Present collaborations:

miners explores traditional folk music from the United States as a platform for improvisation and sonic experimentation. Based in Western Massachusetts, the group is made up of Jesse Bay (voice, guitar, percussion, electronics), Myk Freedman (lap steel), and Lynn Storm (voice), with a fluid ensemble of other musicians (this video was made winter of 2023)
- https://www.jesseolsenbay.com/miners
- https://soundcloud.com/jesseolsenbay/miners-when-i-was-a-boy-i-was-not-a-boy?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
past collaborations:

Mare Berger, Western Mass: https://marielberger.bandcamp.com/album/dreaming-blue
Myrtle Street Klezmer, Western Mass: www.bombyx.live/artists/myrtle-street-klezmer
'Bing and Ruth,' Brooklyn, NY: http://bingandruth.com
David Moore, Brooklyn, NY: http://talkhappytalk.com
Skye Steele, Brooklyn, NY: http://skyesteele.com
Jean Rohe, Brooklyn, NY: http://jeanrohe.com
Becca Stevens, Brooklyn, NY: http://www.beccastevens.com
Ayaka Nishina, Brooklyn, NY: http://www.ayanishina.org
Lakebottom Sound Series, Missoula, MT: http://lakebottomsound.org
Bare Bait Dance, Missoula, MT: http://barebaitdance.org
The FreeSessions, Missoula, MT: http://lakebottomsound.org/the-freesessions
LeeLee Rizzo, Missoula, MT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8UoTCixqLXafWoH6nmNOSQ/videos
Trillium Estonian Choir, Portland, OR
Max Ribner, Portland, OR: http://maxribnerband.com
Sean Frenette, Portland, OR: https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/SeanFrenette
Peia, Southern Oregon: www.peiasong.com

other inspirations:

Post-Daoist, Mythosomatic Training and Neo-Romantic Philosophy with longterm mentor, Zhenevere Sophia Dao:
- www.zheneveresophiadao.com
- interview on The Mythic Masculine - https://www.themythicmasculine.com/episodes/zhenevere-dao
Ecology of Eros, Animist Daoism and Mythosomatic training with mentor, Eve Bradford:
- www.originalskin.org
- interview on Dare to Feel - https://redcircle.com/shows/a2273187-6ef7-4e2a-92796a97df3193d5/episodes/bd010af6-2ab6-4602-9c26-787f5bdc9a33
Ancestral Medicine, Animism, Ritual with teacher (of brief study), Dr. Daniel Foor
- https://ancestralmedicine.org
- free classes and talks: https://www.youtube.com/@AncestralMedicine/videos
Resilience Training with Wim Hof: https://www.wimhofmethod.com
Attachment Theory and Neuroscience with Stan Tatkin: https://www.thepactinstitute.com/what-is-pact
Marshal Rosenberg and Nonviolent Communication: https://www.cnvc.org/learn-nvc/what-is-nvc
John O’Donohue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0bg7lNeKY4
The poetry of Emily Dickenson, Rumi, Rainer Maria Rilke, David Whyte, Mary Oliver, Louise Glück, many others
Vipassana Meditation: https://www.dhamma.org/en/about/vipassana
'The Anatomy of trust' with Brene Brown:

Joanna Newsom: http://www.dragcity.com/artists/joanna-newsom
Round Mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR7seis9-s8
Every child I've ever known, cared for, taught, learned from, listened to and loved. Especially M.M.A