Pagan artists share their strategies for rehearsal, recording and live performance–all the elements of musicianship for pagan music.
I am a traveling Bard and a student of Kaballah. It can get confusing, as I am in a constant state of reconciling my mundane and magical perspectives into an “it is all One” state of being. My musical and spiritual paths are not simply intertwined. I honestly cannot pry them apart. From creating, recording, …
Singing is Powerful. Not only is it fun and expressive it also has many health benefits. So, why don’t more of us sing on a regular basis? One of the things I hear most often from people when I mention that I am a singer/vocal coach is: “Oh, I would LOVE to be able to sing….but I …
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Ah, my fellow Creative Souls – and we are all Creatives, are we not? Do you feel side-tracked by a global pandemic? Has your quiet, inspirational source been drowned out by the drums of war? Have your bills and fears been piling up so high that you can no longer reach your guitar in the …
The last couple of years of COVID-19, social distancing, career pivots, and cancellations has been hard on live performers. Even career artists are feeling pretty rusty as they step back onto the stage. It’s a good time to remind ourselves of our strategies for showing up at our best as performers. Here are ten tips …
When we sing we pray twice. When we loop our voices we create a quantum choir of intentional & mesmerizing vibration for healing, ritual, and entertainment. Welcome to the magical mystical world of looping where you can conjure a pagan choir of enchantment with your voice & your FEET! That’s right. Your feet. The Musical Magic of Looping …
In a previous post, I wrote about the why zills are an excellent choice for pagan fire circles. Let’s dig in a little deeper. The simplest way to support the drum beat at a fire circle is to just emphasize the down beat. Sometimes I just want to make sure everyone hears the “one” and …
Recently my human Mom left her computer within bunny reach so I started skimming the Crow Women website, mostly to find pictures of bunnies. As I scrolled through, I stumbled upon a very interesting blog post by Alane Crowomyn called “Pagan Music Tips: Planning a Rehearsal Period.” When I read the post, I would have …
It’s the ultimate dilemma. There you are at the fire circle, the fire beckoning. Your hips are shaking, toes tapping, you want to dance!!! But the rhythms are calling you. Do you join the drummers, keeping the heartbeat of the festival alive? Or do you answer the call of the fire and give your body …
Right now, the Crow Women are practicing for our concert at Covenant of the Goddess‘ annual meeting. The weekend gathering is called Merry Meet, and includes Grand Council, where COG’s witchy business is conducted. We’ll be the featured band in the Saturday night entertainment, where the delegates can relax and enjoy themselves after a full …
As witches, many of us use magickal tools of some sort. From the practical everyday tools of a kitchen witch, to the arcane and complicated tools of high magick, there are a wide variety of tools available to help support a witch’s magickal workings. There is one tool that, in my mind, stands out from …
