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Welcome to Woodland’s SECRETS TOLD Kickstarter
For the last two years we have been writing and developing a new conceptual album called SECRETS TOLD, which is a musical exploration of the myths, lore and legends of the ancient world. Now in the final months of production, we invite you to share in the climax of our creative and spiritual journey as we prepare to release the latest album this Summer at Faerieworlds. The album is a rich, poetic tapestry that includes 13 tracks of original music featuring instruments from around the world including harp, hurdy gurdy, overtone flutes, cello, six and twelve string guitars, violin, bouzouki and a variety of drums and percussion instruments. Thanks to you, our Woodland community, the album will be an “independent” release, with Woodland retaining full creative control of the music and art, as well as direction over the reproduction, which will be a “Zero Carbon” eco-disc package.
On Friday November 9th Woodland will return to FaerieCon for the first time as a full band since 2010. The band will be opening for Norways Martina Kraft with a full length set that will include new material from their upcoming album SECRETS TOLD, as well as many classic Woodland songs. Both performances will be part of the Good Faeries Masquerade on Friday night in the Maryland ballroom at the Hunt Valley Inn north of Baltimore. Check out the event trailer here and visit http://www.faeriecon.com for complete details and tickets:
For the first time since Faerieworlds Harvest in 2011, Woodland will return to the Faerieworlds main stage on Sunday evening July 28th. The band will premiere their new CD “Secrets Told” at the summer festival, and will perform a set of songs both new and old.
An American contemporary of renowned European artists like Faun (who contributed to their most recent album “Seasons In Elfland: Shadows”) and Omnia, Woodland evokes a mystery both playful and dark, taking a trip though the unseen realms buoyed by the secret-spilling harmony vocals of Kelly and Emilio Miller-Lopez. The band’s music features a variety of folk and electric instrumentation, combining ambient and acoustic for an experience of potent live improvisational energy.
Woodland’s new album, “Secrets Told” is a musical journey into mediterranean and classical themes, exploring the folk religion of the old world and the ancient mythos of southern Europe. With the romantic cello sounds of Adam Hurst, and the lyrically rich harmony vocal of Kelly and Emilio Miller-Lopez, the music is emotionally evocative and rich in symbolism and poetic meaning. The band will highlight the new work in their live set, which will draw upon a the musical talents of a potent lineup of Woodland musical collaborators old and new.
Don’t miss this chance to see the band who were there from Faerieworlds beginnings, see Woodland at Faerieworlds this summer. Read the rest of Woodland returns to Faerieworlds in 2013! »
Woodland is back! For the first time since spring of 2011, Woodland returned to the stage with a powerful opening performance on Sunday evening at FaerieCon West before Faun. Introduced with glowing words by Robert Gould of Imaginosis, the band played a set of bardic songs spanning their years, including an a cappella introduction by Kelly Miller-Lopez of WB yeats faerie poem The Song of Wandering Angus. Kelly and Emilio then performed a duet of the first ever Woodland song, Heritage, followed by a a moving rendition of Donovan’s Voyage of the Moon featuring Kelly playing harp with cellist Adam Hurst, which they had performed with Donovan himself in summer of 2012 at Faerieworlds. The set then proceeded with an array of other lyrical pieces including Cap and Bells, Thief of Sorrows, House of the Wind and The Joyful Sorrow.
Kelly and Emilio closed the set as a duet with the Hunter/Garcia composition for the Grateful Dead, Mountains of the Moon. Woodland’s set was followed by an amazing acoustic set by the pagan folk band Faun. The entire evening was pure magic and the band is grateful to all who attended and listenend intently followed by rounds of rousing applause for both groups. The band will be finishing their new album entitled Secrets Told over the next two months and will return to the stage this summer at Faerieworlds to close the festival on Sunday.
In 1899, WB Yeats released “The Wind Amongst the Reeds”, a bardic collection of poetry that was a major inspiration for Woodland’s work. As a tribute to Yeats, Woodland has released a remastered studio recording of “Cap and Bells,” their musical composition of Yeats poem for the “Reeds” collection.
The track which was was composed by Emilio Miller-Lopez, features guest cellist Adam Hurst and lead vocalist Kelly Miller-Lopez, as well as bassist Donald Brodsky, fiddler Kimmy Smith and drummer Ken Sokolov.
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On July 28th 2012, several members of Woodland played main stage at Faerieworlds with musical legend Donovan. In the coming months we will be releasing video footage of the event including appearances throughout the show by Woodland members Kelly and Emilio Miller-Lopez, Donald Brodsky, Ken Sokolov and Jarrod Kaplan. We’ll post here when the footage edit is complete and released!
Seasons in Elfland: Shadows explores the dark side of the seasonal wheel and includes guest appearances by the German pagan folk band, Faun, ethereal-gothic singer Priscilla Hernandez, Australian songstress Louisa John-Krol, Sigrid Hausen of the German band Qntal, Spanish pianist Hector Corcin, UK artist Wendy Froud and ghost cellist Adam Hurst and more. The album features original cover artwork by UK faerie artist and Woodland collaborator Brian Froud, and the disc includes original artwork by Welsh knotwork artist Jen Delyth.
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Woodland’s new album Twilight is a musical exploration of the realm of Faerie. On this album Woodland has taken their underground Celtic-inspired trance-rock to new levels, with high-quality ethereal production and a collection of new and old tunes which inspire visions of Faerie.
Fans of Woodland’s EP editions- Heritage and Into The Twilight – will be delighted to hear new recordings of tunes like ‘I Remember’ and ‘Midnight Ring’, and the addition of magical new songs such as ‘Mermaid’ and ‘Silver Crow’. In addition the album features digitally-remastered remixes of favorites from Into The Twilight, such as ‘The Dragon’, ‘The Grove’ and ‘Morgana Moon’.
Hear the album where it all began! In the winter of 1999 Woodland recorded their debut CD HERITAGE in Prescott, Arizona. The album which has been out of print for years has now been released on iTunes for the first time. Experience 14 tracks of magic and mystery, as Woodland’s whispery vocals and poetic evocations take you on a a journey into the heart of nature.
When envisioning the relaunch of WoodlandMusic.net in 2013, we decided to go with a blog style site, where we could create a living database of our poetry, songs, live shows, photos, writings and more. As each week passes we will be importing more and more content and history, finally telling the complete story of Woodland and Faerieworlds. Watch for many announcements and additions in the weeks to come, and thanks for joining us at our new homesite!
- Kelly and Emilio
