Michigan Womyn's Music Festival - MICHFEST

This is a slideshow of photos from recent years of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. Also known as "Michfest," the festival is a 6-day all womyn's cultural event held each August. Together we create a community forged out of our love and labor that reflects our most essential selves -- empowered, inspired, passionate, and ready to revel in all things female. Tickets include three vegetarian meals a day, beautiful woodland camping, hundreds of workshops, a film festival, DJ'd dances, Basketball/volleyball/5K run, childcare, womyn of color gathering and resource center, an d sign language interpretation. Visit http://www.michfest.com for more information about this year's festival, which will be held August 7-12, 2012. Song: Amazon and Amazon Rise - Amazon © Atthis Music, BMI, additional lyrics Toshi Reagon © Black Elephant Music, BMI Rise Again © JUCA Music, BMI Produced by Toshi Reagon Recorded and Mixed by Shawn Kimon -- The Wild Arctic Studios, L. I. C., New York Executive Producer Judith Casselberry Amazon (reggae) Music and Lyrics by Maxine Feldman, Additional lyrics by Toshi Reagon Aleah Long -- 1st Verse Cris Williamson -- 2nd Verse Bitch -- 3rd Verse and Violin Toshi Reagon - Bass and vocals Judith Casselberry - Acoustic guitar and vocals Allison Miller -- Drums Julie Wolf -- Keyboards and vocals June Millington -- Electric guitar and vocals Mayra Casales - Percussion Gina Breedlove -- Vocals Holly Near - Vocals Shelley Nicole Jefferson -- Vocals Rise Again Music and Lyrics by Judith Casselberry Lyrical Inspiration Maxine Feldman and Holly Near Judith Casselberry -- Lead vocals Toshi Reagon -- bass, electric guitar and vocals Allison Miller -- drums Julie Wolf -- keyboards and vocals June Millington -- Electric guitar and vocals Bitch --Violin and vocals Gina Breedlove -- Vocals Shelley Nicole Jefferson -- Vocals Aleah Long -- Vocals Holly Near - Vocals Cris Williamson -- Vocals Song available at www.amazon35.com Photos and slideshow -- Desdemona Burgin