Crossing boundaries of language, age and culture via inspired sound waves of the heart. Music being the bridge that unites.....It moves you to a space and depth beyond....
This music it is a dance of both the feminine and masculine giving vision and life to the imagination. Simple in their beginnings, these rhythms build in intention.....
Gathering in their unfolding....gathering all the sounds of those that are related to them..... They are seemingly just songs, though they resonate clearly.... Sounds of truth, sounds of love drawn from life and nature. I feel and I create. This is my passion. This is what I do. This is who I AM...
THE JOURNEY SO FAR:
I am Dharagun woman.I was born in Sydney.My mother and Grandmother are of the Wailwen people being born in Coonamble NSW,we are indigenous to this country,our home Australia.Grandmother, Beatrice Welsh was a Strong Song Woman amongst our people,Gran travelled New South Wales touching people with her spirit and voice in the early days.In my childhood I was blessed to have spent time with my grandmother an elder in the family.During our time together,she showed me the way to my voice,the way to finding my song.I am in touch with the sound within me.I am gifted,
Thank you Grandmother....
I grew up travelling this beautiful country observing movement and culture in society.I was exposed to the diversity of expression within each community.I have been inspired by the songs and sounds of many cultures; this has fuelled my vision and generated belief in my dreams.I sing and dance in the realms of nature.
After years of dreaming I brought my first acoustic guitar and began the journey of learning. I learn from people in my environment. I watch, their hands, the way they play, their style, their mood. I have become a simple fusion of all my observations and influences over the years. I am gifted to have been guided by many. We are all unique, we are all gifted.
RACHEL SHIELDS – A travelling singer and songwriter.
As a solo artist....Rachel is a soulful folk musician. She is developing her style and imagination through collaborating and sharing in the creativity of all who inspire her. Rachel voice carries the beauty of her soul through many genres of music. It is strong and deeply moving.
"I play guitar, it is a meditation, it creates a sound for me to dance vocally upon"."My voice is my strength, I travel the sound of a simple progression and explore the possibilities, drawing on a space within that is unlimited". Rachel is also One of the lead members of LAKOTA,
Lakota are a five piece band who fuse tribal beats with angelic sounds taking you on a journey invoking vision and inspiring you to the very depth of your being.The Name LAKOTA is inspired by the Native American Indian Tribe the Lakota People who were Forrest Dwellers.Our music is in honor and respect to all tribes of the Mother Earth and for the healing of all our ancestors.This is world music with enchantment and heart that fuses many genres,simply pure and spontaneous.WE feel to inspire people back to Mother Nature so we may remember what it is to feel free and dance together with peace again.WE use visuals and world rhythms and fuse the music with the truth of what lay in our hearts.
I feel for the human race,for all cultures from across all lands.Many are disconnected from Nature and have suppressed the understanding of how We are all connected by the same planet,though reality today teaches fear separation and disharmony.The peoples of the world who control all financial institutions are making it their business to generate disharmony on our Mother Earth,to generate disharmony between people.
It is time to stand up for the TRUTH.To live according to TRUTH.To support those amongst us that are representatives of the truth that serves all of us,not one group of people or one belief or tribe separate from the whole.It is time to see with eyes of LOVE,see from the heart,from a place that is pure and true without agenda and guide and support one another back to living in harmony with nature and one another.
I invite each and every one of you to sit quietly and listen to nature,listen to your inner voice and feel the truth.
It will speak fro itself......
Love Rachel Shields
"Stay true" was a spontaneous recording that developed into a beautifully moving song of truth. One of which confronts the way in which we as a race live in the world today.......have a listen........As I travel,I am deeply moved and inspired.The songs are flowing in reflection to my experiences,an aural expression of observation and feeling ...
To contact Rachel email: [email protected]
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