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LIVE IN THE GRAND BALLROOM OF THE HUNT VALLEY MARRIOT ON NOVEMBER 6TH
The Good Faeries Masquerade Ball returns to the East Coast, with performances by world-renown musicans and performers.
Emerging from the misty old-growth forests of America's Pacific northwest, Woodland is a mythic music ensemble featuring the original songwriting and poetic harmonies of Emilio and Kelly Miller-Lopez. For more than 9 years Woodland has been enchanting audiences throughout the US and Europe with a unique blend of original and traditional melodies woven with meaningful bardic poetry.Woodland has been working with Imaginsos and UK artists Brian and Wendy Froud for the past decade, creating immersive events and festivals and masquerades across America.
Woodland's music features a variety of folk and electric instrumentation combined with the sensibilities of an American improvisational festival rock band. Lead vocalist Kelly Miller-Lopez is featured on the harp, flutes, percussion, and chief songwriter Emilio Miller-Lopez is featured on guitar and harmony vocals. Fiddler Kimmy Smith brings traditional reel and jig arrangements to the repertoire, while enhancing the counterpoint melodic tonality of the groups original compositions. Woodland also features an electric rhythm section comprised of bassist and didjeridu player Donald Brodsky and drummer/percussionst Jarrod Kaplan (of Cirque Du Soleil and Trillian Green fame). Woodland's set will also feature guest appearances by Priscilla Hernandez and Hector Corcin of Barcelona, Spain.
Woodland concerts are "immersive" live experiences, which feature the bands enchanting mix of live improvisation and ornate song structure, performed for a devoted fanbase who arrive at their shows dressed in full faerie regalia. Woodland's self-produced masquerades and Faerieworlds events have been hugely successful for five years, with attendance between 500-12,000 per event. Woodland has performed and headlined at events including The Labyrinth Masquerade in Los Angeles, An Evening in Elfland in Glastonbury UK, Earthdance near San Francisco, The Witches Ball in London, The Oregon Country Fair, The Fairy Ball in Cornwall, England, The Good Faeries / Bad Faeries Masquerades on both coasts, FaerieCon in Philadelphia and the Faerieworlds festivals in Sedona, Santa Fe, Los Angeles and Oregon.
The band has shared the stage at events with world-renowned artists including Qntal, Solas, Johnny Cunningham, Priscilla Hernandez, Susan McKeown, Trillian Green, Rasputina, Brother, Casey Neill, Phil Cunningham, Kevin Burke and more. Woodland's festivals, concerts and faerie masquerades often coincide with seasonal celebrations such as solstices, equinoxes and full moons, adding to the intention and experience of the groups live music. For more visit http://www.woodlandmusic.net
Woodland will perform at the Good Faeries
Ball at FaerieCon 2009.
For more on the band visit woodlandmusic.net
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TRILLIAN GREEN
For years, Trillian Green dazzled audiences with their raw acoustic tribal dance music. The trio is comprised of Christine Gunn on cello, Ben Klein on flute, and Jarrod Kaplan on percussion Founded on the wooded trails of the Oregon Country Fair in the early 90's, Trillian Green is known for their ability to inspire audiences to get up and stomp wildly to their energized celto-tribal acoustic sounds.
Trillian Green returns to the Good Faeries Ball in Baltimore, Maryland on Friday November 6th.
For more on Trillian Green visit: www.omnivine.com/trillian.html
"The cello, flute, and percussion danced across the stage lit by three candelabras... The flute was given new dimension and depth with the undertones of the cello... Add the percussion, and you get a musical ensemble that’s skill is only surpassed by their enthusiasm. If I had to pick one word to describe the entire evening, it would be fervor."
The University Reporter
- Julie Darnell
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