From Fire Flies Forest near Miami, FL 🌧️🔥🌧️🔥🌙✨

I'm happy to tell you that I will be coming to the northeastern US and southeast Canada for my first extensive run of shows there. From Earth Day, through Beltane, to the full moon of May, I will be sharing music with some wonderful dance communities in Massachusetts, New York, Ontario, and Quebec!

Tour Dates:

4/21/23 : Spring Awakening : Brooklyn NY
4/22/23 : Melt into Earth Day : Monague, MA
4/23/23 : Spring Awakening : Sheffield, MA
4/28/23 : Spring Awakening : Rosendale, NY
4/29/23 : Beltane Celebration : Ithaca, NY
5/4/23 : Live Ecstatic Dance : Ottawa, ON
5/5/23 : Live Ecstatic Dance : Montreal, QC
5/6/23 : Full Moon Cacao Ecstatic Dance : Toronto, ON

Full information at my website : www.drumspyder.com/shows

Blessed Lammastide, friends!

I am happy to present my new 8 track album, “Elfhame” The title is a variant of the old Scots name meaning “elf-home” or “fairyland”, also related to old Norse “Alfheim”, the realm of the elves. On this album I interpret Irish, Scottish and English medieval melodies, weaving them into dancefloor-oriented folktronica with intricate percussion rhythms and deep bass beats.

A wide range of tempos and rhythmic styles is represented here, from bright and upbeat ecstatic dance to mysterious medieval moods, with one track based on a Gregorian chant (“Of the Mystery Sing”) and another a rendition of the oldest English secular song with surviving notation (“Mirie It Is While Sumer Ilast” , dating back to the 13th century.)

A set of acoustic “unplugged” mixes is included exclusively as bonus tracks with a purchase of the full album on Bandcamp. These versions strip back the beats and electronic elements to reveal more of the underlying melodies, as well as the acoustic framedrum and tamborine parts, which form the rhythmic foundation of all of my music.

I hope you enjoy my latest journey through rhythm, melody, and musical heritage!

https://drumspyder.bandcamp.com/album/elfhame

"Yggdrasil" (V2) Ink on paper 12"x 16" - based on the central "world tree" motif of the Overhogdal tapestries from medieval Sweden. An eagle sits on top, his wings create the winds. Nidhogg gnaws the tree from below, the squirrel Ratatosk carries messages between them.
#heathen #yggdrasil

“Hallowtide Crow” Ink on paper, 7”x9”

Recap of great night with Reciprocity Music at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO -10/11/23 ✨🍂🍁✨🕷️

Musical 2023 is a wrap! Many thanks to my listeners around the world! 🙏🏻🥁🕷️

My new 7 track EP "Green Mantle" is on Bandcamp. 7 traditional melodies transformed into dance folktronica - The tracks range from energetic tribal grooves to ethereal slow airs : music for the dance floor, the forest bonfire , or journeying to the elven realm!
An additional atmospheric piece, "Orbis Factor/Nightshade" is available exclusively on Bandcamp with the purchase of the complete EP.

Variations on Yggdrasil - will be putting up T shirts of these on my website and Spotify page 🕷️🕸️