Ecstatic Prayer & Expression Song Circle
BRIAN ‘YAM’ DWYER
Have you ever wondered why men singing together is such a rare and unheard of occurrence?
Outside of religious institutions and sporting events, most men have never encountered the sacred, transformative sound of male voices (and hearts) in concert with one another, just for the joy of it.
Join longtime friends, neighbors, cosmic co-pilots and ‘no holds bards’ Brian ‘Yam’ Dwyer and Thomas Promise as they lovingly and playfully welcome every man within earshot to get into their bodies, open up their mouths and SING!
This is a one-time-only musical happening unlike anything you’ve ever witnessed or participated in before.
It’s not about ‘good’ or ‘bad’ voices. There’s no division between ‘performers’ and ‘audience’. Everything and everyone is welcomed to bring precisely what they’re bringing, exactly as they are, and it somehow all turns into one of the most heart-affirming experiences you’ve ever been a part of.
BIO
Brian 'Yam' Dwyer is a community song leader, music weaver, rhythm bringer and student of emergent ritual space. He knows music to be a living line of connection and communication to our ancestors, the wider cosmos and our more-than-human kin. Brian has been a student of music, rhythm and improvisational singing for over 30 years, has been studying ritual, transformative men's work and ceremonial spaces for 7 years, and has been holding space for grief-tending with other community members in the Cascadia Bio-region since 2022. He currently resides on the unceded ancestral lands of the Lummi, Nooksack and other Coast Salish peoples (otherwise known as Bellingham, WA), where he is a dedicated mystic, villager, co-parent and father of a 10-year-old son.