Tales of a Technogypsie

The Saturday March 17, 2012 St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade in Dublin, Ireland. Video clips of various Steampunk themed art and floats presented in the Parade.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 – the night before the burning of the regional effigy’s (all 21 – largest planned controlled burn on the planet outside of war) our CORE group – Ireland – got together for a small party and Irish jam session as our effigy – the Celtic Dragon to wish her farewell into [...]

“Whiskey in the Jar” Wednesday, August 31, 2011 – the night before the burning of the regional effigy’s (all 21 – largest planned controlled burn on the planet outside of war) our CORE group – Ireland – got together for a small party and Irish jam session as our effigy – the Celtic Dragon to [...]

Faun @ Faerieworlds 2010, Day 2 & Finale* Faerieworlds 2010 * Sunday, 1 August 2010 * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon * The pleasure of the German band “Faun” taking the afternoon stage for the final day of Faerieworlds 2010. The weather was perfect, sunny, and warm – the green was littered with faeries old and [...]

Faun * Performance on Saturday, 31 July 2010 * Faerieworlds 2010 * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon *One of my longest running favorite bands that I’ve had the pleasure of seeing live in Worms Germany (2009) as well as their North American premiere at Faerieworlds in 2009. I was introduced to them from a DJ Ferret [...]

Gypsy Nomads* Performance at Faerieworlds 2010 * Saturday, 31 July 2010 * Faerieworlds * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon * http://www.thegypsynomads.com/ * On to the stage at Faerieworlds all the way from New York came a duo of Gypsy Nomads who shook the stage with a mix of cabaret, celtic, and neo-medieval flavored music meshed with [...]

Woodland* http://www.woodlandmusic.net/ * Eugene, Oregon * Performance Friday 30 July 2010 at Faerieworlds * The amazing inspiration and co-creators behind the world-famous Faerieworlds festival, the Band Woodland has weaved a living myth in the Pacific Northwest. Straight out of a faerie tale, Woodland brings together enchanting rhythmns, otherworldly music, inspirational lyrics, and mesmerizing ambiance. They [...]

Tricky Pixie * http://www.trickypixie.com/ * performance at Faerieworlds: Day 1 * July 01, 2010 * from 3:00-4:00 pm on the main stage * One of the Pacific Northwest’s most whimsical and mischievious of musical trios that bring comedy and mayhem to Faerieworlds every year. They were birthed from the very root of Faerieworlds. The Guitarist [...]

Bad Faeries Masquerade Ball – Faerieworlds Winter Celebration 2010 Faerieworlds Winter 2010 * McDonald Theater * Eugene, Oregon * January 30, 2010 * 7:30-12:30 * An amazing night following the Good Faeries Night at the 2010 Winter Celebration of Faerieworlds was the notorious “Bad Faeries Night”. For this celebration, it was by far my favorite [...]

Woodland * Performance 1/29/2010 * Faerieworlds WInter 2010 Celebration * Good Faeries Masquerade * McDonald Theater * Eugene, Oregon * One of my favorite Pagan/Faerie bands, Woodland is the mover/shakers behind the phenomena that is Faerieworlds. Highlighting the first night of the Good Faeries Masquerade Ball at the McDonald Theater that was part of Faerieworlds [...]

Good Faeries Masquerade Ball Good Faeries Masquerade Ball * January 29th, 2010 * McDonald Theater * Faerieworlds Winter 2010 * Eugene, Oregon * Blossomed forth from the infamously successful Summer Faerie Festival extravaganza … Faerieworlds … comes a rather new evolution of their festival – The Winter Celebration. Hosted indoors similar to a “Con” rather [...]

Faun Faun – Day 3 @ FaerieworldsFaerieworlds * August 2, 2009 * 7-8:45 pm * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon * Somehow I didn’t come to expect that I’d be blessed and lucky enough to see my favorite band twice at this festival. This time, for the finale for Faerieworlds, they played in the daylight as [...]

Woodland* http://www.woodlandmusic.net/ * performance at Faerieworlds: Day 3 * July 31, 2009 * Main stage *Another amazing performance of Woodland at their home fest. I much more enjoyed this performance than friday’s … not sure why, but amazed and enchanted on both days. To have them open for Faun and to transition the amazing performances [...]

Faun Faun – Day 2 @ FaerieworldsFaerieworlds * August 1, 2009 * 9:30 pm – 11 pm * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon * My current most favorite band remained ever-so-more my favorite after their amazing concert on the night of Saturday August 1st, 2009 during their premiere North American performance at Faerieworlds 2009. I have [...]

Louisa John-Krohl – Day 2 @ FaerieworldsFaerieworlds * August 1, 2009 * 7:45 – 8:45 pm * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon * www.louisajohnkrol.com – Myspace: www.myspace.com/louisajohnkrol * Faerie tales and mythic stories in poetic song in a faerie folk-Celtic influence and style in her presentation. Louisa John-Krol, came as a guest from Australia to the [...]

Tricky Pixie Tricky Pixie – Day 2 @ Faerieworlds* http://www.trickypixie.com/ * performance at Faerieworlds * August 1, 2009 * 1 – 2 pm on the main stage * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon * Tricky Pixie is an amazing Faerie trio that came to be because of Faerieworlds. S.J. Tucker (guitar/vocals), Alexander James Adams (fiddle/mandolin/bodhran), and [...]

