ROOTS OF WOOD
Emerging from the misty old-growth forests of America's Pacific northwest, Woodland is a mythic music ensemble featuring the original songwriting and poetic harmonies of Emilio and Kelly Miller-Lopez. For more than 9 years Woodland has been enchanting audiences throughout the US and Europe with a unique blend of original and traditional melodies woven with meaningful bardic poetry.
Woodland's music features a variety of folk and electric instrumentation combined with the sensibilities of an American improvisational festival rock band. Lead vocalist Kelly Miller-Lopez is featured on the harp, flutes, percussion, and chief songwriter Emilio Miller-Lopez is featured on guitar and harmony vocals. Fiddler Kimmy Smith brings traditional reel and jig arrangements to the repertoire, while enhancing the counterpoint melodic tonality of the groups original compositions. Woodland also features an electric rhythm section comprised of bassist and didjeridu player Donald Brodsky and drummer/percussionst Jarrod Kaplan (of Cirque Du Soleil and Trillian Green fame).
Woodland concerts are "immersive" live experiences, which feature the bands enchanting mix of live improvisation and ornate song structure, performed for a devoted fanbase who arrive at their shows dressed in full faerie regalia.
Woodland's self-produced masquerades and Faerieworlds events have been hugely successful for five years, with attendance between 500-12,000 per event. Woodland has performed and headlined at events including The Labyrinth Masquerade in Los Angeles, An Evening in Elfland in Glastonbury UK, Earthdance near San Francisco, The Witches Ball in London, The Oregon Country Fair, The Fairy Ball in Cornwall, England, The Good Faeries / Bad Faeries Masquerades on both coasts, FaerieCon in Philadelphia and the Faerieworlds festivals in Sedona, Santa Fe, Los Angeles and Oregon.
The band has shared the stage at events with world-renowned artists including Qntal, Solas, Johnny Cunningham, Priscilla Hernandez, Susan McKeown, Trillian Green, Rasputina, Brother, Casey Neill, Phil Cunningham, Kevin Burke and more. Woodland's festivals, concerts and faerie masquerades often coincide with seasonal celebrations such as solstices, equinoxes and full moons, adding to the intention and experience of the groups live music. For more visit http://www.woodlandmusic.net
