The land and its seasons, the cycles of life, the enduring bonds of community - these are the themes of Jaiya’s music. Jaiya is a Sanskrit word meaning both “life,” and “triumph.” Jaiya’s songs remind us that we are creatures of earth. Our hearts beat to the rhythms of nature. Our bodies ebb and flow with the same tides that mark the hours and seasons. What we all share as dwellers on this sweet, fragile planet far outweighs our differences.

The members of Jaiya live on a small island off the coast of British Columbia where deer, otter, seals, orcas, bald eagles, and many other species of wildlife still thrive. Miranda Brown, Kim Darwin and Lael Whitehead are multi-instrumentalists who collaborate on writing and arranging their original music.

They weave stirring female vocal harmonies with harp, piano, accordion, guitar, flutes, and percussion. Their poetry invites listeners to come back home: to be here, now, on this living, breathing earth we all share.

Jaiya was formed in 2003. Since then, the band has released two albums, Firedance: Songs for Winter Solstice, and Beltane: Songs for the Green Time. In January 2008 they will release their third album, entitled "Invocation: Songs for a Sacred Earth".