Podcasts about Leah Song

We're back with a new episode in anticipation of this year's Blue Ox! Justin and Nate chatted with Leah Song of the sister-led group, Rising Appalachia. We discussed their journey around the country, developing their signature rendering of folk music and keeping rooted with a family that continues to inspire their music, pace of life and sense of place in the world. We listened to a couple of their songs and one from The Cody Sisters, who will be performing on stage and also conducting the guitar and mandolin workshops at this year's festival. Other new and recurring features are discussed, helping to serve as an introductory audioguide and to get excited about this quickly approaching weekend. See you soon at the Blue Ox Music Festival on June 26-28th in Eau Claire, WI!Featured Music:“The Waiting Days” - Pert Near Sandstone“All The Quiet People” - The Cody Sisters“All Fence and No Doors” - Rising Appalachia“Resiliant” - Rising AppalachiaMore Information:RisingAppalachia.comCodySistersMusic.comBlueOxMusicFestival.comPertNearSandstone.com**Permission was obtained for all music used in this episode.

Joining us on the show this week is musician, storyteller, poet, and activist, Leah Song! Most widely recognized for co-founding the Rising Appalachia project with her sister, Chloe Smith - Leah is also a dedicated social activist who's been on the frontline for many fights on the environment, human rights, prison reform, and food justice. For this conversation we explore the intersection of folk music and activism, the role of storytelling in orienting humans in their environment, and the power of sharing music in times of uncertainty.  You can catch Rising Appalachia on tour at a city near you at https://www.risingappalachia.com/tour  Or check out Leah's other offerings over at leahsongmusic.com Show Topics - Maintaining Creativity in Times of Uncertainty - Art and Liberation Movements - The Power of Folk Music - Storytelling and Rootedness - Creating Your Own Stories  - Importance of Lineage - Art and Social/Digital Media - The Ceremony of Catharsis - Integrating Catharsis

We live in times of individual, sociocultural and planetary crisis, exacerbated by rising divisions between people. How have humans historically navigated such times of crisis? Yes, we've organized, taken action, and responded as we've been called to respond. But we have also deepened our connection to the greater cosmos, through songs and poems and rituals of devotion, through crying out to a beloved universe whose workings remain a mystery but to whom we feel intimately and inextricably connected. In times when we are raw and situations are precarious, many poets tell us, the breath of life is closer than ever. So we have sung aloud to source, and honored the emotional intricacies of our relationship with a beloved world whose turnings can be maddening, painful and often beyond our control. Singing to the beloved in this way isn't about blissing out and bypassing, it's about finding a practice that honors the depth and emotional texture of our experience of a paradoxical world and that matches the intensity of the times we're living in. For the wounds of these times cannot simply be addressed through rational analysis and diagnosis, nor can they be addressed only with the short-burning flame of outrage. We need a deeper resourcing.  At a time of a profound pan-societal longing for meaning and sacredness, connecting to the cosmos as beloved and seeing the sacred in every phase of the beloved's waves has deep implications for how we resource and replenish ourselves, how we align our movements to the actual ebbs and flows of the natural world, and how we begin to heal the divided sociocultural space between us. Featuring a conversation with Dr. Omid Safi and music by Leah Song, Chloe Smith, Duncan Wickel, Jeunae Elita, Marya Stark, Sidibe, Serena Bixby, Forest Sun, Haley Young and others, this episode of The Emerald podcast encourages us to pause for a moment in the midst of all the great world-turning events and remember and connect to the living, breathing, source of it all. Just... for a moment.Support the show

This week we revisit a dynamic show featuring two musical acts that are countercultural icons in their own ways and in separate countries. American-born sisters, Leah Song and Chloe Smith, along with their band Rising Appalachia, share their unique brand of "Hillbilly World Music" and chat about how they promote the slow movement in their touring practices. Now exiled in Sweden, Egyptian Ramy Essam travels to eTown to share the songs that led to his becoming the voice of the 2011 Egyptian revolution that overthrew an oppressive leader.  Also with us is Joseph Teipel who shares his story about Re:Vision, an organization dedicated to building food independence in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver.  That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

Episode 082 offers a bit of a different trip than the usual Upful LIFE Podcast. This program is focused entirely on Asheville NC & surrouding Appalachia in the wake of unimaginable destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene in late September. The Asheville music and arts community is a beacon of light and creativity, full of ambitious artisans, dreamers n' doers whom I admire. The good folks of AVL and Appalachia need a whole lotta love, positive energy, prayers, and most importantly DONATIONS to continue their long, arduous process of recovery and rebuilding.  This podcast presents four conversations between five different people rooted down in Appalachia, connected to the local music/arts community, and who each lived their own harrowing version of this same nightmare.  It is an honor and privilege to offer a platform for these special souls to tell their storm stories, and ruminate on the realities of the recovery journey. Tune in for emotional, inspirational reflections from Leah Song (Rising Appalachia) and Andy Fyfe, Josh Blake of GFE and iamAVL, Wren Ashley from The Nohm Collective, and Brian Good of Asheville Music Hall. If you are moved by the contents of this programming, please consider a donation to any of the efforts linked below. 0:00 - ep.082 preview 4:00 - iamAVL - Music Industry Relief Fund 6:15 - Come Together 12/6 benefit concert for Asheville Music Hall 7:50 - The Upful Update 10:00 - why I'm doing a pod about Hurricane Helene / Appalachia 17:20 - shoutout Katie Flanagan - AVL superhero 20:00 - introducing LEAH SONG and ANDY FYFE 23:00 - conversation w/ Leah, Andy [37 min] 1:01:40 - introducing JOSH BLAKE 1:03:30 - conversation w/ Josh [46 min] 1:50:00 - introducing WREN from The Nohm Co. 1:52:20 - conversation w/ Wren [25 min] 2:17:00 -  introducing BRIAN GOOD of Asheville Music Hall 2:20:15 - conversation w/ Brian [19 min] 2:39:15 - afterglow, Vibe Junkie JAMZ On September 27, 2024 the remnants of the Category 4 Hurricane Helene turned Asheville, N.C., into a post-apocalyptic landscape: fallen trees blocking streets; roads turned into creek beds; power lines down everywhere; city water lines destroyed; bridges torn apart. The region's two rivers carried whole houses downstream. What buildings that remain in the lower areas of Buncombe County are larded with a foot-deep layer of toxic mud. Many people died.  The storm was prodigious. Official reports note that 2,300 structures were destroyed completely or made uninhabitable. That's homes, stores, and other businesses. The Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina was closed along its entire length, and its director said that some 10,000 trees had fallen into the roadway. Parts of the parkway were covered in landslide mud, while in other places the pavement had washed away entirely. In several locations, the North Fork Swannanoa River carved new courses, leaving at least one bridge over dry land and the water flowing a hundred yards to the west.   Along the French Broad River south of downtown Asheville, the River Arts District was completely wiped out. The narrow, 14-mile long Hickory Nut Gorge, which drops about 1,800 feet between the town of Gerton and Lake Lure, much of the road is now reduced to a rocky creek bed.  Estimates for regional damages are currently at $53 billion.   Vibe Junkie JAMZ "Tomorrow's Cost" - Secret Agent 23 Skidoo and Friends "Everybody Hurts" (REM cover) - Al Green   Vetted resources and references Grassroots Aid Partnership   iamAVL - Music Industry Relief Fund   Rising Appalachia [several fundraising options]   Flood Back Art    Katie Flanagan [AVL superhero]  donate here   Art Garden AVL   Asheville Music Hall - Joe Marcinek's Dead Funk Summit 12/6   More resources via ArtsAVL   EMAIL the SHOW PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Theme Song: "Mazel Tov"- CALVIN VALENTINE

