We're so excited to share our first audio story from the Klamath River. This piece features Dean Mcbroom, who recounts the Shasta creation story, and talks about how the country along the Klamath River changes the way its inhabitants live their lives. 

We are so excited to share that we will be premiering our short film, Songs of the Klamath on September 23rd in Petaluma.  

It will feature a screening of the film, along with a live music performance by Ismay and acclaimed acoustic band Quiles & Cloud.

The event w...

It was as the sun was setting on our rest day in the hills above the Klamath River, when three wild stallions came into our camp. We were unconcerned about their presence at first, knowing they were timid around people, and we had an electric fence to keep our animals...

We have finished our first section of the trip, and I'm learning most about redefining success. 

It's been a very hard first few days, as our travel has been cumbersome, and certainty often evading us. We've passed by wild horse herds, stayed in a cabin on a stran...

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Announcing our biggest horseback journey yet--Songs of the Klamath. It is a project that explores the connections between humans, nature, environmental justice, songwriting, and creativity. On a horseback journey from the headwaters to the mout...

This September, Ismay embarked on a horseback tour with acclaimed Bluegrass/Americana band The Brothers Comatose. Riding through the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas, the bands stopped along their route for three performances, culminating in a night at "the Fillmore of...

Ismay's second live performance video features the original song "Ramblin' Man," performed in the loft of the old sheep barn on the Northern California ranch where songwriter, singer, and guitarist Avery Hellman lives and works. 
Accompaniment by Jan Purat on the...

This summer, Ismay set out on our first ever horseback adventure. We traveled to the lost cities of White Pine County Nevada, one of the most remote areas of the United States, on a "Ghost Town Tour." Check out the video below, entitled "Babylon Has Fallen," featuring...

Ismay’s live performance video debut features singer, songwriter, and guitarist for the band, Avery Hellman, accompanied by Jan Purat on the fiddle. Filmed in an old barn at the ranch that has shaped Avery’s writing and playing, “River of Light (Through the Inland Empi...