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Strings & Spirits: Banjo Lore and the Magick of Appalachian Song
A Ritual Workshop in Folk Magick, Resistance, and the Old Songs of the South
Step into the hidden world where song becomes spell, rhythm becomes ritual, and the banjo speaks with the voices of the dead. This immersive 2-hour workshop explores the deep-rooted intersection of Appalachian folk magick and Southern musical traditions—especially the banjo, born of African spiritwork and shaped by Scots-Irish ballads, hollers, and lament. We’ll trace how these traditions fused in the mountains into a living, breathing conjure language—used to protect, curse, heal, and survive.
This is not a music lesson. It’s an invitation to listen with your bones and work with your breath. You’ll learn how to use traditional songs as working charms, explore trance and rhythm as magical practice, and hear the ghost-songs that carried justice and resistance when no other tools were allowed. Through shared singing, guided ritual, and historical storytelling, we’ll make music the old way: as a bridge to spirit, a tool of survival, and a vessel of power. Whether you’re a practitioner, a musician, or simply someone who’s ever felt the air shift during a song—you belong in this circle.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Welburn Hiram Kemp is a proud Appalachian, steeped and studied in the time honored traditions of folklore, conjure, and faith healing passed down through generations in the hollers of Eastern Kentucky. His practice blends elements of ceremonial magick with old time conjure and folk magick, as well as mystical and lodge traditions informed further by his studies in the Deep South, particularly New Orleans. Welburn is a passionate teacher, caregiver, urban planner, and preservationist, dedicated to preserving both spiritual and physical spaces for future generations. Welburn is also an active Freemason, minister, 4th best banjo player in Oklahoma, and Kentucky Colonel. Find him on Instagram @mountain_conjure and @thealtarofsaintexpedite
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