Spiral Rhythm ~ 28 Pagan Musicians In 28 Days Series 2012

Posted on February 20, 2012 by
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While Spiral Rhythm’s albums are wonderful, this is another group that is best experienced live at one of their concerts.  It is really quite a deeply moving experience inspiring most people to rise up on their feet and dance to music with a tribal beat with a gospel flavor.  When I saw them in concert, they also had Kira dancing several songs and she is mesmerizing and extremely talented. Spiral Rhythm began as a group of friends singing around bonfires in the Atlanta, Georga and Asheville, North Carolina areas. Over the next ten years, they developed their unique sound complete with … Continue reading →

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Paul Giovanni ~ 28 Pagan Musicians in 28 Days Series 2012

Posted on February 19, 2012 by
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Who could ever forget the famous Willow’s Song by the temptress in The Wickerman?  Or the Maypole dance?  Or the fertility fire dance?  The movie helped bring paganism back out of the living room and into nature where it belongs. One of the most influential and popular films in the Pagan and Wiccan Community is the 1973 The Wicker Man movie.  Both the movie and Paul Giovanni are an important part of our pagan cultural history and have had a strong following in the Community through the present day.  It is worthwhile to take the time to watch and read interviews … Continue reading →

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Blackmore’s Night ~ 28 Pagan Musicians in 28 Days Series 2012

Posted on February 19, 2012 by
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When asking around about favorite pagan musicians, Ritchie Blackmore and Blackmore’s Night are always mentioned.  They incorporate reinassance music with rock and give celtic music a modern and fresh flavor that is truly inspiring. Ritchie Blackmore brought an amazing amount of experience to the band.  From 1968 to 1975, Ritchie Blackmore was with the rock band Deep Purple (including the release of the popular song ”Smoke on the Water“).  In 1975, he left Deep Purple and pursued other ventures, including being nominated for a Grammy for his soulful instrumental “Anybody There” in 1983.  In 1996, he forms Blackmore’s Night and begins to record his acoustic … Continue reading →

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Lady Isadora ~ 28 Pagan Musicians in 28 Days Series 2012

Posted on February 17, 2012 by
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Lady Isadora wears many hats in addition to the black conical one.  As well as being one of the early founders of the Witch and Pagan musical genre, she is also a witch priestess, ritual artist, singer-songwriter, guitarist, arranger, and producer.  Isadora is a longtime clergywoman of the Craft with legal ministerial status, a trustee of the Universal Federation of Pagans, a member of ASCAP and the international Fellowship of Isis, and has been a biographee in The World Who’s Who of Women. Isadora is also the co-founder of the Black Witch-Hat Society and her website indicates “In the early 1970s, she … Continue reading →

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Inkubus Sukkubus ~ 28 Pagan Musicians in 28 Days Series 2012

Posted on February 16, 2012 by
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Inkubus Sukkubus is often described as British goth and is actually one of the first bands to have been labeled as a “pagan rock” band. Yet, over the years they have developed their own distinctive style which diverged from the earlier folk style pagan music of other artists while still maintaining pagan themes and a Celtic flavor. As such, they became and have continued to be extremely popular in the Pagan and Wiccan Community over the year. The band formed in the summer of 1989 when Tony McKormack, Candia Ridley and Adam Henderson met at college studying graphic design. They shared an interest in paganism, witchcraft and vampirism … Continue reading →

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