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The Gypsy Nomads

New York duo, The Gypsy Nomads, channel the spirit of the gypsy
sound, lacing it with a cabaret, celtic and neo-medieval flavor rooted in punk,
folk and the vineyards of southern France. The duo features bilingual
French-born British chanteuse Samantha Stephenson on vocals, percussion and
drums and songwriter and veteran of the punk scene Scott Helland on guitar,
drums, and guitar loops. Together Samantha and Scott create a compelling onstage
chemistry and their music is a lively and animated tribute to the free spirit
lifestyle and their flair for the theatrical makes them hypnotic to watch.
Dynamic and unpredictable, the Nomads take the audience on a spirited ride
through an array of styles from sultry and cheeky French/English songs to gypsy
celtic inspired instrumentals to pounding drums reminiscent of Taiko and
march-style choreography. Samantha's Siouxsie-esque vocals perfectly complement
Helland's guitar lines, which he layers with live looping. Their touring
schedule from east to west coast has had them clocking in over 175,000 miles on
the roads across the country and Canada over the past five years. Their fans
keep coming back for their high octane performance and underground hits like
Ogre Dance, Oh Gypsy, Caravan and Blacksmith which are all available on their
three most recent CDs. The end of 2009 sees the Nomads returning to the
recording studio for their next release.
http://www.thegypsynomads.com
http://www.itunes.com/thegypsynomads
http://www.myspace.com/thegypsynomads
http://www.myspace.com/gypsysamantha
http://www.youtube.com/thegypsynomads
Imakhu

Imakhu, the Renegade Wise Woman, is a career
visual/performing/literary artist who openly lives her life as a Nubian witch
out of the Broom Closet. Her uplifting Nu African pagan music blends eclectic
and traditional folk, Goth, and soulful soft rock. Her vocals, storytelling,
drumming, and folk guitar playing reflect her African and Native American roots.
Imakhu is also known to the world for her metaphysical podcast, NUBIA GODDESS
RISING (also found on iTunes), and as author of COWRIE BLESSINGS BOOK: NU
AFRAKAN WORDS OF WISDOM. She is Queen Mother and Elder High Priestess of a
Kemetic/Metaphysical shrine, Shona water priestess, a keeper of the sacred Wise
Woman (Rehu-t) traditions. Imakhu teaches the ancient metaphysical mysteries of
bellydance.
Imakhu uses her art and spirituality to build universal bridges of peace.
www.imakhu.com
www.truelivingwaters.org
http://queen_momma_imakhu.podomatic.com
Gretchen McMahon

This organic performer plays wicked sonic ambrosia, serving up tasty cuts
from a musical feast of jazz, rock, blues and Celtic. She moves seamlessly
from Celtic Harp and mandolin to electric guitar, demonstrating why she has
been called "The High Priestess Of Shred". Her voice dances from the smokey
to the lovely as she sings original songs with lyrics that range from the
witty to the achingly beautiful often honoring the Goddess and the
mystical. Gretchen makes this Beltane performance a family affair, as she
is joined by her husband Scott on bass and her son, Stephen, on percussion.
Catch the show and let your "Sexy Witch" out of the cage!
"Fire BLITZ"

Fire BLITZ is an eclectic group of firespinners who all began
their tutelage under the leader of the group, Jason. In our philosophy,
firespinning is not only an art form but a way to honor the gods we believe in
and pay homage to our ancestors. All of the members of "Fire BLITZ" use poi as
their medium while performing.
The members of "Fire BLITZ" have been spinning fire for a number
of years at festivals as well as our own back yards, streets, parking lots and
wherever we can as often as we can simply for the love of doing it. This will
be our first official invitation to perform at a festival. We hope you enjoy
it.
The spinning of Poi is an ancient Maori tradition from the land
of New Zealand, where way back when, men were the only ones allowed to speak
during tribal meetings. The women of the tribe however, would use poi to
communicate with the men during the sessions and express their views to their
counterparts.
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