XYRA & The Banished

Nothing surpasses the love one feels in doing music with a purpose void of ego, embracing truth and love.

Ride on.

Billy BATSON! It is absolutely great hearing from you! I will make the corrections to the website, as described, and write you again from my a personal email address, later.

Take Care!
Looking forward to sharing more news!
PEACE ~ Xyra

(message continued)...drinking buddies. I really miss Rick and Richard. You'll be happy to know that Teddy is well and lives in Virginia. If you'd like to contact him, just send me an email and I'll get you an address. You can still purchase the "Holy Moses" Album/CD through Barnes & Nobel on line; it's roots Rock & Roll with pioneering Country Rock beats from the Mystical Mountains of Woodstock and the streets of Greenwich Village circa the 60's. All the best to you and yours XYRA. Billy Batson & Holy Moses xoxo

Dear XYRA. I remember you well from the early days of Woodstock and your stay at my house. I read your web page with some fascination since you mentioned me and my "brother", Teddy Speleos. I'd like to correct a few "mistakes" that appear that probably are really only meaningful to me and Teddy. First, my name is not "Baxton", it's/was Billy "Batson". Next, there never was a Billy Baxton Band. I was the leader, lead singer, keyboardist, guitarist and the author of the songs of the band, "Holy Moses", the original "Holy Moses" Teddy Speleos was the lead guitar player and vocalist. Other members included; David Vittek, guitar, fiddle and vocals, Marty David, base guitar and saxophone and Christopher Parker, Drums and Tuba. We were managed by Michael Jefferies who also managed Jimi Hendrix, Van Morrison, The Animals and others. It was Michael who gave Teddy Jimi's guitar...and some clothing, I might add, that looked ridiculous on Ted as he was a very short guy and Jimi was quite tall. None the less, Teddy wore them with pride. Teddy was 19 then and was being touted as the most fantastic guitar player around! Michael Jefferies was one of the original "Mavericks" in the music business, having his own studio, Electric Lady Studios, which he owned and designed with Jimi. After recording our LP at Electric Lady, Michael got us signed with RCA Records. We were writing and recording our album at the same time that Dylan and The Band were creating "Big Pink" and the "Basement Tapes". That's the way we did it back then in the mountains. It was all "home spun". Holy Moses first lived together on Ohayo Mountain Road in Woodstock, just down the road from Dylan. Because Dylan and I both had little children the same age, we use to meet at the Parent/Teachers School Meetings! Aside from my band members, Rick Danko and Richard Manuel of The Band were my best friends and drinking

Hey Xyra! So nice to know that you are still active and creating. Hope all is well with you. Thanks for the FB invite, but the best way to reach me is email! Thinking of you fondly and excited by all your new work. - Jer

The time has come for all of us to listen and receive the cosmic messages being sent us. Ashtar Sheran knows and sends us love all the time. Practice love in all you do!

Hi Xyra

my partner and i heard your music on cd baby and wanted to check out your site. our compliments on a job well done. perhaps the best cd is frightening beauty we like it all. will look for the new cd when available.

thank you for the beautiful music!
Steph and Aunger

Excuse me. but is that Simon message a joke? That is not the reason I wrote actually. The reason is that I love your site, the art and the music! Tremendous work, overall. Thanks, and Light from the heart of the Netherlands.
JonN

Great site! Love the music and art!

Listened to the samples. Nice work! Where do you play? The news article says you were out of commission for a while. Hope you rally back!

Keep the songs and energy up!

Regards, Cameron

As they say these days, "Props to you!" Way to expand your own voice, literally. After the support-other-musicians days in D.C. I have done a lot of poetry, some music, & some poetry-music-performance. Most of the musicians from bi that day don't even ask - funny, huh? But I am fairly known in the poetry world. Nicely worked out site, Xyra.