In Appalachia, Hurricane Helene was a thousand-year-flood. It flattened towns and forests, washed roads away, and killed hundreds.But this story is not about the flood. It's about what happened after.A month after Hurricane Helene, our producer Justine Paradis visited Marshall, a tiny town in the Black Mountains of western North Carolina, a region renowned for its biodiversity, music, and art.She went to see what it really looks like on the ground in the wake of a disaster, and how people create systems to help each other. But what she found there wasn't just a model of mutual aid: it was a glimpse of another way to live with one another.Featuring Josh Copus, Becca Nicholson, Rachel Bennett, Steve Matlack, Keith Majeroni, and Ian Montgomery.Appearances by Meredith Silver, Anna Thompson, Kenneth Satterfield, Reid Creswell, Jim Purkerson, Jazz Maltz, Melanie Risch, and Alexandra Barao.Songs performed by Sheila Kay Adams, Analo Phillips, Leah Song and Chloe Smith of Rising Appalachia, and William Ritter. SUPPORTOutside/In is made possible with listener support. Click here to become a sustaining member.Subscribe to our (free) newsletter.Follow Outside/In on Instagram or Twitter, or join our private discussion group on Facebook. LINKSAn excerpt of “A Paradise Built in Hell” by Rebecca Solnit (quoted in this episode) is available on Lithub.“You know our systems are broke when 5 gay DJs can bring 10k of supplies back before the national guard does.” (Them)The folks behind the Instagram account @photosfromhelene find, clean, and share lost hurricane photos, aiming to reunite the hurricane survivors with their photo memories. A great essay on mutual aid by Jia Tolentino (The New Yorker) CREDITSOutside/In host: Nate HegyiReported, written, produced, and mixed by Justine Paradis Edited by Taylor QuimbyOur team also includes Felix Poon, Marina Henke, and Kate Dario.NHPR's Director of Podcasts is Rebecca LavoieSpecial thanks to  Poder Emma and Collaborativa La Milpa in Asheville. Thanks also to Rural Organizing and Resilience (ROAR).Music by  Doctor Turtle, Guustavv, Blue Dot Sessions, Cody High, and Silver Maple.Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio.

Leah Song is one half of the musical duo Rising Appalachia - alongside her sister Chloe, they are an internationally touring folk ensemble steeped in the soul of the South that blends Americana music with lyrics, rhythm and poetry to form a unique sound influenced by a blend of Appalachian, Irish, Latin and world roots music. Leah was at Esalen Institute for a week this summer to dance and make music with Lucia Horan and Douglas Drummond's 5 Rhythms workshop, and she was kind enough to do a live interview on a Wednesday evening for a rapt audience of more than a hundred lucky souls. She spoke wisely about her history with activism, her love of 90's hip hop, her dynamic relationship with the festival scene, what slow music means to her, and a lot more. She even played several songs. What a gem!

Rising Appalachia has always been a mission-driven, social justice-focused band. On their recent album Folk and Anchor, however, the band decided to take on a more light-hearted project. The sister duo of Leah Song and Chloe Smith went back to their roots and picked out a collection of songs that influenced them -- including some that might surprise you. Leah and I spoke about how the band settled on this project, the songs they chose, and what it means to finally take a break. Music Rising Appalchia -- "On And On (Erykah Badu)" (2:05) Rising Appalachia -- "Texas Hold 'Em (Beyonce)" (15:55) Amythyst Kiah -- "Love Will Tear Us About" (29:34) Rising Appalchia -- "I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan)" (32:24) Stay up-to-date with all the queer country news fit to print with the Rainbow Rodeo newsletter, and support us on Patreon!

In times of global upheaval, ecological destruction, and societal inequity, justice can seem very far away. Justice in the modern world is often viewed as a contract, an agreement forged between human beings rather than something inherent to the natural world. And yet, for many cultures and traditions, justice is seen as a living presence, as the actual dynamic flow of cause and effect that serves to keep a larger natural balance. Tradition after tradition speaks of the larger law of the cosmos and of the human role in aligning to it.  At a time when people are experiencing deep grief and anxiety over the fate of the planet, understanding and reconnecting to a living vision of justice can help provide not only a sense of somatic anchor, but a way forward that asks us to align to something both immediate and ultimate. This vision of living justice asks us to move away from the language of abstract 'justification' towards a more palpable understanding of cause and effect, of excess and repercussion, of balance and flow. Even as it asks us to be awake to the suffering of the world and take action to help remedy its imbalances, it also provokes us to find this living flow within ourselves, to go deep into the roots of cycles of vengeance and retribution in our own hearts.  At once a lament over the sorry state of human justice, a cry out to a greater justice, and a deep inquiry into justice as a living force, this episode draws on a range of voices from activists and elders from diverse traditions. Joining for this episode are author and Islamic scholar Dr. Omid Safi, CNN commentator and activist Van Jones, former Tibetan political prisoner Ngawang Sangdrol, author and death row inmate Jarvis Jay Masters, Palestinian-American activist Nadia Irshaid Gilbert, Aboriginal Nyoongar Elder Noel Nannup, and author and Native American activist Jose Barreiro. Featuring original music by Leah Song, Chloe Smith and Duncan Wickel of Rising Appalachia and Sidibe, this episode is meant to be listened to on a good sound system at a time when you can devote your full attention. Support the show

