Fri 6 PM | Goose in the Round, Mainstage
Now a festival tradition, this year GITR will kick off the evening mainstage program. We again present a showcase of some of the finest singer-songwriters the Goose has to offer this year in an in-the-round setting. Two different artists hosted by Terry Gonda and Kirsti Reeve will take turns sharing their songs and the stories behind them. Who knows what Wild Goose magic will happen when these talented performers take the stage together as community?
Terry and Kirsti have been making music together since they met in 1994. The Wild Goose has become their home over the years, and they are responsible for the music programming and stage management. They are honored to host Goose in the Round and highlight the singer-songwriters of the Goose.
terrygonda.com
Sessions:
327 Goose in the Round: Friday
328 Goose in the Round: Saturday
Kiya Heartwood ( Stealin Horses, Wishing Chair ) is an award winning, internationally touring, roots/folk singer songwriter, composer and change artist. The UK’s Broadway Baby describes Kiya Heartwood as “an award-winning American singer-songwriter who writes smart, funny and poignant songs about the famous and not-so-famous legends of America.” Heartwood “serves up a lively batch of original songs that follow on to two of the oldest traditions of folk music: storytelling and political broadside.” Kiya is currently attending Starr King School for the Ministry in their MDiv. program. Kiya tours solo and with her band. Kiya makes her happy home in Austin, TX. More at www.kiyaheartwood.com
Sessions:
327 Goose in the Round: Friday
432 Musical Performance: Kiya Heartwood
Singer. Songwriter. Dog-lover. Bike-rider turned banjo player. Jenna Lindbo is a big-hearted human and multi-instrumentalist who loves creating connection and building community through music. Before putting roots down in NC, she spent a number of years touring full time, performing with Catie Curtis and sharing original music from coast to coast. Nowadays, Jenna lives with her wife in Asheville, where she serves as minister of music at Land of the Sky UCC and enjoys being part of a vibrant community rooted in the Mountains. She still travels to different pockets of the map, bringing music to conferences, classrooms, workshops, and retreats. Track her down at the Goose or reach out after the festival if you’d like to learn more about songwriting retreats or to find out about her collaborations with a positive psychologist, where music, stories, and science are intertwined with soulful reflection and life-affirming work.
www.jennalindbo.com
Sessions:
268 Musical Performance: Jenna Lindbo
327 Goose in the Round: Friday
