As this year’s Strawberry Fields Festival approaches, we’re excited to share some of our “Notes of Inspiration” behind this 3-day event. 

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Peter Kirk for an intimate conversation about his journey with music and opening to drumming as a way of tuning into the Spirit. Last year, Peter received the guidance (and the means!) to be the drummer in the Living Miracles worship band, RISE. In this interview, he shares joyfully about the involuntary nature of the miracle and the orchestration behind the band, plus the significance of this year’s Strawberry Fields Festival held at the Living Miracles Monastery in Utah, from July 12-14.

Pete shares how he miraculously became the drummer for RISE:

“I feel like Spirit gave me some kind of green light. I had this little whim down there that I hadn’t been aware of. As soon as I was tuning into spirit, I just wanted to say, “Yes!” to whatever feels the most expansive. And as you know, we all join together in the community every day to pray about what is most helpful for everyone. I didn’t have a strong sense of really wanting to play music, at least not intensely over the last 10 years. But then the idea came to others at the same time that it came to me. Suddenly, I just felt this spark, and I feel so grateful. I wasn’t aware that it was going to light me up. And it is so joyful. I love doing this, and I didn’t have to make it happen.”

Since 2012, there have been a number of Strawberry Fields Festivals. Peter attended the most recent one in 2018 and this was very significant for him. I asked him how it feels to be attending this year's Festival as a member of RISE:

“I feel this brightness about the festival and being at the Monastery and the beautiful Strawberry Canyon. It feels like the canyon is such a symbol of this big open heart. We had different musical acts last time, but this festival is going to be a bit more intimate in a way. It’s a bit shorter, but it feels like it’s going to be this intimate time together. It has been given for us to really share from our hearts, and I think everything we do as a community together is about our shared prayer, purpose, and communication. I feel like that’s what we want to extend through the music as well.”

The Strawberry Fields Festival 2024 promises to be an intimate and joyful celebration with live music, movie commentaries, and enlightenment talks with David Hoffmeister—a deep spirit of togetherness, and of course, all sprinkled with an abundance of exuberance and joy. This Festival will be held from July 12-14 in the breathtaking Canyons in Utah, near the Strawberry River.

Join us to be lifted up into a "Strawberry" state of mind. Tickets are available here! 🎶

Watch the full-length interview with Peter and Jessica: