eTown presents Goddess Trio Rising: An Evening with Katie Wise, Donna de Lory and Rebecca Folsom

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About Katie Wise: For Katie Wise, music has never been separate from life. It has been its steady current. A classically trained pianist and lifelong vocalist, the Boulder-based singer-songwriter bridges Americana, contemporary folk and sacred chant into a sound that is both roots-driven and expansive. As founder of the mantra-folk ensemble Bhakti Explosion, she has helped pioneer a genre that blends singer-songwriter intimacy with the communal power of kirtan.Her voice, described as “soulful and earthy, embodying vulnerability in a way that turns emotion into art” by Australian Yoga Life, moves effortlessly from tender ballad to soaring anthem.Wise’s debut album Lovolution, produced by Grammy-nominated Ben Leinbach and featuring Jai Uttal, received international acclaim from Yoga Journal, Yoga International, Kindred Spirit in the UK, Soul Traveller Radio in Australia and NPR. She followed with Akashic Rock and two live recordings and has toured and collaborated with sacred music luminaries including David Newman, who calls her “a force and presence for those who look to their music for peace, heart, groove and spiritual inspiration.”She has performed at major festivals including Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Bhakti Fest, Hanuman Festival and Holistic Manchester in the UK and is a regular presence on the eTown stage. In performance, Wise crafts layered vocal landscapes through live looping, creating immersive participatory experiences that merge tradition with innovation.She lives in Lafayette, Colorado with her husband and two teenagers who are just beginning to admit that their parents’ band is kind of cool.Find more information at BhaktiExplosion.comAbout Donna DeLory:Donna DeLory is a singer-songwriter known for blending pop, electronic, world and devotional music. Her voice appears on recordings by Bette Midler, Leonard Cohen, Selena and Belinda Carlisle among many others. From 1987 to 2006, she toured internationally as a backup vocalist and dancer for Madonn