| 释义 |
- Early life and education
- Musical career
- Activism The Slow Music Movement and the Wider Circles Rail Tour
- Personal life
- Selected discography With Rising Appalachia Independent music videos Collaborative music videos Interviews and talks
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Leah Song
| image = LeahSong.jpg
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| caption = Leah Song in 2010 in New Orleans.
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Leah Smith
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| origin = New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
| death_date =
| death_place =
| genre = Folk music
Roots music
Southern soul
World music
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| instrument = Vocals, banjo, fiddle, guitar
| years_active = 2006–present
| label = Independent
| associated_acts = Rising Appalachia
| website =
}}Leah Song (born Leah Smith) 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, 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. Song engages in social activism and is involved with environment, food justice, human rights and prison reform. She has been a speaker at TEDx in Asheville, North Carolina.{{sfn|Frankel|2015}}{{sfn|Leah Song|2015b}} Early life and educationLeah Smith was born and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia into an artistic family. Her father, Andrew Hunter Smith, was a folk-sculptor and painter.{{sfn|Brewer|2007}}{{sfn|English|2014}} Her mother, Jan Smith, was a jazz pianist and folk musician schooled in the traditions of southern Appalachian folk music who played fiddle with the Rosin Sisters.{{sfn|McDonald|2015}} Her musical education was nurtured by her mother, who ensured that both sisters received classical and jazz piano training for most of their upbringing. Smith's mother also guided their training in vocals and harmony singing. Banjo, fiddle and guitar came later, after the sisters had left home and moved to Asheville, North Carolina.{{sfn|Freeman|2013}}{{sfn|Walsh|2014}} She graduated from Henry W. Grady High School{{sfn|Alexander|2014}} where she was involved in political activism. Determined to pursue an experiential form of education, at 19 she moved to Mexico, where she became involved with the Zapatista movement.{{sfn|Benjamin|2014}} In a 2014 interview, she said of the experience, {{quote|I was working with the Zapatista movement and just living in and amongst the communities of southern Mexico that were working with indigenous struggle. When I moved down there I became a student of that community. I lived there for almost a year teaching and learning. I then went on to spend the next 5 years of my life traveling and living abroad in that context. I went from place to place to study and live within a community and truly be a community member. I really tried to be invested in the places I traveled to and learn from them.{{sfn|Benjamin|2014}} }}Musical careerSong and her sister Chloe decided to record their first album, Leah and Chloe (2006),{{sfn|Rising Appalachia|2006}} one afternoon in the basement studio of a friend in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The album was meant as a gift for family and friends but they received so much support and recognition for it that they decided to officially start a band called Rising Appalachia. In the early days, the sisters busked in the French Quarter of New Orleans and elsewhere.{{sfn|Freeman|2013}} They began to find their own natural interpretation of Appalachian music which brought together folk, soul, hip-hop, classical, southern gospel and other styles{{sfn|Alexander|2011}} based on their upbringing on traditional Appalachian string band music, as well as on their exposure to urban music like hip-hop and jazz and the influence of roots music of all kinds which they experienced during their worldwide travels.{{sfn|Brewer|2007}} Song's spoken-word poetry is a driving influence behind Rising Appalachia's music.{{sfn|Centanni|2014}} Her background in movement arts has inspired her to cultivate a relationship with the global circus arts and street theater communities.{{sfn|McGregor|2014}} ActivismSong is involved in the environmental activism of the Appalachian Mountains and Gulf Coast regions. She is also involved with food justice, human rights activism{{sfn|McGregor|2014}} and prison activism.{{sfn|Bernhardt|2015}} She works with prison programs which cultivate emotional release through the arts around the United States.{{sfn|McGregor|2014}} Rising Appalachia has sung in support of the Occupy movement.{{sfn|Rising Appalachia|2013}} The Slow Music Movement and the Wider Circles Rail Tour Song coined the term "Slow Music Movement" while preparing for a TedX talk.