Happy almost-New Year plant-enthusiast listeners! For the last episode of Herbal Radio in 2023, we'll be shaking things up a bit from the usual plant adventure we find ourselves embarking on each week. After a busy year filled with interviews, Thomas and Jiling sit down and share laughs, insightful moments, and highlight some of the most impactful conversations they've had in 2023. Throughout the year 2023, we had the pleasure of featuring an array of enthralling guests, including soulful tunes from Leah Song and Chloe Smith of Rising Appalachia, insightful discussions on the importance of community with the one-and-only Rosemary Gladstar, entertaining stories on her encounters with lightning as a child from the wonderful storyteller Margi Flint, as well as captivating discussions with Richo Cech on his seed-seeking adventures in Africa, and so much more! We've had such a wonderful year sharing voices and stories from many folks throughout the herbal community and beyond, and we're so excited to share more with you in the upcoming year. From the entire Herbal Radio family, we hope you have a peaceful and welcoming New Year!   Join our community! Subscribe to the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter Subscribe to Mountain Rose Herbs on YouTube Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Follow on Pinterest Read the Mountain Rose Herbs blog Follow on TikTok Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. Mountain Rose Herbs www.mountainroseherbs.com

This week (11/3 & 11/5) on ART ON THE AIR our whole show features American-roots singer-songwriter Leah Song, a multi-instrumental musician, storyteller, poet, and artist, who along with her younger sister Chloe Smith fronts their band Rising Appalachia. Our Spotlight is on Mark Edward Wilows re-released book, “Silas and Sophie” soon to be made into a cartoon.  Tune in on Sunday at 7pm on Lakeshore Public Media  89.1FM for our hour long conversation with our special guests or listen at lakeshorepublicmedia.org/show/art-on-the-air, and can also be heard Fridays at 11am and Mondays at 5pm on WVLP 103.1FM (WVLP.org) or listen live at Tune In.  Listen to past ART ON THE AIR shows at lakeshorepublicmedia.org/show/art-on-the-air or brech.com/aota.  Please have your friends send show feedback to Lakeshore at: radiofeedback@lakeshorepublicmedia.org Send your questions about our show to AOTA@brech.com LIKE us on Facebook.com/artonthairwvlp to keep up to date about art issues in the Region. New and encore episodes also heard as podcasts on: NPR ONE, Spotify, Tune IN, Amazon Music, Apple and Google Podcasts, plus many other podcast platforms. Larry A Brechner & Ester Golden hosts of ART ON THE AIR. https://www.lakeshorepublicmedia.org/show/art-on-the-air/2023-10-31/art-on-the-air-november-12-2023

There is... a sound. Many, through the ages, have heard it. It echoes in the world all around us, it reverberates in songs of joy and lament, it vibrates in the names of the gods and goddesses themselves. Across the world, tradition after tradition describes a sound that is the source of all sound, a sound that can be heard if we practice attuning ourselves to it. So the Indian yogi follows the sound OM to its source, the Brazilian Umbanda practitioner rides a thread of vibration to the great vibration, and the Gay'Wu group of Australian Aboriginal women speak of how sound transports the singer to their homeland, to the place where the 'time is now.' To access this sound isn't frivolous, it serves to replenish and renew our connection to the world around us, to reinvigorate relationships with land, with community, and with the harmonic laws of creation. So the role of the bard — the musical seer — has always been to listen for this sound, to dissolve into it, and to return laden with songs that reinvigorate natural relationships. Song, in this sense, reconnects us to and replenishes the law of the land, and in a time of fracture, listening for this sound and singing back to it in reverence is more important than ever. Anchored by an interview with musician Trevor Hall, and featuring original music from Leah Song and Chloe Smith and traditional Baul devotional singing from Sri Parvathy Baul, this episode is a love song to sound itself. Listen on a good sound system at a time when you can devote your full attention. Support the show

This week we revisit a dynamic show featuring two musical acts that are countercultural icons in their own ways and in separate countries. American born sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith and their band Rising Appalachia share their unique brand of "Hillbilly World Music" and chat about how they promote the slow movement in their touring practices. Now exiled in Sweden, Egyptian Ramy Essam travels the eTown to share the songs that led to his becoming the voice of the 2011 Egyptian revolution that overthrew an oppressive leader.  Also with us is Joseph Teipel who shares his story about Re:Vision an organization dedicated to building community food independence in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver.  That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more!   Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

Y'all, for a long time now, I've listened to Rising Appalachia while working my garden, walking the land, and finding my peace out here in the woods. One day, I saw something new coming out of their work: a collaboration of women called Starling Arrow. This wondrous group (featuring Leah Song and Chloe Smith of Rising Appalachia, Tina Malia, Ayla Nereo, and Marya Stark) came together during the darkest part of the 2020 pandemic. The result is nothing less than magical. One of these songstresses agreed to come onto the podcast in the middle of her busy schedule—and I couldn't be more honored.Join Marya and myself today on the porch as we chat about the healing, connective power of song and voice. And if you haven't listened to their first album, “Cradle,” stop everything and give yourself the magic that is their lyrical storytelling.Episode Notes:Click HERE for Starling Arrow's websiteClick HERE for Marya Stark's websiteClick HERE for Starling Arrow's YouTube channel

