Voice Seeker

The Summer Solstice 2026 episode of Voice Seeker features my friend and former house mate from Portugal, Alice Mantas. Alice is a multi-disciplinary artist focusing on playing modal music with the cello, and conducting materials research with ceramics. She is also a face painter and sometimes clown. ~Dandy 00:00:00 - Introducing Alice Mantas via Portugal 00:01:52 - Our first meeting at a squat in...

I first met Zaid at a Rainbow Gathering in Morocco, playing guitar songs around a campfire. A few years later our paths crossed again at another gathering in Turkiye. We ended up having some adventures after that and I am proud to call him my friend. 00:00:00 - Intruducing Zaid 00:03:15 - Meeting in a Morocco Rainbow Gathering 00:05:30 - Musical confidence 00:09:19 - After Moroccan Rainbow 00:11:2...

I met Mikael Gunter at a communal camp in Albania during the global lockdown. We bonded over music, tesseracts, and the quest for freedom. Here is our conversation. 00:00:00 - Introductions, our meeting in Albania 00:04:07 - Alone on Winter Solstice 00:07:00 - Staying in Albanian bunkers 00:13:10 - Balkan conquests, appearances vs reality of living in a country 00:20:16 - Returning to Australia af...

Metka Knap is a folklorist, musician, and visual artist from Slovenia. We met in 2022 in Macedonia and took a bardic journey to Prague and beyond. Unfortunately, the conversation takes place over a Zoom chat with Metka being in a remote cabin in Slovenia, so the fidelity of the connection is at times spotty. Hopefully you will still be able to glean some interesting insights from our conversation....

For this Summer Solstice episode of Voice Seeker, I am pleased to welcome my good friend and traveling companion, Saša Hajzler. She is an avid conversationalist, traveler, thinker, and phd student. In this conversation we recollect some moments from our hitchhiking travels through Morocco. We also talk about Yugoslavia, private equity enshittification, the fool's journey, and more. Enjoy! ~Dan...

On the 10th episode of Voice Seeker, we have a wide-ranging discussion with Elexa Dawson: musician, songwriter, speaker, mother, gardener, Potawatomi Citizen, and all around awesome human being. Elexa Dawson is a practitioner of the soul. Her red-dirt honey vocals and rhythmic guitar style deliver a sound that hits home. Both familiar and intriguing, her songs speak of the earth and community, and...

An informal discussion with some members of the Shining Heart Sufi Community in Kansas City. Topics include: Dances of Universal Peace, Sufism, Turkiye, Konya, Alevi music, and more. https://www.shiningheartcommunity.org/ 00:00:00 Invocation 00:00:25 Solstice time 00:02:26 Introductions 00:05:54 Kurbanlar Tiğlanıp 00:12:42 Dandy's encounter with the Sufis 00:27:24 Some other Sufi stories 00:50:22...

Welcome to Voice Seeker, I’m your host, Dandelion Lakewood. In this episode, I sat down with songwriter, composer, and performer Gracie Caggiano. We cover a broad spectrum of topics including perfectionism, suffering, joy, death, poetry, perspective, and life as an artist with a disability. You will have an opportunity to hear some of Gracies original compositions throughout the episode. The recor...

A bardic quest mixtape featuring the various performers who assembled at the 2024 Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas City. (00:00:00) Intro (00:03:00) 1st night: arriving at FAI (00:06:38) Westin Lobby (00:07:37) Bose Lounge open mic (00:08:16) Scott Strickland (00:13:27) Ellie James (00:17:18) Eddy DJ E (00:20:18) Rachel Sage (00:24:50) Bandits on the Run (00:28:46) Kristin Rebecca...

Florida  Voice Seeker #6 Spring Equinox 2024 A journey around the peninsula of Florida with music and conversations of various sorts. (0:00:00) Intro (0:02:34) A Walmart parking lot in Birmingham, Alabama (0:05:50) Beach diary (0:06:34) Orlando diary (0:08:38) Tampa windy boat ramp (0:11:39) Trans girls rule (0:15:40) Bee and Ri (0:17:23) School Palooza (0:25:30) Self-directed learning (0:28:40) T...

A collection of diaries, field recordings, voice memos, and performances from the past year of travels inside the USA. 00:00:00 Everything all at once 00:01:30 Can you all just quiet down? 00:01:48 So many things 00:04:55 Doors 00:05:55 Random sample flip 00:06:16 The year in review 00:10:27 Hamtrack bells diary 00:14:20 Recap session 00:16:08 US customs 00:19:53 Portland 00:20:44 Marching band co...

In this episode of Voice Seeker, your host Dandelion Lakewood conducts two interviews on the road with friends Mikee Strongmen (of Twenty Thousand Strongmen) and Ozosou (a recent Kurdish immigrant to the USA). Mikee Strongman: 00:00:00 Wackadoo 00:02:08 How we met 00:03:10 Song evolution 00:06:19 Indecent proposals and agressive roosters 00:08:46 Eating rats in Albania 00:10:17 Gut health 00:11:39...

Four Iranian women share their stories of Iran and beyond in this intimate and compelling tapestry of personal voice message narratives of womanhood under the Islamic Republic. Thanks to Mr. Maddy, Honey, Dina, and a Kurdish girl. Music and production by Dandelion Lakewood featuring Sea Priest, J.S., and Sar A. Additional reference materials mentioned in this podcast: ⁠ https://digital.sandiego.ed...

Sex, Drugs and Chorba. An international group of wayward travelers descend upon the conservative city of Sakarya, Turkiye and establish a communal house in an abandoned apartment block. This is their story... Mad House chapters: 00:00:00 Enter the Mad House 00:01:03 Halil's Luck 00:03:12 Call for Submissions 00:07:13 Dandy Beginnings 00:08:02 Arrival Drums 00:09:08 Irene's Arrival 00:10:07...

In this episode, our host, Dandelion Lakewood is introduced by friends and fellow travelers via voice messages from around the world. Special thanks to the contributors of the premier episode: Honey Christina Galka Irene Deesadjo Elele Tiana Yashiwa Turner Tina Djordjevic Bledi Budo Aida Al Hani Faruk Sarah Oz Evrensel Urum 611 Rebbag Gabbanarchy Brook Woolf Music by Dandelion Lakewood