Elijah Ray & the Band of Light + Copper Wimmin

It's a "Mid-Summer Night’s Dream Concert"!  ELIJAH RAY & THE BAND OF LIGHT plus Special appearance by COPPER WIMMIN as Special Guest opening act.  What a perfect combination to light the Summer Skies, inside and out!

Doors open at 7 pm for "pre-concert reception" (cookies, tea and connecting in community!) Show at 8 pm. The "River of Bliss" team will be on site to share about the Aug 11-14 "Adult Summer Camp Restival" — offering a deep discount price!

In his short 35 years, Elijah Ray has become A PRODIGIOUS VOCALIST, COMPOSER, MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, AND RECORDING ARTIST.  Elijah is known for his pioneering heart and transformational music that crosses an insanely wide variety of genres...from Acoustic Soul, Bumpin Funk, World Beat, Dance / Pop and Rock... to soul stirring Piano Ballads, Symphonic Soundtracks, and Shamanic, Sound Healing environments. Watch and listen to Elijah Ray:  “Walk With Me”:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjaAJTtwaqA

 His shining presence, gritty soul, and message of love invite the listener into an experience of what it is to be "in the BAND OF LIGHT', and live a life as an embodied, awakening human. His spiritual messages of authenticity and the power of community have transformed audiences internationally, and many are calling his music the "soundtrack of the awakening." Both mystical and raw, Elijah’s charisma and musical prowess draws his audience into life’s nectar--spiritual, sexy, sweaty, gritty, and ecstatic. Elijah has single handedly crafted a full band sound on most of his "Band of Light" albums, playing most of the instruments and arranging many of the tracks himself. He is also keen to the art of solo touring--a troubadour with his guitar, and a diverse vocal repertoire which can on the spot create percussion sounds, horn sections, and basslines, all with his voice and a loop pedal.
         Watch and enjoy "Walk With Me" by Elijah Ray:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjaAJTtwaqA

Over the past 13 years as a professional musician, Elijah Ray has played, collaborated and shared the stage with countless artists and amazing friends and musicians, like Bibi McGill (Beyonce's Lead Guitarist) Jesse Carmichael (Maroon 5) Graham Nash, Andre Manga (Paul Simon) Ben Stiller, Donovon Frankenreiter, G Love, Brett Dennon, the Luminaries, Tina Malia, Youssouphe Sidibe, Bushwalla, Tubby Love, Jay ‘Bird” Koder, Michael Ruff, and many more.

COPPER WIMMIN are three obstreperous young women who set audiences on fire with their brilliant lyrics, haunting voices and fierce harmonies. They create a sacred hurricane of sound which leaves their audiences spellbound and often, in tears. Creating a buzz wherever they go, these vocal amazons have been singing together since they were twelve years old. They have evolved a sound so moving, so pure, that upon hearing them many recall a collective memory in which women sang together in caves and cathedrals before time began. Copper Wimmin are a sonic epiphany. They weave their voices together so expertly that it is hard to know where one voice ends and the other begins. The combined impact of the arrangements, lyrical content and outrageous stage presence is that of a sublime sledgehammer effortlessly crashing through the door that separates the soulless from the sacred. Also appearing on the Bay Area Regionals stage in 1999, they were also finalists in the Lilith Fair talent search.  Having navigated different homes around the globe, It is beyong exciting that, after a decade away, Copper Wimmin will open the evening for this "Mid-Summer Night's Dream" Concert!! Listen to Copper Wimmin's song "Kinder" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9PX31loh_c