Qualified Spiritual Counsellor . Award-Winning Tarot Reader . Free-wheeling Chaos Witch . Solo Astral Maverick . 

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The Civil Wars are Joy Williams and John Paul White. The self-titled follow up to their debut album Barton Hollow will be released on August 6, 2013. Pre-order now at http://smarturl.it/thecivilwars


 I see music as medicine, thus the experience could be described as wholesome, heartfelt and honest. Today in this world humanity and animal companions experience an epidemic of emotional suppression which has negative wholistic impacts on our health and well-being. To purge and transform these stuck energy from within into positive energy is my work. I seek to journey and develop myself as a man, and as a soul, utilising this body to develop the energy that I am (we are). Thank You, I love you. 

Singer Song writer. Influences: folk, roots, world music i.e. African, Spanish, Arabic.

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