Celtic/Tribal/Pagan/Medieval Folktronica

Booking Contact: 
Scott Sterling
drumspyder@icloud.com

"Morning Star" Video:
https://youtu.be/3AP3l5Pe3Zo?si=KUWR77dfqhwdZp6p

"Wild Hunt" Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxYhZ9RoC4E

Drumspyder weaves a web of percussive rhythm, melody, and line. Framedrums, tambourines, and  low whistles mingle with bass beats and ethereal atmospheres, bringing the Celtic and British Islands traditional music into vital contemporary expression.

Scott Sterling has always followed the path of rhythm. Over the course of a long journey through diverse forms of drumming and dance music: avant-garde circus, slinky bellydance troupes, and acclaimed bass-music productions, the one constant has been the beat of the drum. 

Over the past several years he has specialised in the realm of framedrums and tambourines. Influenced by modern framedrum masters such as Glen Velez and David Kuckhermann, but also inspired by the rhythms of the Irish bodhran, he follows a distinctive path through the world of contemporary percussion: fusing his experience with cross-cultural framedrum techniques and Arabic rhythms with a new-found love of Celtic dance music. 

To this rhythmic foundation he adds traditional melodies (played on low whistles and various keyboards) drawn from the folk music of Ireland, Scotland, and England , as well as the rich repertoire of Medieval and Renaissance music from the British Isles. 

Out of the alchemy of rhythm, melody, and his long experience in dance music production, he has forged a unique approach to Celtic and Medieval fusion, where elements of trance, bass-heavy electronica, and ethereal atmospheres mingle into an intoxicating brew. His overall ambition is to connect traditional rhythms and melodies with the contemporary dancefloor.

Allowing the fine sounds of the cosmos to move through me, to you. Thank you so much, and Blessings!
-AndAnanda

HeartBeat Ecstatic Dance A Space To Dance Freely, Smile Randomly, Enjoy Community, Express Creatively, Release Completely.

Ecstatic dance is a form of dance in which the dancers, sometimes without the need to follow specific steps, abandon themselves to the rhythm and move freely as the music takes them, leading to trance and a feeling of ecstasy.

Ecstatic dance has been practised throughout human history, including in classical times by the maenads, followers of the wine-god Dionysus. In the ancient and widespread practice of shamanism, ecstatic dance and rhythmic drumming are used to alter consciousness in spiritual practices as different as the Kut ritual of Korea and among the San of Southern Africa. Ecstatic dances are known also from religious traditions around the world, including Sufi dervishes; from Nigeria, Morocco, Ghana, and Senegal, and the Candomble of Brazil, derived from African traditions. 

Modern ecstatic dance was revived by Gabrielle Roth in the 1970s and formalised in her 5Rhythms practice; it is now found in variants across the western world.

The effects of ecstatic dance begin with ecstasy itself, which may be experienced in differing degrees. Dancers are described as feeling connected to others, and to their own emotions. The dance serves as a form of meditation, helping people to cope with stress and to attain serenity.

Ecstatic Dance is what you make of it...

a freeform movement space where: dance expands, spirit activates, boundaries melt, boredom ceases, creativity breaks out, hope happens, beauty flows, communities collaborate, ritual is reinvented, harmony resonates, The beat deepens, as an electronic tapestry, of world rhythms, weave us together, as individuals, within a greater family.

Located in Mount Shasta, CA. Dances take place every Thursday from 7pm-9pm at the City Park Dance Hall, 1315 Nixon Rd. The fees can range anywhere from $7 to $20 depending on special events. 

Please come join us and receive these amazing healing vibrations through sound and frequency @ HeartBeat Ecstatic Dance. 

Please note, Ecstatic Dances around the world are drug and alcohol free so please make sure to keep this in mind when attending. With love and respect.

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Blessings, peace, love, harmony, compassion, zen and balance to all! 

Looking forward to seeing you on the dance floor! 

HeartBeat Ecstatic Dance Family in Mount Shasta Ca.

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