Welcome to a very special episode featuring Leah Song and Chloe Smith of Rising Appalachia. We love the soulful tunes from this sister duo and get the feeling that their music resonates with a lot of other folks in the herbal community as well. It was certainly wonderful welcoming Leah and Chloe as our live musical guests for our first virtual Free Herbalism Project (FHP) back in May 2020. After the FHP collaboration, we knew that we wanted to get to know them a little better.  Herbal Radio producer, Elise, sits in with Thomas for a lovely conversation with Leah and Chloe. We talk about their upbringing, inspirations, relationship to the herbal community, herbs that support them while on tour and at home, as well as the slow music movement. We hope you enjoy! Rising Appalachia brings to the stage a collection of sounds, stories, and songs steeped in tradition and a devotion to world culture. Intertwining a deep reverence for folk music and a passion for justice, they have made it their life's work to sing songs that speak to something ancient yet surging with relevance. Whether playing at Red Rocks or in rail cars, at Italian street fairs or to Bulgarian herbalists, this fiercely independent band has blazed a unique and colorful path across the globe. 11 years into their movement, Rising Appalachia believes that the roots of all these old songs are vital to our ever evolving soundscape. Visit Rising Appalachia's website:  www.risingappalachia.com Rising Appalachia on Facebook: www.facebook.com/risingappalachiamusic Rising Appalachia on YouTube:  www.youtube.com/risingappalachiaRA Rising Appalachia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risingappalachia/  Support Rising Appalachia's work through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RisingAppalachia   Join us for the Spring Free Herbalism Project at Mount Pisgah Arboretum on Sunday, May 7 featuring presentations by Dr. Christopher Hobbs, Richo Cech, and Jiling Lin. There will be live music, a first aid salve workshop, plant walks, free tea, and local vendors. See the schedule of the day and learn more here. We'd love to hear from you! Send us your suggestions and feedback at podcast@mountainroseherbs.com  Join our community! Subscribe to the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter Subscribe to Mountain Rose Herbs on YouTube Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Follow on Pinterest Read the Mountain Rose Herbs blog Follow on TikTok Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. Mountain Rose Herbs www.mountainroseherbs.com

The good folks from the highly respected No Simple Road podcast (https://www.nosimpleroad.com) are featured as guest hosts to honor the power of poetry and music when brought together in the spirit of collaboration. Our aspiration is to provide a platform for young visionaries to share their works and engage in deep dialogue with thought-leaders of their choice. In this pilot episode, poet Michaela Kabat premieres her poem “Land of the Free” scored by John Medeski and Jeff Firewalker Schmitt. She explores topics of social justice, media overwhelm, and isolation with the hosts. Chloe Smith and Leah Song from Rising Appalachia join the conversation about the power and process of poetry and spoken word.Hosted by: Melanie Schafer, Aaron Schafer, Jimi Apple of No Simple Road Poet: Michaela KabatMusicians: John Medeski, Jeff Firewalker SchmittLuminaries: Chloe Smith and Leah Song from Rising AppalachiaSaint Disruption Podcast is part of OSIRIS MEDIA. Osiris Media is the leading storyteller in music, combining the intimacy of podcasts with the power of music.Osiris informs and delights music fans by creating shows with leading artists, telling untold stories, and working with brands to craft compelling narratives that bring the music to life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leah Song of Rising Appalachia talks about the band's fantastic new album, 'Live From New Orleans At Preservation Hall,' on Episode 150 of 'The JamBase Podcast.'

It's been more than four months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and Louisiana's most powerful anti-abortion organization has been shoring up support for the state's near-total abortion ban. Louisiana Right to Life helped write the ban, and, as public health reporter Rosemary Westwood found, the organization isn't done fighting. The folk-roots group Rising Appalachia has recently recorded and live streamed their music at New Orleans' Preservation Hall. And from songs about the Bywater streets to the murky bayou waters, their music is nothing short of an ode to life in New Orleans.  The band is composed of sisters, Leah and Chloe Smith, who hail from a family of southern musicians. We caught up with Leah – who goes professionally by Leah Song – to learn more about their musical performance at one of New Orleans' most esteemed venues. Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Karl Lengel. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubry Procell, and Thomas Walsh.  You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12:00 and 7:30 pm. It's available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live & direct from the Park City Song Summit with the sensational LEAH SONG ! An 80+ minute deep dive with one-half of the siren sisters Rising Appalachia. Explore the passions, pathways and pillars that built the bedrock of their unicorn sound. Unspooling Rising App fifteen years in: ambitious activism, adventurous travels, treasured traditions, and a kaleidoscopic career. Musicology and cultural anthropology. Community, collaboration, catharsis. This is powerful podcasting. 2:30 - The Mertails / The NOHM Co 6:00 - The Upful Update 10:00 introducing LEAH SONG x dedications 18:00 Conversation w/ LEAH (81 min) Leah Song takes us back to the early days in the filthy dirty South. Coming of age with one foot in fiddle camps with Mama Appalachia, and the other kickin' Dungeon Family rhymes in the high school cafeteria. Leah's version of the heroine's journey, and the sisters' half-decade long Crescent City swoon. Coming full circle to the French Quarter for a live LP from the prestigious Preservation Hall. We unpack the improv-heavy, surprise 2020 album The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know and get a window into it's ethereal masterpiece "Silver". Leah Song loves long and hard on her sister and their ever-loyal squad: essential contributions like Chloe's magnum opus "Resilient". The unique skillsets of multi-instrumentalists David Brown, Biko Casini, Duncan Wickel, Arouna Diarra, plus longtime Bayou collaborators Aurora Nealand, and Brandon Lewis. Get hip to brand-new girl-band Starling Arrow, a celestial acapella quintet featuring Leah, Chloe, Tina Malia, Marya Stark, and Ayla Nereo. Rising Appalachia has always been proudlly - and defiantly- an activist band. Leah discusses retreating from front line justice work, she ruminates on softening the storytelling with regard to protest music in a post-pandemic landscape. With her band hitting the road again, dealing hopeful global soul in search of community and spreading catharsis, the veteran songwriter reflects on the effects of the epic pause. One of the more profound programs this podcast has produced, a proud day, from Atlanta G-A all the way to the East Bay. Big Up Leah Song and Rising Appalachia. Give Thanks! Yes, indeedy. Vibe Junkie JAMZ "Downtown" - Soul Visions Rising Appalachia/The Human Experience   "Novels of Acquaintance" Rising Appalachia - live in Switzerland,  14 Sept 2018   EMAIL the SHOW! B.Getz@UpfulLIFE.com PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW on Apple Podcasts! Listen to Upful LIFE on Spotify ! Theme Song: "Mazel Tov"- CALVIN VALENTINE

In this episode, Cliff Brooks and Michael Amidei interview Leah Song and Chole Smith of Rising Appalachia. Rising Appalachia (www.RisingAppalachia.com) Founded by sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith, Rising Appalachia has established an international fan base due to relentless touring, tireless activism, and no small degree of stubborn independence. The band has built its legion of listeners independently -- a self-made success story that has led to major festival appearances and sold-out shows at venues across the country. Leah and Chloe grew up in urban Atlanta as the city's hip hop scene began to flourish. They absorbed those rhythms through the music they heard at school, then traveled with their family to fiddle camps all across the Southeast on the weekends. Now years later, Rising Appalachia has toured British Columbia by sailboat, traversed the U.S. and Europe by train, and engaged in immersive cultural exchange programs in Bulgaria, Ireland, Southern Italy, Central and South America – and has traveled countless miles in a van. In this episode, Cliff Brooks and I dive into their origins, their creative process, and how they merge authentic creativity and a strong sense of business. Without any further ado, here is our interview with Rising Appalachia.

