Standing Stone & Garden Gate Podcast

Episode 20: Kaleidoscope pt2

Monday, 30 August 2010 03:16 | Written by Juniper |

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This episode is rated PG

Opening Segment
Juni and Bren discuss their personal highlights of the festival, and then launch into recordings made during the fest.

Bardic Segment

A wonderful song by Heather Dale, called "Troubador" from the album The Gabriel Hounds. This is off the record but it is one of the song performed during her concert at KG

http://heatherdale.com

Listen to a story by J.D. Hobbes: "The Blue Hippopotamus" from the album "The Bard's New Hat". This is one of the stories Hobbes told during the Bards Unleashed event at KG, though you will be listening to recording off his album (better sound quality and all that)

(Based on a story by Alice Kane and published in The Dreamer Awakes [Broadview Press, 1995]).

Storyteller J.D. Hobbes
http://shorteningtheroad.blogspot.com

Hobbes' album, "The Bard's New Hat"
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jdhickey

Ask Dr. Expert

We include the first half of a workshop presented by Ja Sonier and Brendan on fire-pit drumming followed by a few minutes of sound recording of the fire pit drumming and dancing at KG. So grab your drum and play along.

Bardic Segment

“What I Know” from Brendan's album, "The Island" which is one of the songs he performed during his concert at KG.
http://www.brendanmyers.net/wickedrabbit/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42:the-island&catid=6:other&Itemid=15

Ask Dr. Expert

Jordan Phoenix discusses the mead-making culture of KG, he is organizer of the mead tasting competition at KG and an excellent brewer himself.

Then hear a few words from Austin Lawrence, one of the two directors of the festival.

Web site for the festival:
http://www.kaleidoscope-gathering.ca/

And for the land, Raven's Knoll:
http://www.ravensknoll.ca/

Notes:

In between all of this, Bren & Juni also asked attendees to tell you guys what the festival means to them, and we've included their comments between segments here. Also are a few random recordings and observations Bren & Juni made throughout the festival.

It's not too late to get the KG experience for yourself! From 17th - 19th September, Raven's Knoll will host a Pagan harvest festival called "KornuKopia Gathering" (or KKG, for short). Here's the web site of the event for more information:
http://www.ravensknoll.ca/?p=kkg

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Episode 19: Kaleidoscope pt1

Friday, 20 August 2010 04:20 | Written by Juniper |

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Opening:

Opening music clip is “Diaspora”

Bren and Juni are thrilled to be home after Fest and tell you all about it. There’s some discussion about the difficulties of recording on a campground, Juni plots and plans for next year. Bren tells us the history of Kaleidoscope Gathering and Raven’s Knoll and where to find it, he enthuses about the work he and many others have done to make it possible.

Juniper is impressed at how well Raven’s Knoll handled the sheer amount of people on site.

Bren and Juni talk a little about the various workshops, concerts, rituals and such they were involved in or attended. Also about the difficulties and thought that goes into planning such events.

Bren goes on and on about community so much you expect him to cry … but he doesn’t.

Juni was happy to fire dance as it’s been a couple of years.

Tambourine styling played Juniper on her tambourine named Sassy.

http://www.kaleidoscope-gathering.ca/

http://www.ravensknoll.ca/

Bardic Segment:

We play you a song from Heather Dale’s album The Gabriel Hounds called “Fisherman’s Boy” which is one of the songs she played on stage at KG

http://www.heatherdale.com/

Ask Dr. Expert:

Bren gets a chance to interview Gavin and Yvonne Frost. They talk about teaching, controversy and the future of Paganism. You can hear the festival going on in the background!

http://www.wicca.org/

http://gavinandyvonne.blogspot.com/

Closing:

A special message.

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