What an interesting site. The music is great and I love the lyrics. Unusually empowered vocals ... very impressive instrumentation!
Thanks.
KJ
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Jennsen
Netherlands
Hi! Your site is best I have seen for mystic music on the web. Keep going with the deep music that you write and play.
Jennsen
Jennsen
Jimmy Banjo
NYC
Hello Xyra, I came across your site while searching for my old friends from Holy Moses. I enjoyed visiting your site and remember you from Woodstock; pleased to see you doing so many good things with your music . I was playing banjo around Bearsville with the Greenbriar Boys, and in a little roots music trio that sometimes got together for fun at Sled Hill with Rick Danko (fiddle) and Levon Helm (mandolin). Teddy, Billy, Chris, Marty, and David were my pals and I would hang around that Ohayo house and pick. Those were very special times for an 18 yr old kid from Virginia! Would really like to say hello to Billy and Teddy if you can connect the emails. Thanks and wishing for best energy for your future projects.
OCR
MA
Hello there! Fabulous stuff. Found you through iLike and Facebook.
Enjoy your holidays.
HAPPY 2010
Enjoy your holidays.
HAPPY 2010
Dee Muir-Brown
Fairfax, VA
Hey girl
Long time-no communication-Love to hear from you--maybe you don't remember me? Are you in the us or England? Love your music. Just let me know you got this!!!
kisses, Dee
Long time-no communication-Love to hear from you--maybe you don't remember me? Are you in the us or England? Love your music. Just let me know you got this!!!
kisses, Dee
Tiffani
Fabulous site, but a little spooky. The music is wonderful, the artwork, too - and I find the lyrics deep!
TF
TF
A D
Time Warp
Nothing surpasses the love one feels in doing music with a purpose void of ego, embracing truth and love.
Ride on.
Ride on.
Xyra, in repsonse to Billy Batson...
Current Universe, Area X
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
Take Care!
Looking forward to sharing more news!
PEACE ~ Xyra
Billy Batson
Current Universe
(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
Xyra writes:
Please note my above message, Billy!
Billy Batson
Current Universe
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
