Christopher A. LaFond

From harp to guitar to voice, Chris both delights and rouses the spirit with a mix of traditional and modern Celtic music. Jigs, reels, airs, ballads and folks songs reconnect us both to Celtic heritage and to the Earth. Chris performs on Cape Cod as part of the Pilgrim Celtic Harp Trio, whose CD “Garden Concert” is available now in person or at cdbaby.com; he also performs solo at pagan and folk events throughout New England. Chris is the music director of MotherTongue, the ritual performance troupe of the EarthSpirit community. Their CDs are also available through Chris or at cdbaby.com.
Chris is also a professional astrologer specializing in Traditional Predictive Astrology, a Spanish Professor, and a beekeeper.
http://www.celticharper.net (music)  http://www.lafond.us (astrology) http://www.facebook.com/astroharpfans

Michael Dolan

Michael Dolan blends an odd assortment of folk, 80′s new wave, and Celtic traditionals into his own brand of acoustic rock.  A founding member of Pagan rock band Featherscale, his music has been featured on radio and podcast shows worldwide, and he and his band have been featured performers at festivals from Maine to Virginia.  He has released three solo albums, Sunshine, Imbolc and Ice, and Topaz Stars in a Violet Sky.  His latest, and finest effort with Featherscale, Gypsy Heart, was released this summer.

Playing guitar and on vocals, he’s got an energy that refuses to permit anyone to simply sit still and listen.
-Deirdre Hebert, Manchester Paganism Examiner

From the beginning, the band delivers an authentic rock experience that sounds perfectly sincere and professional without taking itself too seriously.
-The Wire, www.wirenh.com

This year we are having (most of*) our workshops and panels recorded by BackCountry Productions and they will be available both at the conference and afterwards for purchase. So you don’t need to have mastered bi-location, if there’s more than one workshop you want to attend at once.

These recordings are Audio Only, so don’t worry about being caught on camera. The mikes are set to pick up the speaker only.

*some of our speakers are opting not to be recorded. Most rituals, being experiential aren’t being recorded.

We’ll be having a Silent Auction for CTCW. Items will be on display in the Hospitality Suite, Room 702, please feel free to come bid on them. Items will be marked and some will be done Friday at 10, some Saturday at 10 and some Sunday at noon. There will be a live auction at mid-day Sunday for any items that have exceeded 10 bids, but most to be settled by silent bid.

Please feel free to donate items to the auction to benefit CTCW.