Am Samstag, den 16.Juni ist In Gowang Ring, der gerade den neuen Song “Swifter than the Moon’s Sphere” veröffentlicht hat, beim online übertragenen San Francisco Free Folk Festival zu sehen, der Auftritt findet um 13:30 Uhr mitteleuropäischer Zeit statt. Auf dem Programm des Festivals stehen eine ganze Reihe an weiteren Acts, deren Spielarten folkiger Musik in ganz unterschiedliche Richtungen gehen – von Americana bis Persischer Musik, von Irish Folk bis klassischer Singer Songwriter-Musik und darüber hinaus. Eine Reihe an Vorträgen und Workshops, durchgeführt von namhaften Expertinnen und Experten, rundet das Programm ab. “The San Francisco Free Folk Festival has been a cornerstone celebration of folk music’s rich history for the past 43 years”, heißt es auf der Webseite des Festivals. “This year’s festival is a full day of music, dance workshops, dance parties, storytelling workshops, crafts, vendors, formal and informal music-making, and just plain fun for the whole family. All events and workshops are free and open to anyone who wants to drop in and participate or just listen”.
“B’ee and friends will be performing the music of In Gowan Ring inside the Zome Temple of Hilt California with a limited live audience in attendance. The set will touch upon our new and old albums along with selections from the ‘Moonlit Missives’ series and a token rendition from one of our favorite historical San Francisco musical acts. The symbolist folk music of In Gowan Ring channels stories of stones and angels through homemade instruments and human voice. Uncanny harmonies unearth a visionary sonic tapestry, engaging in mythic landscapes to weave the transcendental and the mundane. For the last 20 years B’ee has composed original acoustic music under the moniker ‘In Gowan Ring’. It has led him on an itinerant journey through peculiar landscapes of sound and sense; meeting with other musicians, traditions, and philosophies around the world while pursuing an unexampled, intimate art. With a revolving cast of compatriots and fellow travelers, In Gowan Ring have over a dozen albums of recorded work, and have performed in over 30 countries worldwide.” (San Francisco Free Folk Festival)