{{sfn|Keyframe Entertainment|2016}} During Rising Appalachia's Wider Circles{{sfn|Rising Appalachia|2015}} Rail Tour, the band travelled by Amtrak train. Song connected this with the "Slow Music Movement", which she described as exploring the question as to how music can be a public service, {{sfn|Bernhardt|2015}} saying: {{quote|We want to have relationships with the farmers and the food of each region and also to have a relationship with different educational initiatives and non-profits. We have a policy that at each show at least two non-profits are welcome, invited — non-profits or educational initiatives, arts justice projects — to the show to set up tables and let the audiences know, as well as ourselves, what's going on locally.{{sfn|Ogbonna|2015}} }}Personal lifeSong is a global traveller and lives between New Orleans, North Carolina, Cuba, India, Appalachia, and Latin America. Selected discographyWith Rising Appalachia{{details|Rising Appalachia#Discography}}- {{cite media |type=CD |last=Rising Appalachia |title=Leah and Chloe |year=2006 |publisher=CD Baby/Rising Appalachia |ref=harv}}
- {{cite media |type=CD |last=Rising Appalachia |title=Scale Down |year=2007 |publisher=CD Baby/Unwound |ref=harv}}
- {{cite media |type=CD |last=R.I.S.E. (Rising Appalachia) |title=Evolutions in Sound: Live |year=2008 |publisher=CD Baby/R.I.S.E. (Rising Appalachia) |ref=harv}}
- {{cite media |type=CD |last=Rising Appalachia |title=The Sails of Self |year=2010 |publisher=CD Baby/Rising Appalachia |ref=harv}}
- {{cite media |type=CD |last=Rising Appalachia |title=Filthy Dirty South |year=2012 |publisher=CD Baby/Rising Appalachia |ref=harv}}
- {{cite media |type=CD |last=Rising Appalachia |title=Wider Circles |year=2015 |publisher=Rising Appalachia |ref=harv}}{{sfn|Swaidner|2015}}
Independent music videos- {{cite media |type=video |last=Leah Song |title=Lagrimas Negras |year=2011 |others=By Miguel Matamoros |publisher=Chad Hess Production |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfk1izhlIKU |accessdate=2015-05-09 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite media |type=video |last=Leah Song |title=Lagrimas Negras (version 2) |year=2012a |others=By Miguel Matamoros |publisher=Chad Hess Production |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK47xvMB4zc |accessdate=2015-05-09 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite media |type=video |last=Leah Song |title=Love Stays |year=2012b |others=Directed by Chad Hess |publisher=Chad Hess Production |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82z7QZ8Uzn0 |accessdate=2015-05-09 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite media |type=video |last=Leah Song |title=Caminando: Live |year=2013a |publisher=Chad Hess Production |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMp1DLqOXgY |accessdate=2015-05-09 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite media |type=video |last=Leah Song |title=Thank You Very Much |year=2013b |publisher=Leah Song Music |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKFed9LCong |accessdate=2015-05-14 |ref=harv}}
Collaborative music videos- {{cite media |type=video |last=Leah Song |title=Beautiful Cypher Jam Session |year=2014a |others=With Biko Casini, Climbing PoeTree, Elijah+ and Band of Light |publisher=Kamana Media |location=Kauai |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEM2oV8cOIU |accessdate=2015-05-14 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite media |type=video |last=Leah Song |title=Spirit's Cradle |year=2014b |others=With Climbing PoeTree (poetics), Biko Casini (percussion) |publisher=Vincent Wilson |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C59TSZoQx8 |accessdate=2015-05-09 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite media |type=video |last=Rising Appalachia |title=Occupy |others=With Nakho Bear |date=July 27, 2013 |location=FloydFest |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVz770As9iw |accessdate=2015-05-15 |ref=harv}}
Interviews and talks- {{cite media |type=video |last=Leah Song |title=Leah Song at the St. Augustine Symposium |others=Hosted by Micah Gilliam |year=2015a |publisher=The St. Augustine Symposium |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aHU1yA_u0g |accessdate=2015-05-14 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite media| type=video |last=Leah Song |title=What is the slow music movement? |year=2015b |publisher=TEDxAsheville |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVaA-VUlgBc |accessdate=2016-02-23 |ref=harv}}
See also- Midtown-Edmondson, Baltimore ROOTS Fest – 2011
