Occasionally, I get such a flood of Pagan-related music news, that I’m obligated to round them all up in a special music-themed post! So open your ears, and let’s get to it!

Pagan-friendly Canadian songstress Heather Dale has launched a new IndieGoGo campaign to fund an Arthurian-themed touring show, DVD, and educational youth program. Quote: “The CELTIC AVALON touring show. A big, gorgeous stage show that musically tells the legend of King Arthur… a story about finding hope & love in tough times. […] As we tour CELTIC AVALON from city to city, I want to offer a special YOUTH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM to teachers & schools. Our show’s cast members perform a special youth-oriented concert (either in-school or in-theatre), and talk with students aged 9-14 about inner strength, anti-bullying, using your unique talents & skills, embracing differences, and defending others positively. We give teachers a printed resource kit that ties our concert to various curriculum goals.” The goal is an ambitious $40,000 dollars. The campaign launched on Monday, and as of this writing she’s raised over $1000 dollars of her goal. You can watch the pitch-video here.

Anilah, a solo project from Canadian vocalist and composer Dréa Drury, has released its debut album “Warrior.” Quote: “She combines the shamanic and esoteric with modern elements, weaving a soundscape that is ethereal and yet solid with rhythmic pulse. For fans of Lisa Gerrard, Dead Can Dance, Wardruna, and Tool.” Her work is inspired by “traditional shamanic sound practices, invocation, and prayer,” and that’s apparent on the four tracks found here, many of which are long, expansive sound-and-voices-scapes that are meditative in nature. In a review, Wyldwood Radio says that the album “is something that will take you on a journey not only to another world, but deep within yourself. It is perfect for relaxing to, for meditating to, for anything spiritual. I am very much looking forward to hearing more from Anilah.” As the promotional blurb says, fans of Wardruna will like this, as will, I think, fans of Soriah’s work with Ashkelon Sain.

European Pagan-folk band Omnia has just finished recording their new album “Earth Warrior,” set to be released this Spring. Extensive photo updates, lyrics, and random thoughts on the album-making process can be found at their official Facebook page. Quote: “We are very happy with all the musick for the new album, we are sure that you will love it too. Last night, Stenny listened to half of the songs before going to bed, and couldn’t sleep for another 3 hours afterwards because of the energy it gave us. Yay! I can tell you, it’s going to a very interesting album, with many styles (as you are used to by now), some songs you might already know from live concerts last year, some completely never-played-live-before pieces, which we hope you’ll come to love just as much as we do, and some “oldschool-Omnia” pieces never released to our satisfaction, re-arranged ad re-recorded. You will find a few traditional melodies in there, but for the rest everything has been written by Steve and Jenny, arranged together with Rob and Daphyd. I am sorry you still have to wait for a while, but trust me, it’s going to be worth it.” For those who want to get their hands on the new album, and see the band perform live in the United States, they will be returning to the Faerieworlds Festival in Eugene, Oregon this coming July.

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That’s all I have for now, have a great day!