About the Artist
Woodland is a musical ensemble that has formed in the pines of Prescott, Arizona over the last three years. The group features the poetic music of Kelly and Emilio Miller-Lopez, set to the creative and ornate musicianship of John Peckham, Lily Swan, and Angela Woods.
Kelly Miller-Lopez is a lead vocalist, harpist, drummer, and major creative element of Woodland. Kelly's songwriting is featured on two new tracks from Woodland's album 'Into the Twilght'. Kelly has a background in Shakespearean theatre, and was a featured solo vocalist in productions of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival. Kelly brings a powerful female personality and a creative theatrical spirit to Woodland.
Emilio Miller-Lopez is the guitarist and a primary songwriter for Woodland. Over the years, his unique bardic songwriting and rythmic improvistaional guitar playing has been featured at various major music festivals throughout the west coast. Emilio has been writing songs and poetry for over 15 years, and has developed an original style of songwriting that weaves together a strong background in mythology and traditional music.
John Peckham has brought a fresh new sense of rhythm to Woodland with his original fretless bass playing. In addition to expressing his creativitiy through the bass, John has participated in production and engineering on Woodland's new album, and he helps direct the sound at Woodland events. John is a sound 'Wizard', and his many talents are contributing to new possibilities of sound exploration at Woodland shows and on Woodland albums..
Lily Swan contributes to Woodland's sound in many ways. Lily was raised in Arizona, and started playing music at age 6. She plays a number of instruments including harp, piane, and flute, all of which she plays within Woodland. She also writes her own songs based on her love for the earth, and has released two recordings.
Angela Woods is the newest addition to Woodland, and brings to the group rich authentic fiddle tones. Angela was also raised in a musical family, and has a strong musical background. Angela's fiddle is featured throughout 'Into the Twilight', and has given Woodland a deeper tone that inspires feelings of old Europe.
Together these artists form Woodland, an Arizona based musical ensemble featuring original bardic songwriting set to ancient melodies. The music is an ornate tapestry with roots woven deeply into mythological wisdom.
Product Description
'Into the Twilight' is the new release of the enchanted musical ensemble Woodland. The album features the original celtic inspired melodies of Woodland and the world-renowned Faery art of Brian Froud. The music on 'Twilight'is a woven blend of orginal lyrics, harmony vocals, harp, fiddle, bass, drums, guitar, and flute. The album also features original Froudian artwork from the international best-sellers 'Good Faeries/Bad Faeries' and 'Faeries'. Woodland's music set to the artwork of Brian Froud is a visual and audio treat for those enchanted with the realms of Faery.