Modern culture increasingly encroaches on unknown, uncharted space, both geographical and mental. This primordial space is accessed during times when we unplug, slow down, and allow ourselves to incubate and connect to a deeper rhythm. Traditionally, this space was accessed in trance rituals, in journeys to underworlds and otherworlds and in festivals which exist outside of mundane time. Access to this space is the true intention of the holidays — the holy days — that are meant to be time outside of time and so serve as portals to the eternal, to true unknown wild. Yet in the modern vision, this unknown space must be quantified, categorized, mapped, and regurgitated into a commodity at all costs. Why? Beyond the obvious monetary implications, the want to colonize these imaginal slow spaces stems from a deep-seated fear — the fear of nature, of an order that exists beyond our control... and the fear that if we succumb to this larger order we may experience the annihilation of our mundane concerns and encounter instead a world that operates in slow, spiraling, billion-year cycles that have very little to do with us. Yet we vitally need these unknown spaces. Defined, articulated access to unknown space is essential to maintaining our alignment to the greater rhythms of the world around us and is therefore vital to the process of planning for and creating lasting change. In a world that is facing the consequences of its own addiction to urgency and anxiousness, access to such spaces remains essential, even in the midst of all that needs to be addressed right now. Special guest Leah Song from Rising Appalachia chimes in for this episode on the ongoing necessity of access to the deep, slow, primordial and wild.Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/theemeraldpodcast)

Leah Song  is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumental musician, storyteller, poet, Yogini and activist. She is very well known for her role as front woman in Rising Appalachia, with her sister Chloe Smith, incorporating sultry vocals, rhythm, banjo, guitar, ballads, dance, spoken-word and storytelling into her work. Her music is based in the traditions of Southern soul and international roots music.Follow Leah Song and here work here:https://www.wildabundance.net/bios/leah-song/https://www.risingappalachia.com/aboutIntro and outro music credit to Rising Appalachia.Big thanks to the sponsors of this episode:ww.solemechanics.com.au or instore. Enter the promo code WATKINS6162 for 15% off.The Milk Cleanse - Promo code STUARTWATKINS for 10% offhttps://www.themilkcleanse.comSacred Taste Cacao- Promo code STUARTWATKINS for 10% offhttps://sacredtaste.comBless It Bee- promo code STUART for 10% offhttps://blessitbee.com.au/r?id=af1ac8Please don't forget to check out our app Yoga Heart Mind.With love,StuSupport the show (https://stuartwatkins.org/podcast/)

Mystic, singer, songwriter, storyteller, poet, activist, Leah Song graciously shares her warm, loving, and compassionate insights and perspectives of what ails our collective. Leah is the frontwoman of the band Rising Appalachia, We got to the root of a lot of our societal struggles with health & well-being. In our hopeful conversation, we talk psychedelic integration, accelerated personal growth, and ways to live healthy, happy, strong—service-driven lives.       Show Notes Leah Song/Rising Appalachia      We Discuss;     -What's going on in the world [4:13]   -Corrupt, failing systems [6:22]   -Prison Reform - 13th documentary [7:31]   -Chimps and the Patriarchy, Sex at Dawn book [12:41]   -Psychedelics [18:57]   -A Warrior's Struggle [29:20]   -Rights of passage? Required service [34:00]   -MAPS, PTSD and Depression [44:19]   If you're struggling, you're onto something. Words of encouragement [49:36]   Helpful Resources:    13th Documentary - https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741   Sex at Dawn - https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Dawn-Stray-Modern-Relationships-ebook/dp/B007679QTG   MAPS - https://www.barrons.com/articles/the-first-phase-3-success-for-psychedelics-will-pave-the-way-for-an-industry-51620692810 / https://maps.org/   Rising Appalachia - https://www.risingappalachia.com  To Listen to New Album: The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know IG: @risingappalachia   Leah Song - IG: @leahsongmusic   Leah Song Music YouTube         Worth The Fight Links: IG: @worththefightbook   Worth The Fight book: Purchase your copy on Amazon, Kindle, or Audible   Worth The Fight podcast iTunes easy review link   Heroic Hearts Project: US veterans healing PTSD with ayahuasca 

Today on the program, I have the distinct pleasure of sharing a wonderful conversation I had with Leah Song, one half of the world folk fusion group Rising Appalachia. Over the last decade, Rising Appalachia has reimagined a huge body of traditional songs to a massive audience over the seven records they've released since forging their musical path. We talked about how she and her sister Chloe grew up, how they will continue unpacking the musicology lessons they've received from their fiddle folklorist mother, how traditional music fits into their landscape of sounds, the importance of preservation, and the wild stories of how they came to be. Leah was also kind enough to record a few videos of traditional songs for the show, and for the AS Patreon supporters. Become a part of the AS Patreon Community for as little as $3 a month to the see the videos in full, and more exclusive content here: https://www.Patreon.com/AmericanSongcatcher Follow: @LeahSongMusic - https://www.instagram.com/LeahSongMusic @RisingAppalachia - https://www.instagram.com/Rising Appalachia @AmericanSongcatcher - https://www.instagram.com/AmericanSongcatcher --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/americansongcatcher/support

