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Midwinter Magic: World Folk Jam on the Winter Solstice
"Only in silence the word,
Only in dark the light,
Only in dying life:
Bright the hawk's flight
On the empty sky."
~ Ursula Le Guin
The Creation of Éa
The Winter Solstice, shortest day and longest night, has been celebrated since ancient times in many ways around the world.
At this gathering we honor diverse traditions of ritual, reverence, reverie and revelry.
“I wish I could show you,
when you are lonely or in darkness,
the Astonishing Light
of your own Being!” ~ Hafez
THREE STAGES OF
MUSIC, DANCE, POETRY & CEREMONY:
SANCTUARY
7:30 PM True Life Trio (Eastern European Solstice)
9:00 PM Teokalli Aztec Dance (Panquetzaliztli - Aztec Solstice)
9:30 PM Singing the Bones with Miriam Peretz (Persian Solstice)
10:45 PM Barron Scott Levkoff (Saturnalia Coronation - Roman Solstice)
11:00 PM Soriah (Avant-Shamanic Throat Singing)
12:30 PM Oshan Anand (Solstice Poetry)
12:45 AM TBA (Pancha Ganapati - Indian Solstice)
CHAPEL
7:00 PM Pagan Interest Circle (Pagan Solstice)
9:00 PM Lama Mike Crowley (Tibetan Buddhist/Welsh Druidic Solstice)
9:45 PM Dalyte Kodzis & Rolad Sayn (Koledy - Polish Solstice)
10:30 PM Paul C Wang (Dongzhi - Chinese Solstice)
11:15 PM Aaron Mayer (Jewish Solstice)
12:00 AM Triángulo (Latin American Solstice)
1:00 AM Amre Leon Dana (Oklahoma Solstice)
STARR KING ROOM
8:00 PM Arula (Folktronica DJ)
10:00 PM Orchestra Gold (West African Psychedelic Rock)
12:00 AM AguaMayyim (Folktronica DJ)
FIRESIDE ROOM
World Folk Acoustic Jam
LOW-INCOME MUSICIANS apply for FREE TICKETS to participate in the jams.
Nature Dreamweaver (Solstice Nature Altars)
Pancha Ganapati Altar (Hindu Solstice)
Shab-e-Yalda Altar (Persian Solstice)
Saturnalia Throne (Roman Solstice)
Free Gourmet Tea Service by Tea Tribe
FOR PURCHASE
Healthy Food
Non-Alcoholic Drinks & Elixirs
Coat Check
Vendors
WHAT TO BRING
Your open mind, kind heart, and playful spirit.
Beautiful gifts to share! Gift-giving is common to many solstice traditions.
Fruit and nuts for the Shab-e Yalda altar.
Offerings to place on the Solstice altars.
Musical Instruments for the Acoustic Folk Jams.
DRESS UP IDEAS
Sun deity, the Sun, the moon, stars, the night sky.
Natural materials, evergreen branches, laurel, ivy, & mistletoe.
Gnomes, sprites, fairies, nymphs, and elves.
Pileus hat - a conical felt cap traditionally worn during Saturnalia.
SOLSTICE OFFERING
Do you have a traditional Winter Solstice performance, ritual, art, or experience for this event? If so, please contact us here.
ARTIST BIOS
Soriah (Avant-Shamanic Throat Singing)
“The Tuvan throat singing phenomenon that is SORIAH will take you to that holy place whenever you lend an ear to his music.” – David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, Night Crickets)
Soriah is the stage persona of Enrique Ugalde, an internationally-acclaimed throat singer and ritual artist who generates experimental soundscapes where ancient traditions are revealed through the lens of modern experience. Birthed in one of the most historically isolated locations on the planet, Tuvan throat singing is a musical sound like no other. Mysterious, primordial and awash in a deeply visceral drone, it invokes the full range of the natural world – from deep mountain roots to the whistle of birds in flight. Soriah weaves Tuvan throat singing, pre-Columbian sounds, classical Indian raga, and modern Western styles, looping and processing his voice and traditional instruments into lush sonic tapestries. His lyrics are often written in Nahuatl (Mexica/Aztec) or Tuvan, preserving and expressing cultural mysteries with reverence and wonder.
Orchestra Gold (Mali, West Africa)
It’s 1976 and you just stepped inside a smokey club in Bamako, Mali. The air is thick with the gritty analog sounds of funky folkloric music, psychedelic guitar swirling with jazzy horns and hypnotic bass. As the crowd shakes their bell bottoms to the infectious grooves, the singer commands the stage with her soulful vocals and dance moves that give James Brown a run for his money. This is the vibe that Oakland’s own Orchestra Gold creates in their live shows as well as their recordings.
AguaMayyim
AguaMayyim is a collaborative music project between Rose and Franky Garcia, born out of their deep love and mutual passion for the healing power of sound. Together they DJ, lead breath work and sound healing gatherings, and produce EDM & ecstatic dance events in Santa Cruz, CA.
True Life Trio (Balkan Solstice)
True Life Trio’s music is an elixir of ancient traditional songs made new. In rich 3-part vocal harmony, they will enchant you with ritual winter caroling and spiritual songs (koljadki and shchedrivki) from Ukraine, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria, weaving nature, pagan and religious themes for this darkest of nights.
Arula (Folktronica)
Arula is a singer-songwriter, electronic music producer, DJ, & sound healing facilitator. She views music & movement as sacred expressions of a universal language; a language that unites and empowers people from all backgrounds. As a musician and movement
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