Druid Sisters Tea Party
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Tribal grooves with Celtic fiddle-Jungle Gypsy grooves with Witchy World Trance Dance vocals! The Sisters take you to the magical moonlit woods to dance all night ‘round the Redwoods!
PRESS & RADIO QUOTES:
“A FESTIVE BLEND OF HAUNTING VOCALS AND BONE SHAKING RHYTHMS”
“A TRIBAL JOURNEY TO CELTIC LANDS WHERE MYSTIC DRUIDS OF OLD DANCE WITH WITCHES! RITUAL DANCING WITH SPELL BINDING VOCALS, VERY COMPELLING!” .Celtic Quilt, KRVM
“NO SHRINKING VIOLETS, THE DRUID SISTERS TEA PARTY POURS FORTH A MIGHTY
STREAM OF MIDEASTERNCELTOFUNKY, TUNEFULLY TRANCY TOETAPPERS. BEWITCHING… THESE GRRRLS GO OVARIES-OUT TO GET THE CROWD UP & DANCING!" ……Latenight Liz, KMFB
Claudia Paige, drummer, percussionist, chants
Claudia has had the great opportunity, at a young age, of playing drums with bands from JEFFERSON STARSHIP, GRATEFUL DEAD, THE BYRD’S to STEELY DAN. Claudia recently toured with LINDA PERRY of the 4-NON BLONDES, (of PINK, CHRISTINA AGUILERA), as well as having played with JERRY GARCIA, THE GRATEFUL DEAD, BONNIE RAITT, RAY WHITE-FRANK ZAPPA, GENE PARSONS, BEN ATKINS-MICHEAL JACKSON, TITO PUENTE, NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN (ARETHA FRANKLIN) BRUCE BARTHOL-COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH & BENNY RIETVELD (Bass player for Santana). Claudia has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, performing in 47 states and over 11 countries, including the UNITED NATIONS!
Major Festivals include; Playboy Jazz Festival, Hollywood Bowl, LA & Laguna Seca Day’s Music Festival, Monterey with ANI DEFRANCO, JOAN OSBORN, BEN HARPER, BOB WEIR/World Expo Fair, Vancouver, Canada/Whole Earth Fair, Davis, Calif. with PAPA WEMBE, BOZ SCAGGS, ELVIN BISHOP/Monterey Jazz Festival with SPYRO GYRA & THE YELLOWJACKETS/Blues by the Bay, SF, with B.B. KING & JOHN LEE HOOKER and shared stage with ZAP MAMA, GEORGE CLINTON, NATALIE– MERCHANT, GREEN DAY, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY, FAITH NO MORE, 10,000 MANIACS, CHRIS ISAAK, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY, THE GOGOS, and more. Claudia's one of a kind drumming brings an eclectic world rhythm style, Shamanic tribal trance grooves and a funky African/rock to the music. Claudia takes you on a high tribal journey of grooves to make anyone want to dance!
Cyoakha Grace- voice / keys / harmonium
Cyo comes into DRUIDS from her band, LAND OF THE BLIND, "Electronic Shamanic" international touring project with six CD’s, 2 which won her 2 Young Composers awards from A.S.C.A.P., NY.. Blind plays all the major alt fests; an OREGON COUNTRY FAIR favorite , performing for thousands at BURNING MAN, to the ADELAIDE FRINGE FESTIVAL '06, Australia (only 2 American acts chosen world-wide). Ground-breaking Blind (members of SANTANA, DAN REED NETWORK, & THE HARRY PARTCH ENSEMBLE) mixes World, Tribal, & Trance ala DEAD CAN DANCE. Also lead singer for SF’s World-Prog Rock Orchestra, AZIGZA, touring internationally (4 years) & recording 2 critically acclaimed CDs, where her amazing 4 octave voice & wild stage presence won her more awards- BEST OVERALL PERFORMER & BEST VOCALIST, at INT’L PROG FESTIVAL, N. Carolina! Cyo also sits in with SF's favorite avant innovators, BIG CITY ORCHESTRA, recently opening for THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS. She is featured on 2-CD compilation "Women Bring Back The Noise" with avant female composers world-wide. She’s shared stage with PATTI SMYTH, JEFFERSON STARSHIP, SKY CRIES MARY, CRITTERS BUGGIN', TRILLIAN GREEN, CHEMICAL BROTHERS, SCOTT HUCKABAY, LOST AT LAST, & international bands: WENDY RULE, SHOOGLENIFTY, ANKH, THE NECKS, & SARS. She composed the full length movie soundtrack for H.P. LOVECRAFT's novel Dream-Quest, & composes for indie movies & tv. Cyo is the haunting witchy TRANCE in the DRUID DANCE!
Jan Martinelli – bass
Jan brings the DRUIDS styles from around the world; African, Middle Eastern, Afro-Cuban, Latin, Indian & funk. Jan has over 20 recordings to her credit with many major projects. She’s worked with TERRI GARTHWAITE, LARRY LYNCH, HOLLY NEAR, THE BLAZING REDHEADS, MARY WATKINS, ROBIN FLOWER, ADRIANA MORENO, MUTAMA & more. She’s shared stage with MANHATTAN TRANSFER, PONCHO SANCHEZ, JOE LAVANO & played at MONTEREY JAZZ FEST, BARBADOS MUSIC FEST, ASPEN JAZZ FEST & THE SMITHSONIAN. She is an original member of WILD MANGO, a 7 piece world music touring ensemble with multiple releases. Jan adds the Funk-a delic big fat bottom to the DRUID DANCE!
Kathy Buys- Irish fiddle
Kathy’s played violin for 32 years from the SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA to the STOCKTON SYMPHONY, in the rock band SANDPIT, Irish trio BRACKEN plus her solo Celtic fiddle work. Kathy brings out all the Leprechauns a’ jigging in the woods with her wild fast playing style, traditional jigs & reels gone DRUID CRAZY!
Krystov Battista- didgeridoo- joins Druid’s from Land of the Blind; he’s also showcased on “Didj Planet 3”. Krystov brings the hypnotic trance groove to the Sisters.
Myra Joy- Cello- Myra has performed with The Black Brothers and Hans York, and has collaborated with Kitka, Melanie O’Reilly and Aisling. Past credits include the Walter Thompson Sound Painting Orchestra in New York, Djerdan folk ensemble, MERCH, and the pickPocket Ensemble as well as chamber ensembles and the orchestra at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She has participated in masterclasses and festivals with cellists such as Stephen Geber, Richard Aaron, Nathaniel Rosen, and Peter Reijto, and studied privately with Debbie Tandoc, Peter Gelfand, Page Smith, Andor Toth, and Jean-Michel Fonteneau. Myra brings the wild gypsy sounding cello to the Druid Sisters.
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