How did Incus get started and what was the inspiration behind it?
JC: Incus really was a vessel for me to develop my writing and my voice. I needed to explore and express all that I was feeling through music. How would you describe your own spirituality, and how do you feel that ties in with your music? JC: I describe my spirituality rather simply, I think. I honor a sacred space or vessel, and instill it with the sacred flow of life, using will and faith. The vessel can be many different things, from a goddess or a god to a stone, to a fire circle, to my hands. This, for me, is the grand nutshell. With music, the container can be a performance, a song, a tone, a venue, etc. Your first album is entitled “The Burning Thread.” What is the meaning behind the title? JC: I was experimenting with the belief of an eternal plane of fire. Without time, fire has been and is existent in all places. The Burning Thread is that which connects each flame – bonfire to lit match – through that plane. Further, I have experienced that it can be used from an individual
