Dark, dramatic gothic-rock at it’s finest!

"Sounds like a semi-operatic angel lamenting being trapped on a space station in lunar orbit while weeping for the world that collapses below her."

YouTube: https://youtu.be/GPdTm6zTg2g

Visionary songstress Wendy Rule has always carved a unique and individual path. Since the release of her first album Zero in 1996, she has defied categorisation, always walking to the beat of her own drum.

Combining elements of gothic, folk, world, ambient and cabaret music, and crossing over into Pagan and New Age catagories with her many mythological, esoteric, and ritual references, Wendy is as individual as she is prolific.

A dedicated live performer, Wendy has toured extensively since her first album’s release, starting in Australia, then branching out with her first international tour in 2001. Renowned for her extraordinary voice and live shows that blur the line between music, ritual and theatre, Wendy has gained a loyal following in Australia, the USA, Europe and the UK.

From the most intimate solo house concerts, to festival gigs with her band (featuring long term musical collaborator Rachel Samuel on cello), Wendy takes her audience on anotherworldly journey of depth and passion.

With the help of her loyal fanbase Wendy continues to maintain her musical independence, unbound by the confines of the mainstream. Two hugely successful crowdfunding campaigns have helped bring both Persephone, and her previous album Black Snake (2014) to life. In the past few years she has continued to grow her audience, not only with her dedicated touring schedule, but also with her performance as ‘La Llorano’ in the 2016 feature film Boys in the Trees by director Nicholas Verso (now screening on Netflix), and with her popular monthly Full Moon Magic Iive-streamed concerts.

In 2014 Wendy relocated from Australia to the USA, and is now living in the beautiful High Desert city of Santa Fe, New Mexico - allowing her an even stronger connection to her ever-growing fan base in the US.

Watch and listen to Wendy here:
https://www.wendyrule.com/film-clips/?v=7516fd43adaa

“Without our songs and stories, we are nothing.”

S. J. Tucker has been the glad captain of her own independent music career since 2004, when she left the workaday world behind to travel the continent, singing songs and changing lives. Named a vanguard of the Mythpunk movement and even “the face of neo-tribal Paganism” by Witches & Pagans Magazine, Tucker is the voice of lore at the campfire and the sharp laughter of modern myth. With one hand anchored in her art and the other held out to you, she is songs and stories, community and wit.

With over fourteen full-length releases to her name and several more currently in the works, Tucker has received awards for both songwriting and performance, and has traveled the United States, Canada, and Europe with her music. S. J. (called “Sooj” by fans and friends) believes that there’s more than one way to be a rock star. If you’re chasing your dreams and living your life in a way that keeps you happy and healthy, Sooj believes you’ve got it made. You may often find her on tour with similarly hard-working artists and groups who believe in giving their fans all that they’ve got, such as Toronto’s Heather Dale Band, Seattle cellist Betsy Tinney (often with their shared project, Tricky Pixie), or Northwest Arkansas’ own Renée Janski.

A dynamic live performer known for her willingness to follow an evocative ballad with a tune about ninjas or pirates, Tucker is never in danger of taking herself too seriously. She lets it be plain on stage that she loves her job, but she also shows grace and calm, courting and cajoling her audience. Reviewers compare her voice to that of Joni Mitchell or Tori Amos, her guitar work to that of Emily Saliers. Apart from writing lyrics and music, S. J. loves fire dancing with poi and hula hoop and has given fire performances & workshops across the country. Additionally, she has worked as a professional audiobook narrator and an indie film score composer.

Spring of 2014 marked a big milestone on Sooj’s career timeline: ten solid and joyful years of touring and performing full time as an independent artist. In the years since, she has written over 150 new songs, released her jazz-and-blues influenced Stolen Season record, participated in The Green Album‘s efforts to help Rainforest Trust conserve over 10,000 acres and counting of irreplaceable rainforest habitat, and co-created Heather Dale’s Arthurian stage musical Queens of Avalon. On her plate for the near future are such treasures as a long-awaited follow-up to her spiritually focused Blessings album, an audiobook for Daughter of the White River by Denise Parkinson, and the birth of her first child. Sooj hopes to keep successfully straddling the line between touring, presenting online shows, and producing new musical content as all the coming chapters unfold like vibrant leaves.

Listen to SJ Tucker here: https://youtu.be/6n_haufgsoE

Māh Ze Tār is a musical fusion project by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Maz Karandish. This project was propelled by the vision of fusing traditional Eastern music with modern electronic composition as a form of cultural preservation.

Described as Ethnic Persian Electronic Fusion, Mah Ze Tar explores the ways in which musical fusion, inspired by Indian Raga music and Persian melodies based in Radif and Maqam, combined with tasteful electronic additions, could create a deeper connection with non-traditional listeners.

Mah Ze Tar appear as a duo at Hexenfest.

