Host Laura Dedelow dedicates an hour to the music of national parks and public lands, in the days surrounding the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence.
A pilgrimage in music through the physical and spiritual places where we go to connect — from the rivers and rooftops of New Orleans to the Rocky Mountains, the Slovenian hills, the redwood groves of Muir Woods, and the "Gaia Place" for each of us.
Timed to World Environment Day, host Laura Dedelow announces Kate Daisy Grant and Nick Pynn as the inaugural recipients of the Earth Eclectic Music Award — then surrounds their work with an hour of tree songs, two pre-release tracks from their forthcoming album Songs from the Grove, and closes with an unexpected emotional gift in honor of the award-winners' ailing rescue dog Lemon.
Dedicated to our inaugural Earth Eclectic Music Award. This episode features great nominations that were released prior to the 2024-2026 parameters. We think they deserve Honorable Mention!
Laura Dedelow celebrates the Eastern Screech Owl and our ancient human bond with owls of all sorts through an hour of music ranging from swing jazz and indie rock to field recordings and experimental sound, inspired by the very owl living in her own backyard Magnolia tree.
Laura writes, "In the Northern Hemisphere it is time to celebrate the Spring Cross between the Vernal Equinox and Summer Solstice. In other words we honor Beltane, May Day, the May Queen and the Green Man. Winter has pretty much passed where I live in the Northern Hemisphere and we are experiencing the Greening Time. The fires that burned in the hearths all winter have been extinguished and we light new ones with the embers of Beltane bonfires."
"Grounding for Earth Day" offers an antidote to uncertain times through music that draws us back to Earth's stabilizing presence, from medicine music and sacred folk to climate activism and cosmic comedy. We invite listeners to reconnect with the ground beneath their feet just as our planet's annual day of celebration approaches.
Laura recently visited coastal Maine, and here is a collection in tribute to the ocean and life in and all around Maine and beyond.
Laura celebrates a wide variety of flora and fauna in her own backyard.
All their superpowers have gotten them quite a bit of attention in the science world and popular culture.