In this episode, we speak with Lydia Violet and Leah Song about their course “Singing the Bones”.  Lydia Violet is a singer, songwriter, activist, teacher and founder of Music as Medicine and Leah Song is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumental musician, storyteller, poet, and activist known for her role as front woman in Rising Appalachia, with her sister Chloe Smith.Together this past spring these ladies launched an amazing online course titled “Singing the Bones” where they dive deep into cultural appropriation, inheritance, ancestry, storytelling and music.To learn more please visit musicasmedicineproject.org risingappalachia.com and lydiafiddle.com

This week on The Response podcast, we're bringing you a round table discussion with Lydia Violet Harutoonian from the Music As Medicine Project, Don Hall from Transition US, and Ryan Rising from Permaculture Action Network. While the conversation covered a lot of ground, we focussed on some of the core components of thriving resilient communities, the solidarity economy, and several pathways to move through the multiple crises we're facing as a global community. This episode was produced in partnership with Thriving Resilient Communities Collaboratory.  TRCC is a US-based network of regional and national leaders who use systemic and collaborative approaches to help communities become more thriving and resilient. You can learn more about TRCC, all of the organizations involved in the program, and make a tax-deductible donation to support the entire cohort by visiting: thrivingresilience.org/get-involved Additional information about Don Hall and Transition US can be found at transitionus.org and learn more about their regenerative approach to preparedness and resilience at readytogether.net. Music As Medicine has an online school where you can find accessible support groups, facilitator trainings, and workshops with folks like Joanna Macy, Leah Song, Adrienne maree brown, and Lydia Violet herself. Find out more information at musicasmedicineproject.org Ryan Rising and Permaculture Action Network can be found online at PermacultureAction.org or @PermacultureAction on Facebook and instagram. Visit their website to learn more about the Just Transition Mapping Project or to sign up for future action days in your region. Host and executive producer: Tom Llewellyn Series Producer: Robert Raymond The Sketchnote was created by Elizabeth Niarhos @lizar_tristry Thank you to this week's guests and Thriving Resilient Communities Collaboratory Theme Song: Cultivate Beats Additional songs sung by Lydia Violet Harutoonian included a rendition of the traditional, “I'm Gonna Do What the Spirit Says” and her version of MaMuse's “We Shall Be Known” which you'll hear at the end of the credits. The Response is a project of Shareable, a nonprofit media outlet, action network, and consultancy promoting people-powered solutions for the common good.  Visit Shareable.net to find our full coverage of The People's COVID-19 Response, to find all of our episodes, and for special bonus content like our free ebook. Support for this project has been provided by the Threshold, Shift, Guerrilla, Clif Bar Family, and Abundant Earth foundations, Shareable's sponsors including Tipalti, MyTurn, and NearMe, and tax-deductible donations from listeners like you.  And don't forget to hit subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, to hear more stories like this. 

Biko Casini is the percussionist with my favorite music group, Rising Appalachia. Biko turned me on to The Music Lesson book by Victor Wooten and that changed my life and led to the founding of the Planetary Gigs Society. Biko is a profound player and spiritual thinker. Biko grew up in an intentional community outside Nashville, where he lives now, and he says it gives him the space to dream about what is possible when humans come together, sharing responsibility of stewarding the land. Biko’s father played guitar – all the time, many different songs, from many different countries and in many languages, like a troubadour. When Biko was 15, his brother carved him drumsticks and that started his lifelong craft as a drummer and percussionist. Through several interactions and his travels, he realized that for him music was a way to be of service rather than strive simply for personal success, and his quest has been to find a place or situation where music could be a key to unlocking healing energy. He has found that with Rising Appalachia, which is like a spiritual community because they are all working on similar goals. So many musicians have been funneled and co-opted by the music industry to serve the profit motive. Rising Appalachia focuses on the experience and the wild magic of music. “Music has given me more than anything else in my life, but it has also taken more than anything else,” he says. Biko is focused on an intention to create cultural and ecological learning and rejuvenation centers, with music being a huge part of that. He says concerts and festivals can provide energy for restoring ecology. Arts and creativity, he says, should feed the ecological restoration of the world and cultural renewal, which is the great work of our time. Biko says we all carry cultural trauma and music’s job is to connect us to what’s real inside of ourselves and then to help us be able to restore the external ecology. This also seems to me to be very much consistent with the music and message of Rising Appalachia, led by sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith, and they have all meant so much to so many people.

No matter what's happening, the way you start your day can help you live with more intention and focus. This may be especially important for you now, depending on what you’re facing in life. Maybe your routine has changed, or something has turned your life upside down temporarily. What can you do to set your day up to take care of yourself so you can be your best for everything else? In this episode, you'll hear about the essential oils that support my start to the day, as well as the routines and health practices of Fran Dargaville, functional nutritionist - Sandra Lane, professional organizer - and Leah Song singer-songwriter of Rising Appalachia, who talks about health "on the road." Show notes & about episode guests at: www.jennihulburt.com/78 theme music: Resilient by Rising Appalachia --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wild-wellness-podcast/message

Folk Alliance 2019 in Montreal did not pan out exactly as I planned…I caught some wonderful music and some audio for this podcast but for the most part, I spent the entire week trying to navigate and operate with incredible back and hip pain…what I thought was sciatica turned out to be, among other things, a couple of stress fractures in my lower back. I will always be most grateful for two things from that trip...the kindness and assistance shown to me by my travelling Kansas City music family and the discovery of the musical tour de force known as Rising Appalachia. As world travelers for nearly two decades, Rising Appalachia are now merging multiple global music influences with their own southern roots. Founded by sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith, the band has established an international fan base due to relentless touring, tireless activism, and no small degree of stubborn independence. But it wasn’t always so. The sisters have morphed into this musical life coming to realize that performing could be just one component of a greater overall vision – one that includes advocating for social, racial and environmental justice, and Indigenous rights. When I discovered that Rising Appalachia would again have an Official Showcase at Folk Alliance 2020 in New Orleans, I knew I had to try and have a conversation with at least one of the sisters for this podcast. Ironically within a few days of that discovery, Rising Appalachia’s team reached out to me as a registered Folk DJ at the conference, asking if I wanted an interview opportunity in New Orleans. Leah Song aka “The Hustler” and I did sit down late one afternoon for a lovely chat. She could not have been more engaging and accommodating. Enjoy this conversation that highlights the dynamics of being a female led band, the importance of stewardship and cooperation from the male band members, creating a complete aesthetic by adorning themselves with wearable art made by friends and fans, and the band’s commitment to what they call the “slow music” movement. Enjoy my time with Leah Song of Rising Appalachia.