Listen/Watch here: https://youtu.be/47wQWCnN4xM

Mindful Awakening

Take a moment to breathe…breathe in your life, yourself, this moment…Bring awareness to your inner self. Ariellah shall act as a guide to help ground you, turn the gaze inward, return to the present moment and calm you. Be inside your mind, your body, your life and find the beauty in each of these experiences and in the present moment. Allow yourself to let go of judgement and internal conversations and just “be”. Techniques, exercises and exploration will be used to guide in this self reflective, calming and grounding hour long journey.

Be sure to catch Ariellah’s performance in Rockubus’ Late Night Cabaret as well!

Ariellah is an international fusion dancer, performer and instructor with much passion in her heart for life, for music, for love… She has an extensive dance background that includes strict classical ballet training for 12 years with the Royal Academy of Dance from London. She has studied and performed belly dance since 2001, commencing her training with Janine Ryle of Danse Mahgreb and as a founding member of The Indigo with Rachel Brice. In 2009, Ariellah began training in classical Indian Odissi dance, studying in India at the Shakti School of Dance and currently continues her studies of this dance form yearly with Colleena Shakti. Ariellah's style infuses many genres of dance, all with a modern dark flavour that is uniquely her own. Her dance manifests what is deep in her heart and expresses her own experience and perceptions of this wondrous, beautiful and tragic thing called life.

www.ariellah.com

Soul-siblings & singer-songwriters come together to rock your world: hippie warrior Ginger Doss, groove goddess Lynda Millard, blues priestess Renée Janski, and pixie queen S. J. Tucker! There will be rock. There will be jazz. There will be truth, tears, laughter, and more. Join us for a multi-instrumental, full-spectrum harmony driven performance like no other, featuring original songs by each band member, as well as old favorites brought to new life. #MusesontheRoad. Get on board.

Listen to the Muses here: https://youtu.be/QwOmGsVVQo0

Experience an uplifting set of music that will open your heart, realign your connection to the divine and leave your spirit recharged! The music of award winning singer-songwriter Ginger Doss transforms a life long spiritual quest into inspiring spiritual anthems.

Joining her will be her long time musical cohort Lynda Millard whose breathtaking songs, amazing vocals, dazzling flute and bass thrill music lovers of all types. Together they have a harmonic grace and command of their instruments that can only come from years of playing and singing together. Drum, dance and journey on sparkling waves of musical bliss as they weave their melodic magic with rocking grooves and spine tingling harmonies that have earned them international acclaim.

Listen to ginger and Lynda here: https://youtu.be/jfj8VF5gNyI

Nymphya is a Surreal Folktronica / Baroque Art-Pop artist with suffusions of Worldbeat, Opera and Avant-garde, where St. Vincent meets Kate Bush at the Otherworld sorcereress' soiree. Her alchemical Art-Pop style is a quirky collage of eclectic beats, soaring vocals, haunting soundscapes, and captivating samples.

Nymphya opens Hexenfest Saturday and we couldn't be happier!

Listen and learn about Nymphya on her website:
https://nymphya.com/music/

Alexander James Adams returns to Hexenfest!

From the Land of Fae comes the Faerie Tale Minstrel with songs and stories of days gone by and futures yet to come. Guitar and fiddle support a voice that enchants the ear and comforts the heart. Jigs and reels, lust and lullabye, the magic and music are there for those that believe.

Bonus: Such is Alec’s charm, that Sharon features him as the “Fiddle of Dubious Intent” in her song Crimson Masquerade.

ALEXANDER JAMES ADAMS is sponsored by Alexia Retallack! Our community makes it possible to bring you these wonderful artists!

Alec plays Friday afternoon at Hexenfest.

Learn more about Alec here:
https://alexanderjamesadams1.bandcamp.com

As ⅓ of the dynamic trio, Tricky Pixie, Betsy returns to Hexenfest with her whimsical and soulful cello music! Her love of the natural world, and specifically animals, shines through her songs!

She is also one of the most fabulously dressed beings is all of Elphame!

Listen to Betsy here:
https://music.betsytinney.com

Lia Angelique and SK Thoth are Tribal Baroque. Tribal Baroque offers a unique musical experience they call Prayformance. With operatic vocals and virtuoso violins, they dance, play, and sing a ritual into being. Prayformance is offered in circle. Please come with a ritual mindset.

Pianolingus is Renée Janski, Ginger Doss and the spirit of a burlesque dancer from the 1920's named Vixy! Experience an evening of dueling pianos featuring their original music with a sexy twist!

Something magical happened when Renee and Ginger put their keyboards together ~ They became a channel for an enchanted spirit who has a special story. And she chose them to tell that story! Come see these two magical muses like you have never seen them before!

Hear their music here: https://youtu.be/-Y_uCt3F-Eg