Press Release: Firefestnw 2024 Announcement

Xwan

Xwan

22 August 2024 • 1 min read

From the hollowed hills of Oregon, Good God Father answers the call again to perform live at the prolific Fire Fest NW at Skamania County Fairgrounds in Stevenson, WA, just over Bridge of the Gods in Oregon. The festival is free for all campers, there is no entry fee, and there are free meals all weekend long, starting with Friday night dinner meal.

This is the second year since the festival changed the name from X Fest NW to Fire Fest NW, in a major rebranding with a new website. Despite the restart, the core of the fest remains the same, with familiar faces being part of the tradition going back 21 years.

More information can be found on the the Fire Fest NW website - http://www.firefestnw.com/

Good God Father will be taking the outside stage Friday August 30, 2024 at 7:30pm - 8:15pm. The rest of the schedule is available at Firefestnw.com/schedule - http://www.firefestnw.com/schedule.html

Fire Fest NW published a feature page for the band on their website as well, giving more details here Firefestnw.com/good-god-father.html - http://www.firefestnw.com/good-god-father.html

Good God Father Acoustic Performance and Interview w/Ladyhamilton on Rumble

Oregon art rockers, Good God Father, broke down the vibes for a livestreamed acoustic set for the Lady Hamilton Rumble Channel, on August 2, 2024. Eamon stashed the kit to rock on the cajon, while Xwan unplugged all the pedals to play some coffee shop chill renditions of Good God Father material. Following the set, Xwan took some time with Lady Hamilton to answer some questions in a candid interview setting where things got fairly personal in dealing with faith, relationships, and even the music industry.
The question came up of what it meant to be a Christian artist, and Xwan’s answer was to touch on the holistic perspective which Sean takes in his approach to the arena of art, entertainment and performance as relates to the faith side of the equation as well. He takes the time to warn about the trap of falling in to surrendering to the gatekeepers in exchange for some promised reward.
Find out more by watching the full interview here:

Post Fire Fest NW Debrief

Back from Fire Fest NW 2024, and this is your debrief, just to reflect on the time we had, for those that could not be there, as well as for those who remember the times, and wish to ruminate with us. The following are the reflections of lead singer, and guitar player, Sean Lewis, giving a breakdown of the weekend:

We wanted to get there Thursday night just to make the most of our time with the people we were looking forward to seeing, but because I was filling in for another band, The Tuesday Theory, I used that night to rehearse with them in order to make sure we could make it a tight performance. I thought I would be able to get things staged to pack the night before to get there on time for a drum off I was scheduled to play at 3:00 pm, but I thought I was scheduled for a later time, at 3:30pm. So I thought I could get away with leaving by 1:00pm since it usually doesn’t take more than 2 hours to get to Stevenson, WA for Fire Fest NW.
We managed to get on the road at 20 minutes after one, so we were a little behind as it was. After getting gas at our favorite station en route, it was not long on the freeway before I realized the inevitable: I wasn’t going to make it on time. Rush hour had already set in by 2pm as we passed through SE Portland. It was bumper to bumper the whole way through to I84, and on passed Gresham.
Eamon, my son, and the rest of our family, i.e. my wife and daughter, left our home with a quarter of a tank in the 92 Ford Ranger, and a half a tank in our 2007 Toyota Prius. I’d managed to secure only $54 in cash and $27 in Venmo which was owed me by guitar students. So I was able to get $25 in gas at the tank when I got to the station, and a couple of dollars for band aids my daughter said she needed for her booboo.
We managed to get across the Bridge of the Gods with the petty cash I had on hand to cover the $3 toll for each vehicle, but we were a full hour later than I intended to arrive, adding up the total travel time to three hours. While I wasn’t able to make it on time for the drum off, we were on time for dinner, and some Messianic Jewish dancing and music. My wife, Teal, jumped right in. I had plenty of time to set up the tent and get our camp staked out. We found a spot on the Southeast side of the county fairgrounds plot along the walking trail that follows around the lake.