Tanya Nelson believed everything her fortuneteller, Ha Jade Smith, told her—until Tanya’s life spiraled out of control, and Ha couldn’t seem to help her. With that, Tanya decided that someone was going to have to pay for the wreckage that was her life. Someone was going to have to die.  *** SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Become a Patreon supporter and get a cool postcard. Support Crimibox on Kickstarter. Get 25% off your Care/of order by heading to takecareof.com and using code CRIMINALBROADS. And check out the new Nevertheless She Existed podcast!*** Sources: “Police Seek Pair Seen Leaving the Home of Two Slain O.C. Women,” Los Angeles Times, 03 May 2005 “Seeking Clues in Shadowy World; Trying to solve killings of a fortuneteller and her daughter in Little Saigon, police ask for help understanding ethnic nuances,” Los Angeles Times, 05 May 2005 “Charges Filed in O.C. Double Slaying; North Carolina woman is being held in the slayings of fortuneteller and her daughter in Westminster. A man will be extradited, police say,” Los Angeles Times, 04 June 2005 “Man said to have confessed to slayings,” The Orange County Register, 12 April 2006 “Woman enticed accomplice into murder plot, prosecutor says,” The Orange County Register, 14 January 2010 “Witness testifies bad ‘fortune’ led to murders,” The Orange County Register, 1 February 2010 “Prosecutor: Fortune-teller, daughter killed over prediction,” The Orange County Register, 10 February 2010 “Sister of slain fortune teller breaks down,” The Orange County Register, 24 February 2010 “Sister of murderer pleads for mercy,” The Orange County Register, 25 February 2010 “Woman sentenced to death in fortune teller slayings,” The Orange County Register, 23 April 2010 “Tanya Nelson Irks Judge Frank F. Fasel, Who Sends Double-Killer to Death Row,” OC Weekly, 26 April 2010 Music: “Guilty” by Richard A. Whiting, Harry Akst, and Gus Kahn, sung by Anna Telfer “Shake It and Break It” by Lanin's Southern Serenaders, licensed under a Public Domain / Sound Recording Common Law Protection License “Spirit’s Cradle ft. Leah Song,” by saQi, licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License and used with permission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Today's guests are Ryan Rising, of Permaculture Action Network, and Leah Song, of Rising Appalachia, who join me to talk about how they use the work on-stage and off to organize communities to participate in a permaculture action day. How they blend permaculture and activism with music and merriment. From their experience bringing together more than 13,000 people to over 90 action days, they share how we can learn more, get involved, and make a difference. You can find Ryan's work at permacultureaction.org and Leah at risingappalachia.com. Donate Online to the Winter to Spring Fundraiser Though I interviewed Jasmine Saavedra about the Permaculture Action Tour in 2015, it was my friends in Kentucky—whom you've heard in the in-person conversations recorded at the Clear Creek Schoolhouse—who helped get this conversation together. Thank you, Leah Van Winkle and Michael Beck for helping to set all this up. What I'm left with stepping away from this conversation is a reminder of David Fleming's Lean Logic and how in those pages he calls on the need for celebration and carnival if we plan to have a joyous and bountiful future. But, we can have that now, and Ryan and Leah and all the rest are working on making this a possibility. The first is through the permaculture action days. We can take this further, however, through related movements like slow music or slow food and celebrate and enjoy the bounties of life and our ability to share a space or a plate with others, a part of our everyday lives and ongoing rituals. This is social permaculture in motion, working with people so they can work the land. As they care for one another, they can care for Earth. If you are an organizer, or just interested, get in touch with the Permaculture Action Network and see what you can do to create or join with one of the regional hubs. Look for the artists, artisans, and allies that can come together and share the surplus with one another. Need help along the way? Get in touch. Email: The Permaculture Podcast Write: The Permaculture Podcast The Permaculture Podcast From here the next conversation is with Akiva Silver, as we sit down to talk about his new book, Trees of Power, as well as foraging and the power of Chestnuts and Hickories. Also, I'd like to thank Dusty Eddy for editing the interview audio for this episode. I'm considering bringing him on as the full-time engineer for the show, so let me know what you think about this more conversational approach to the editing that he took. Until then, spend each day creating the world you want to live in by organizing within your communities, celebrating with music, and taking care of Earth, yourself, and each other. Resources Permaculture Action Network Rising Appalachia The Slow Music Movement (Huffington Post) Lead to Life Extinction Rebellion Sonic Bloom Festival 

Today’s guests are Ryan Rising, of Permaculture Action Network, and Leah Song, of Rising Appalachia, who join me to talk about how they use the work on-stage and off to organize communities to participate in a permaculture action day. How they blend permaculture and activism with music and merriment. From their experience bringing together more […] The post 1907 – Permaculture Action Network with Ryan Rising and Leah Song appeared first on The Permaculture Podcast.

