Present collaborations:
miners explores traditional folk music from the United States as a platform for improvisation and sonic experimentation. Based in Western Massachusetts, the group is made up of Jesse Bay (voice, guitar, percussion, electronics), Myk Freedman (lap steel), and Lindsey Stormo (voice), with a fluid ensemble of other musicians (this video was made winter of 2023)
past collaborations:
Mare Berger: https://marielberger.bandcamp.com/album/dreaming-blue
Myrtle Street Klezmer, with Jason Ditzian: www.bombyx.live/artists/myrtle-street-klezmer
Myk Freedman and the Myk Freedman: www.mykfreedman.com
Bare Bait Dance, Missoula, MT: http://barebaitdance.org
'Bing and Ruth,' Brooklyn, NY: http://bingandruth.com
David Moore, Brooklyn, NY: http://talkhappytalk.com
Skye Steele, Brooklyn, NY: http://skyesteele.com
Jean Rohe, Brooklyn, NY: http://jeanrohe.com
Becca Stevens, Brooklyn, NY: http://www.beccastevens.com
Ayaka Nishina, Brooklyn, NY: http://www.ayanishina.org
Lakebottom Sound Series, Missoula, MT: http://lakebottomsound.org
The FreeSessions, Missoula, MT: http://lakebottomsound.org/the-freesessions
LeeLee Rizzo, Missoula, MT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8UoTCixqLXafWoH6nmNOSQ/videos
Trillium Estonian Choir, Portland, OR
Max Ribner, Portland, OR: http://maxribnerband.com
Sean Frenette, Portland, OR: https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/SeanFrenette
Peia, Southern Oregon: www.peiasong.com
other inspirations:
Post-Daoist, Neo-Romantic Cultural and Philosophic training and mentorship, through mythopoetry and mythsomatics, with longterm mentor, Zhenevere Sophia Dao:
interview on The Mythic Masculine - https://www.themythicmasculine.com/episodes/zhenevere-dao
Ecology of Eros, Post-Daoist, mythosomatic training with mentor, Eve Bradford:
Ancestral Medicine, Animism, Ritual with teacher (of brief study), Dr. Daniel Foor
free classes and talks: https://www.youtube.com/@AncestralMedicine/videos
Resilience Training with Wim Hof: https://www.wimhofmethod.com
Attachment Theory and Neuroscience with Stan Tatkin: https://www.thepactinstitute.com/what-is-pact
Marshal Rosenberg and Nonviolent Communication: https://www.cnvc.org/learn-nvc/what-is-nvc
John O’Donohue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0bg7lNeKY4
The poetry of Emily Dickenson, Rumi, Rainer Maria Rilke, David Whyte, Mary Oliver, Louise Glück, many others
Vipassana Meditation: https://www.dhamma.org/en/about/vipassana
'The Anatomy of trust' with Brene Brown:
https://brenebrown.com/videos/anatomy-trust-video/
Joanna Newsom: http://www.dragcity.com/artists/joanna-newsom
Round Mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR7seis9-s8
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