One of the elements that we most deeply cherish in the Family of Fire is diversity of all sorts. In celebration of the precious spice of our diversity, we want to make a special point of encouraging everyone to bring the full range of their sonic delights: singing bowls, didgeridoos (oohh yes, please bring the didgeridoos), gongs, bells, chimes, claves, shakers, frame drums, doumbeks, talking drums, congas, jaw harps, bird whistles, dancing crickets, fairy dust, moon beams, and conch shells brimming over with ocean waves. Bring your poems, your ritual theatre, your chants, and your ears and eyes to find the perfect place for each in the natural flow of the night. May each of these offerings emerge fluidly as a breeze from the woods, swirling around the circle, uniting players, dancers, and witnesses, and then dissolving away like stars at dawn.
Together, we have the power to make space for all of these aural wonders. Our collective desire to bask in the musical mirror of this diverse community will blossom in mysterious nights of firelight magic. Even silence, that most precious gem in life’s golden chain, will find its sacred place among us.
In the interest of nurturing this musical diversity, we invite everyone to actively “put out the word,” encouraging people to bring the following instruments and expressions to the festival:
- Didgeridoos
- Crystal Singing Bowls
- Gongs
- Chimes
- Temple Bells
- Berimbau
- Mouth Harps
- Vibratones
- Conch Shells
- Flutes
- Ocarinas
- Shruti Boxes
- Harps
- Claves, Bells and Shakers
- Rainsticks and Rain Drums
- Frame Drums
- Doumbeks
- Talking Drums
- Congas
- …and other Sacred Sounds!
Who we are is, in part, what we sound like when we are together. Let us bask in the full reflection of our diverse mysteries.