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast My guest today is Zev Friedman, founder of Co-Operate WNC, a mutual aid organization in Western North Carolina. A long-time permaculture practitioner, Zev's current area of interest is similar to my own: supporting people, communities, and organizations to see the long-term implementation of Earth restoring and human healing systems. One of those ways is through the use of Mutual Aid, as outlined by Kropotkin and others throughout the 20th century, to share resources and various forms of capital across a community of like-minded individuals. Using Mutual Aid as the basis for our conversation, Zev leads us through the scale on which this kind of cooperation occurs, more than as close friends and family, but much smaller than a nation-state. As we talk about today, we're looking at regional groups and hubs that support the members and can also network with one another. As environmentally minded folks, we also consider the lessons from the bioregional movement when considering where to draw our lines of association as the peoples of a river, mountains, or woodland. However we decide to associate, ideally in-person but even virtually, we can all work together to render aid to those who share our goals and desires. You can find more about Zev and his work with Co-Operate WNC at wnc-mutual-aid.org, or by the link to that and other resources in the show notes. I'd also like to thank Jennings Ingram for getting me in touch with Zev. Jennings is an awesome permaculture practitioner out of Asheville, North Carolina, whose work you can find on Instagram at green.catalyst. To go with this episode, I'm giving away copies of Peter Kropotkin's Mutual Aid and Conquest of Bread here on Patreon. You'll find that in your feed starting on February 28, and running through at least March 8. Leave a comment in the post for the giveaway to enter. As you can hear throughout the conversation with Zev, I am a fan of mutual aid organizations, and participate in a private fraternity that has many of the same hallmarks when it comes to people care and the overall size and geographic distribution for such an organization. It's more than a single person can administer to, while connecting more people than we might know, or like, as individuals. I see the development of Mutual Aid organizations, as informal as the fraternity or as formal as Co-Operate WNC, as ways for us to bring people together through free association, without the need for a large bureaucracy, to work together for change on scales that we cannot readily accomplish on our own. Also, though they are capable of a 501(c) status in the United States, they rest outside the range of what a non-profit might normally offer regarding educational or outreach goals. Rather than providing aid to a community directly, Mutual Aid organizations render this to the members. I think we see a lot of organizing like this already within the permaculture community, through the Permaculture Action Network, which you'll hear more about in the next interview, to the various Permaculture Associations for permaculture professionals such as PINA, PAN, or the Permaculture Institutes. Mutual Aid organizations can provide similar benefits, but in the social and community space. As Zev is looking to work with existing groups in his area, what organizations where you reside could you see using this model to assist? What about creating a gardening mutual aid society? Or a skill share society? Or a family and childcare society? Whoever you wish to work with, however you want to help, there is a way to do so with Mutual Aid, right now. Check out Co-Operate WNC and the other resources Zev mentioned, and take the next step where you are. Need help with this? Get in touch and I'll do what I can to connect you with ways to move forward. Email: The Permaculture Podcast Write: The Permaculture Podcast  The Permaculture Podcast From here, as mentioned above, the next interview is a conversation about the Permaculture Action Network and Permaculture Action Days with Ryan Rising of PAN and one of their partners in community engagement and activism, Leah Song of Rising Appalachia. Until then, spend each day making a difference in your community by taking care of Earth, yourself, and each other. Resources: Co-Operate WNC Down Home NC Collective Courage: A history of African American Collective Economic Thought and Practice Ithaka Institute Humans United in Mutual Aid Networks Hive Story: The Mutual Aid Podcast Milpa: From Seed to Salsa Interview: A New-Horticultural Revival with Chuck Marsh

Like Aaron on Episode 4, Liz's inner fangirl took over while speaking with Leah Song of Rising Appalachia on Episode 7. (Forgive any nerves or heavy breathing.) Leah called us in from a cabin in the woods in Georgia, her home state, with rain falling in the background and hardly any signal to connect with our call—fitting for someone who talks about how we can live a more connected and meaningful life as yoga practitioners and human beings. Just like her music, her message on the show will inspire you to get involved in making this planet a better place for all people. You can find Rising Appalachia’s tour schedule on their website and listen to their music on your preferred streaming service. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/beyondasana)

This week's Extraordinary Women Radio interview is with Leah Song, one of the singers and songwriters of Rising Appalachia. Two years ago as the seeds to this podcast were being planted, I made a list of about 20 women I’d love to interview on Extraordinary Women Radio. Rising Appalachia was at the top of my list. There's something to be said for writing down your goals, my friends! The harmony of Leah Song and Chloe Smith, the founding sisters of Rising Appalachia, has a sense of deep rootedness, playful exploration, and inspired action. Their sound and message, suggest that voices and traditions, brought together through song, may be one of the saving graces to a world in distress. As someone who loves music - is touched by music - I feel their work is so important. In a time when the fabric of our communities and culture often appear to be unraveling, their interweaving of music and mission, old traditions with new interpretations, creates an atmosphere of contagious hope and bliss. Leah tells so many wonderful stories in this interview! She shares how she and her sister Chloe created an album as a gift to their parent as teenagers, which would unexpectedly launch their career. We talk about how folk story and folk music has shaped the soul-touching songs of Rising Appalachia. We jam about going slow amidst the growth, and Leah shares for the first time behind the mic, the meaning behind her spiral tattoo. You know I had to ask! I love this interview and felt so blessed to get to interview this soulful sister. “It feels really like the fabric of our lives to put together stories through all these different tapestry of songs.” - Leah Song And a big surprise in the end! Leah shares a small snippet of a song that is going to be on their new album! Enjoy! To learn more about Leah and Rising Appalachia, visit their website or you can follow her on any of her social channels, including Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. Let’s meet Leah Song - the singer and songwriter of Rising Appalachia. Leah-Song-Show- Notes

Leah Song, modern day troubadour, world musician, artist, activist, and educator. Leah and Chloe Smith are sisters of the musical group, Rising Appalachia. They travel the world singing folk, soul, and world music while spreading a message of compassion around community, environmental awareness, personal resilience and much more. Their music blends the sacred with the provocative, giving listeners something to be held by, and also something to take with them. Thank you, Leah Song, who made time to story-share with Widespread Wellness in between touring!

Enjoy beautiful music, some interesting Labor Day facts and a special interview with one of the main singers of Rising Appalachia, Leah Song!

Enjoy beautiful music, some interesting Labor Day facts and a special interview with one of the main singers of Rising Appalachia, Leah Song!

For Episode number 8 we are joined by Leah Song, one half of the douo at the front of the musical activist band Rising Appalachia. Rising Appalachia brings to the stage a collection of sounds, stories, and songs steeped in tradition and a devotion to world culture. Intertwining a deep reverence for folk music and a passion for justice, they have made it their life’s work to sing songs that speak to something ancient yet surging with relevance. In this episode we explore: • Music as activism and the Slow Music Movement • Weaving Threads of Change and mining for goodness • Urban farming and sharing skills that empower us in creating regenerative culture To learn more about the Weaving threads of Change workshop coming up later this week that we speak about in this episode, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/190959858072170/ To learn more about the music heard in this episode (from the Rising Appalachia album “Wider Circles” you can visit: www.risingappalachia.com

Cambodian model/ activist [iKandy][link1], Appalachian chanteuse [Leah Song][link2], and Chris Owens' longtime producer [Kitsy Adams][link3] share their extraordinary life stories. Leah sings like an angel. [link1]: http://www.getlostinikandyland.com/ [link2]: http://www.risingappalachia.com/ [link3]: http://chrisowensclub.net/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.