ESG008 Regenerative Culture and the Slow Music Movement-with Leah Song of Rising Appalachia

Summary: 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