NotesReferences- {{cite web |last=Alexander |first=Rachel |url=http://www.risingappalachia.com/blog/chloesmith/rising_appalachia_interview_questions_july_2011 |title=Rising Appalachia Interview |work=RisingAppalachia.com |date=July 15, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704012935/http://www.risingappalachia.com/blog/chloesmith/rising_appalachia_interview_questions_july_2011 |archivedate=2013-07-04 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |last=Benjamin |first=Abby |title=Our Contemporary Folk Story: An Interview with Rising Appalachia's Leah Song |date=October 29, 2014 |work=Sparkleberry Lane |url=http://sparkleberrylane.com/musicblog/contemporary-folk-story-interview-rising-appalachias-leah-smith/ |accessdate=2015-05-08 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite news |last=Bernhardt |first=Erin |title=The Slow Music Movement |date=April 29, 2015 |work=Huffington Post |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erin-levin/the-slow-music-movement_b_7155862.html |accessdate=2015-05-08 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |last=Brewer |first=David |url=http://www.highcountrypress.com/weekly/2007/06-07-07/rising.htm |title=Rising Appalachia's New Fashioned Old-Time World Music |date=June 7, 2007 |work=High Country Press |accessdate=2015-03-27 |ref=harv |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134948/http://www.highcountrypress.com/weekly/2007/06-07-07/rising.htm |archivedate=April 2, 2015 |df= }}
- {{cite web |last=Centanni |first=Stephen |title=Sisters rely on musical heritage to put together entertaining live shows |url=http://lagniappemobile.com/sisters-rely-musical-heritage-put-together-entertaining-live-shows/ |work=Lagniappe Weekly |date=April 30, 2014 |accessdate=2015-03-27 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |last=English |first=Brandon |url=http://clatl.com/atlanta/ImageArchives?by=1290471%26page%3D7%26oid%3D1277794&page=2&oid=13012206 |title=Rising Appalachia at the Fox Theater |work=Creative Loafing Atlanta |date=December 19, 2014 |accessdate=2015-03-27 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite news |last=Frankel |first=Jake |title=Revived TEDxAsheville conference aims to challenge assumptions |date=January 12, 2015 |work=Mountain Xpress |url=https://mountainx.com/news/revived-tedxasheville-conference-aims-to-challenge-assumptions/ |accessdate=2015-05-08 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |last=Freeman |first=Scott |title=30 Under 30: Rising Appalachia's Chloe Smith stands on the beautiful edge of a creative cliff |url=http://www.artsatl.com/2013/10/30-30-rising-appalachias-chloe-smith-beautiful-edge-creative-cliff/ |work=ArtsATL.com |date=October 11, 2013 |accessdate=2015-03-27 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite news |author=Keyframe Entertainment |title=Interview with Rising Appalachia and Permaculture Action Network |url=http://realitysandwich.com/319718/interview-with-rising-appalachia-and-permaculture-action-network/ |work=Reality Sandwich |date=March 18, 2016 |accessdate=2016-05-19 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |last=McGregor |first=Emmett |date=April 29, 2014 |title=Featured Music: Rising Appalachia |work=SolPurpose |url=http://solpurpose.com/2014/04/29/featured-music-rising-appalachia/ |accessdate=2015-05-08 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |last=Ogbonna |first=Thandiwe |date=April 29, 2015 |title=Rising Appalachia's Leah Smith on Wider Circles, the Rail Tour, & the Slow Music Movement |work=No Depression |url=http://nodepression.com/interview/rising-appalachias-leah-smith-wider-circles-rail-tour-slow-music-movement |accessdate=2015-05-08 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite news |last=Swaidner |first=Erin |title=Rising Appalachia Launches The Wider Circles Rail Tour in Advance of New Album |url=http://www.appalachianjamwich.com/2015/02/13/rising-appalachia-launches-the-wider-circles-rail-tour-in-advance-of-new-album/ |work=Appalachian Jamwich |date=February 13, 2015 |accessdate=2015-03-27 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |last=Walsh |first=Michael |date=April 21, 2014 |title=Live review: Rising Appalachia, Visulite Theatre (4/19/2014) |work=The Clog: News & Culture |publisher=Womack Newspapers |url=http://clclt.com/theclog/archives/2014/04/21/live-review-rising-appalachia-visulite-theatre-4192014 |accessdate=2015-05-08 |ref=harv}}
Further reading- {{cite journal |last=Hysen |first= Britt |title=Rising Appalachia Uses Folk Music to Inspire Activism |work=Millennial |volume=1 |issue=34 |date=March 30, 2015 |url=http://millennialmagazine.com/rising-appalachia-uses-folk-music-to-inspire-activism/ |accessdate=2015-05-10 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |author=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6394253 |title=Rising Appalachia: 'Say Darlin' Say' |date=October 31, 2006 |work=NPR Music|publisher=NPR |accessdate=2015-03-27 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |author=Rising Appalachia |url=http://www.risingappalachia.com/the-rise-collective/ |title=The RISE Collective |work=RisingAppalachia.com |date=n.d. |accessdate=2015-03-27 |ref=harv}}
External links{{Commons category|Leah Song}}- {{facebook|LeahSongMusic|Official Leah Song Music page}}
- {{discogs artist|3221314-Leah-Smith-2|Leah Smith}}
- {{YouTube|u=LeahSongMusic|{{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}
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