#59 Trevor Hall On Saturn Return, The Fruitful Darkness, Neem Karoli Baba & Surrender

Trevor Hall is a singer-song writer and Yogi known for his distinct style of music, that blends together roots and folk music and is imbued with a deep love of Eastern Mysticism.  The themes of his music revolve around spirituality and life exploration which powerfully invites the listener into the heart. Trevor Hall is a true leader of the burgeoning conscious musical community and has toured and collaborated with artists such as Steel Pulse, Ziggy Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Matisyahu, Michael Franti, John Butler Trio, Xavier Rudd and Nahko & Medicine for the People. THE FRUITFUL DARKNESS is Trevor’s first independent release — supported by his fans known as THE VILLAGERS — became the #1 Music campaign of its kind in 2017 — after a decade plus recording for established labels such as Geffen and Vanguard. The album itself explores completely new sonic terrain and was released unconventionally, in 3-5 song installments on specific lunar dates. THE FRUITFUL DARKNESS Full Length Album officially released on June 1st, 2018 and premiered at #4 on the iTunes Alternative Charts. His previous full-length album releases, Chapter of the Forest (2014) and KALA (2015), debuted at #3 and #2 on the iTunes singer/songwriter chart respectively. Hall also collects donations to support children’s education in India and has continuously donated to charities and relief funds.I hope you enjoy my conversation with Trevor as we dive deep into his beautiful connection with Neem Karoli Baba, his journey through Saturn Return and how his album THE FRUITFUL DARKNESS came into fruition and what is to surrender into the flow.The song that I played in the intro and outro of this episode is GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE which has over 30 million downloads just on Spotify alone. To support the podcast please visit https://stuartwatkins.org/podcast/In Joy,Stuart WatkinsSupport the show