Faerieworlds 2009http://www.faerieworlds.com * http://www.myspace.com/faerieworlds * July 31st – August 2, 2009 * Mt. Pisgah Arboretum * 34901 Frank Parrish Road * Eugene, OR 97405 * Just off I-5, exit 189 Each year towards the close of summer arrives and opens a gateway between the worlds allowing mortals and faeries to dance and frolick together. One [...]

Faerieworlds Greeters Faerieworlds Day 1: Good Faeries Day : Faerieworlds 2009: July 31st, 2009 www.faerieworlds.com We arrived late morning in enough time to register and set up camp before the larger crowds came rambling in, though there were already a plethera of attendees. The gates to the realms was opened at 2 pm. The Main [...]

Woodland with Adam Hurst and Louisa John-Krol* http://www.woodlandmusic.net/ * performance at Faerieworlds: Day 1 * July 31, 2009 * from 9:30-11 pm on the main stage *The kindred spirits of Faerieworlds in their amazing band named “Woodland” whom supernaturally crafts Celtic-inspired Faerie/Pagan trance-rock. Woodland was also founded by Faerieworlds producers/founders Kelly and Emilio Miller-Lopez. Woodland [...]

Beats Antique with Zoe Jakes* http://www.beatsantique.com/ * myspace.com/beatsantique * zoebellydance.com * theindigo.net * performance at Faerieworlds: Day 1 * July 31, 2009 * from 7:30-8:45 pm on the main stage * One of my new favorites … Beats Antique with Zoe Jakes … what an incredible display of style, grace, tribal fusion, beats, and sheer [...]

Bone Poets Orchestra (formerly known as Gaia Consort) * http://gaiaconsort.com/ * performance at Faerieworlds: Day 1 * July 31, 2009 * from 5:45-6:45 pm on the main stage * One of my all-time favorite Pagan bands I’ve seen throughout the years from Pagan Spirit Gathering, Faerieworlds, and various local festivals in their home area of [...]

Tricky Pixie * http://www.trickypixie.com/ * performance at Faerieworlds: Day 1 * July 31, 2009 * from 4:15-5:00 pm on the main stage * Tricky Pixie is an amazing Faerie trio that came to be because of Faerieworlds. S.J. Tucker (guitar/vocals), Alexander James Adams (fiddle/mandolin/bodhran), and Betsy Tinney (cello/bodhran) formed their musical triad at Faerieworlds 2006. [...]

Wicker Menhttp://www.myspace.com/wickermen * http://tribes.tribe.net/thewickermen * performance at Faerieworlds: Day 1 * July 31, 2009 * from 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm on the main stage * A very talented band from California that bills themselves as “Gypsy Druid Folk Rock Voodoo” are a Pagan band who spins forth earth-based rhythmn that comes from deep within. [...]

Gypsy Nomads * http://www.thegypsynomads.com/ * From the heart of New York came the Gypsy Nomads blending cabaret, celtic and neo-medieval flavors rooted in folk, punk, and as they relish in their bio’s “the vineyards of southern France and the spirit of gypsy sound”. Simply amazing. Extremely rhythmic. The duo consist of Samantha Stephenson who through [...]

Boulder SolFest 2009 http://www.bouldersolfest.com/ * SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2009 * Double Rainbow Ranch * 6541 N 63rd St, Niwot, Colorado * 4-11pm, $12 * This year I decided to try out the Boulder SolFest at the Double Rainbow Ranch. At first, arriving into someone’s backyard with only a few people around shortly after gates opened [...]

Volcano Burn at Apogaea 2009 Apogaea 2009http://www.apogaea.com Happy Ass Ranch, Lake George, Colorado * Annually each June * Colorado’s Regional Burn * Every year the local Colorado Burner community puts together a regional burn in central eastern Colorado called “Apogaea”. An amazing festival of arts, sustainability, and community with leave-no-trace green thumbs on a wild [...]

2nd Annual Colorado Beltania Festival: Day 2 and 3 www.beltanefestival.com * Parrish Ranch * Outside of Fort Collins, Colorado * Living Earth aka Highlands Ranch Pagan Meetup * Friday-Sunday, May 8-10, 2009 “Living Earth” which is formerly known as “Highlands Ranch Pagan Meetup” has begun to host an annual celebration of the Pagan Sabbat of [...]

Trolls et Legendes Festival 2009 – Day 2 – Concerts Lotto Mons Expo * Avenue Thomas Edison – 7000 Mons – Belgium * http://www.trolls-et-legendes.be/2009/index-en.htm Knowing its a shame that I could only attend 2 of the 3 nights of concerts, I was in extreme excitement about tonight’s line-up with the chance to see my second [...]

Louisa John-Krol (from Australia) * Live Saturday, April 11th, 2009 – Trolls et Legendes Festival – Mons, Belgium *www.louisajohnkrol.com – Myspace: www.myspace.com/louisajohnkrol Faerie tales and mythic stories in poetic song in a faerie folk-Celtic influence and style in her presentation. Louisa John-Krol, came to Trolls et Legendes festival on the 11th of April from Australia, [...]

Daemonia Nymphe (from Greece) * Live Saturday, April 11th, 2009 – Trolls et Legendes Festival – Mons, Belgium *www.myspace.com/daemonianymphe Mystical and Mythic masterpiece of Greek theater and music, this spectacular band brings one back to the times of Greece and deep ritual. Masked and ritualistic, the audience was noticeably transformed by these artists during the [...]