WOODLAND
Woodland is an original mythic ensemble featuring the songwriting and poetic harmonies of Kelly and Emilio Miller-Lopez. Woodland has enchanted audiences throughout the US and Europe with a unique blend of original and traditional melodies woven with ornate and meaningful bardic poetry. Woodland’s debut album Twilight is a musical exploration of the realm of Faerie. Kelly Miller-Lopez on the harp, flutes, percussion and lead vocals. Principle songwriter Emilio Miller-Lopez featured on guitar and harmony vocals. Fiddler Kimmy Smith enhances the melodic power of the group. Woodland’s powerful rhythm section includes bassist and didgeridoo player Donald Brodsky and drummer and percussionist Rountree. Woodland is working on their new album, entitled Seasons in Elfland,
to be released in two parts over the next two years. woodlandmusic.net
MP3s
Rose-Red(The Moon’s Daughter)
The Dragon. This and many other clips mentioned may be heard at faerieworlds.com/bands
Scott Huckabay
Scott Huckabay is a brilliant guitarist whose groundbreaking style incorporates elements of Rock, Blues, Jazz and Fusion. His mastery of the fretboard of his acoustic guitar is fantastic. Behind the explosive dynamics and pulsating rhythm of Scott Huckabay’s alchemical guitar work lies an inspiring story of healing and recovery that is perhaps, more powerful than the music itself.
Scott Huckabay’s crafts acoustic-trance and other-worldly soundscapes. With bare feet, pounding a mesmerizing heartbeat he dances in a circle, shaking his guitar like a shaman shaking his medicine rattle, and leads us on a mesmerizing journey. Huckabay layers trance like acoustic rhythms and percussive textures into a rich, holistic union. He dabs from an extensive sonic palette, incorporating lush modal voicings, two-hand tapping, harmonics, helixing rhythms and percussive ankle-bell foot percussion, Angular harmonics and fluid tapping add color to the melodic contours of “Spirit Wind”.
Website: http://www.myspace.com/scotthuckabay
Music samples include Secret Portal and Luminosity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nkHvP3xcr4
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EL8oV-KBljY
Dolphin Love Bliss: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eahh7S45jwk
TRILLIAN GREEN
For years, Trillian Green dazzled audiences with their raw acoustic psycho-tantric dance music. The trio is comprised of Christine Gunn on cello, Ben Klein on flute, and Jarrod Kaplan on percussion
TELESMA lending ancient and modern instrumentation and spirit, Baltimore-based Telesma bridges the gap between primal and futuristic, setting itself apart from other bands in the music scene with their intoxicating sound and extra-ordinary live performances.
Telesma’s unique sound is driven by the primal voices of the didgeridoo (one of the oldest instruments in the world), the kubing (bamboo mouth harp), tribal drums and percussion, and voice. These elements are fused with modern instruments including keyboards, guitar, bass, theremin, samplers, modern drums, and the unique homemade “manDrum” to create a trance-like pulse not unlike that heard in modern electronic dance music.
Video
Live performance with the Indra Lazul Bellydancers, All eclectic band mixes elements of rock, electronica, world beat, tribal rhythms, aboriginal as well as acoustic and electronic instruments, and positive energy. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7AjRFFvx7wc
ESTAMPIE 
The celebrated German band ESTAMPIE (named after a medieval dance and musical form) was founded in 1985 by Sigrid “Syrah” Hausen, Michael Popp and Ernst Schwindl. Their music can be described as “medieval”, though they are also working with elements of Pop and World Music. Estampie is internationally known for using ancient instruments without electronic amplification. A compilation CD celebrating their 20 year career was released in September by Dancing Ferret Discs.
estampie.de
myspace.com/estampie
MP3s
Disse and Mi Owe
War Sint Verswunden
BluoemenRot
Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpc5L3tF7aM
Estampie “Floret Silva”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j63CoxdpoKo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ7P8dqIAEo
ZILLA
Zilla is a Colorado based trio of musicians with the live experience in mind. An improvised experience, each Zilla concert proves to be a completely new occurrence, with even the band members having no idea where the music will take them night after night.
Relying on their uncanny ability to listen and incorporate their individual talents into a group featuring live electronic dance music, Zilla is sweeping the country by storm with their rare breed of beats, bass and uncontrollable musical fury making each performance exactly what live music is all about: spontaneity, grooves, and a damn good dance party. Forming in Boulder, CO, Zilla began as a quintet before changing to it’s current three man roster comprised of Michael Travis of String Cheese Incident fame, Aaron Holstein, and Jamie Janover. Zilla premiers at Faerieworlds Saturday August 2nd on Bad Faeries Night! http://www.zillamusic.com/
MP3s
Rumpelstiltskin, Portions and Joists available on their website
http://www.zillamusic.com/video/WickerPilots.html
Video http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=x_XzH1hQHUQ
QNTL
QNTAL presents a melding of traditional music with contemporary electronica, creating music of beauty, emotional power and depth. With the soaring vocals of Syrah at the center supported by the accomplished musicianship of founder Michael Popp and Phillipp Groth, QNTAL explores classic, poetic and mythic themes of love, beauty, mystery and wonder.
Their latest album is “Silver Swan”. QNTL is popular in Europe and has an expanding US fan base.
qntal.de
myspace.com/qntal
MP3s
ESTAMPIE The celebrated German band ESTAMPIE (named after a medieval dance and musical form) was founded in 1985 by Sigrid “Syrah” Hausen, Michael Popp and Ernst Schwindl. The group can be described as “medieval”, though they are also working with elements of Pop and World Music. Estampie is known for using ancient instruments without electronic amplification. A compilation CD celebrating their 20 year career was released in September by Dancing Ferret Discs.
Websites: estampie.de
myspace.com/estampie
MP3s
Disse Mi, Owe War Sint Verswunden and BluoemenRot
Video http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ7P8dqIAEo
Louisa John-Krol
Brian Froud’s new video based on art from his latest book, World of Faerie features music by Australian artist, Lousia John-Krol. Premiered during the 2007 Faerieworlds and FaerieCon events. Brian and Toby Froud have created a mesmerizing musical and visual experience. The MUSE music is by Australian artist Louisa John-Krol from her magical CD, APPLE PENTACLE on Prikosnovenie
Video http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ahBe3Znj8lY
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