Listen with us: Madi Sato, Timothy McLaughlin in Natok Rok Earth Trance

Join us in the Studio for NATOK ROK Earth Trance — a unique emergent experience of music and language. The powerful voice of singer Madi Sato draws upon her indigenous heritage to weave together hypnotic earth chants. And the gorgeous bardic contributions from poet Timothy P. McLaughlin bring messages of wild nature. The all-acoustic band of woods, strings and skins provides the groundwork where mystic sound meets sacred text. The overall effect brings the listener into a deep time spell that both soothes and invigorates.

PERFORMERS: MADI SATO has been a performing artist for three decades and recorded the albums Soul in Love, Madi Sato, and Return to the River. From a young age, she was immersed in ceremony at the feet of indigenous grandmothers. Sato holds songs from many cultures, especially her Japanese Ainu and Irish heritages. She is also a lifelong dancer versed in an array of traditions. TIMOTHY P. MCLAUGHLIN has been a performance poet for many years and created the collections of poetry Rooted & Risen, Seeds Under the Tongue, and the forthcoming Her We Serve. Timothy has followed an indigenous spiritual path since early manhood and has a longstanding devotion to weekly wanders in the wilderness. THE BAND includes: Ishi (Vocals); Tom Berkes (Guitar, Shamisen, Tonkori), Michael Kott (Cello), Walkingstar Martinez (Flute), and David Gomez (Drums).

Host or Publisher Olive Rush Studio and Art Center