiences exhilarated and asking for more.Their first CD release, “Amazon Warrior Princess” features 10 original tracks with songs written by each of the three band members and the title track is the 2009 Goddess Festival winning theme song. Big Bad Gina is: Jori Costello, Renée Janski, and Melodie Griffis. Jori Costello, singer/songbird, guitar groovin, percussion pounding Goddess. Renee Janski of UU choir fame, amazing Amazon arias and multi-faceted musicianship. And Melodie Griffis of U of A jazz combo talent with an Angelic Cameroon croon keeping it rockin on the bass and jazzin it up with her ultra fine guitar riffs ~ Add a slew of instruments, some kickin original tunes and select scintillating covers, and you have Big Bad Gina! an all womyn’s band based in Fayetteville, AR and ready to rock the region and nation with their award winning “Amazon Warrior Princess” Goddess Groove! It’s Folkin’ Rockin’!
Links to the websites of all of our performers and guests, along with our favorite vendors, are available on our links page.
Come meet, share & learn with your fellow Weekenders at
our
many workshops and rituals. Explore the forests of Pyrth Annwn and connect with the water sprites at the Strawberry River, attend a variety of classes and workshops OR, just
relax with your fellow pagans in a shaded grove, and browse the many
vendors shops on Artisan's Alley. Get caffeinated each morning at the
Wytche's Brew, where complimentary coffee, hot tea, hot chocolate and
more will be available to festival goers. Share ritual with us every
evening, as we blend our energies into the building of our community
&
come dance the main fire and celebrate pagan magick with the gods and
goddesses.
Vendors are welcome, and will not be charged any additional fees. We
just request that in lieu of a fee, each vendor donate two items of their
choice to the Weekend Raffle. Any vendor questions should be addressed
to Wytchehaven@earthlink.net. Vendors are also welcome to come in on
Thursday to pre-set their wares. General Registration opens May 1, 2011. The
festival begins at Noon on Friday, Oct. 7th and will end at 3pm
on
Monday, Oct. 10th. In the spirit of growing as a community, and getting to know your Weekend "neighbors," all attendees will be required to work one two-hour volunteer shift during the festival. This enables every Weekender to get out into our community, meet new people and have an active part in making our Weekends that much more special. Sign up options will be available on the registration form.
Attendees are asked to mark a first, second and third choice. Assignments will be made on a first-come, first-served basis, so get your registration form in early. Click here to review what each shift entails. Admission for adults is $45.00 if received by June 15th, $55.00 if
received by July 30th and $65.00 if received by August 30th, Teens
13-17 are $30.00 if received by June 15th, $40.00 if received by July 30th
and $50 if received by August 30th, and children 12 & under
are
FREE. Anyone 17 or under MUST be accompanied by their parent or legal
guardian. Ticket Packets including directions and additional information
will be mailed out to registered attendees on or around Sept. 5, 2011. Tickets will not be sold at the gate & you MUST pre-register for
this
event.. If you have difficulty downloading the registration form, e-mail us
at Wytchehaven@earthlink.net
For schedule information, click here.
Visit our blog!
