Rising Appalachia

Rising Appalachia is an American Appalachian folk music group, led by multi-instrumentalist sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith. Their music is deeply rooted in the landscapes of Atlanta, New Orleans, and the southern Blue Ridge Mountains of Appalachia. What distinguishes Rising Appalachia is their ability to blend a diverse range of instruments and styles. Their musical palette spans from sister harmonies, ballads, banjos, fiddle, cello, upright bass, baritone guitar, djembe and world percussion. This distinctive combination gives rise to a musical mosaic that seamlessly interweaves elements of Americana, world, folk, and soul music.

Rising Appalachia
Sisters Leah & Chloe Smith of Rising Appalachia
Background information
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia
Genres	Appalachian folk roots world soul
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Independent
Members	Leah Song Chloe Smith Biko Casini David Brown Arouna Diarra Duncan Wickel
Website	risingappalachia.com

The essence of Rising Appalachia's uniqueness lies in their nonconformity to the mainstream music industry. From the outset, the project was a labor of love for the Smith sisters, who independently managed and financed their music. Their musical journey began with an intimate gesture—a gift of music for their close circle. The unexpectedly positive reception spurred them to establish Rising Appalachia as a musical force. Their artistic trajectory mirrors their sonic explorations: a fusion of Appalachian heritage, music of the Celtic Isles with the vibrant pulse of urban genres, all adorned with a rich tapestry of world music collected during their global travels and musical studies.

The collective's identity has evolved through various phases, including a stint as R.I.S.E., during which they released the live album Evolutions in Sound. Their commitment to uniting art with activism and community engagement led to the inception of the Rise Collective—a diverse assembly of performers, educators, activists, and artists. This collaborative effort encompasses an array of artistic expressions, from acro-yoga to fire spinning and sound workshops. The Smith sisters' dedication to leveraging their art for positive change and cultural development remains at the core of their creative ethos.

Rising Appalachia's journey has seen them traverse continents, gracing stages at musical festivals across the globe—from the United States to countries like Colombia, Costa Rica, Canada, India, Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Ireland and Scotland. Albums like the crowd-funded Filthy Dirty South as well as Leylines reflect the group's evolution both musically and ideologically. These records mark pivotal moments in their artistic maturation. Rising Appalachia's commitment to their craft and their steadfast autonomy continue to define their unique presence in the music scene.

History

Early days

In 2005, sisters Leah and Chloe Smith, decided one afternoon to record their first album, Leah and Chloe, 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. The sisters moved to New Orleans in 2006, about a year after hurricane Katrina.

In the early days, the sisters busked, in the French Quarter of New Orleans and elsewhere. They began to find their own natural interpretation of Appalachian music which brought together folk, soul, hip-hop, classical, southern gospel and other styles 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, and world music of all kinds which they experienced during their worldwide travels. They released their second album, Scale Down in 2007.

On June 29, 2008 the group played their last show under the name Rising Appalachia during Concrete Pandemonium III at the Eyedrum Art Gallery in Atlanta before it was changed to R.I.S.E.

Chloe and Leah Smith at FloydFest 2010

R.I.S.E. (2008-2010) and the Rise Collective

As R.I.S.E. they released their first live album Evolutions in Sound: Live in 2008, the only album which would be released under this name. In February 2010 the band announced they would reclaim the original name of the band, Rising Appalachia, but would incorporate RISE in the name of a supporting project, the Rise Collective.

The Rise Collective uses both lyrical prowess and diverse artistic collaborations. It consists of a crew of global performers, activists, youth educators, dancers, circus artists, yoginis, acrobatics, fire spinners, poets, aerialists, cultural workers and others who perform at music festivals, rallies and street parties and hold sound education workshops at youth centers, schools, prisons and other locations. The Rise Collective activities include acro-yoga, aerial performance, fire spinning, sound workshops, yoga, meditation, and youth education.

Together with the music of Rising Appalachia, the collective is used to support many of the Smith sisters' community-based projects uniting the arts and justice. Having themselves been community activists during their travels, Leah and Chloe Smith want their art to also be a source of activism, as well as of cultural development.

Rising Appalachia at The Ogden, New Orleans on November 11, 2011

The Sails of Self (2010)

Sisters Chloe and Leah Smith in New Orleans, 2010

2010 brought a return to the band's original name and the release of their third studio album, The Sails of Self. The band expanded, with percussionist Biko Casini and bassist David Brown officially joining the band for this album and tour.

Kickstarter-funded Filthy Dirty South (2012)

In 2011, the band raised a total of $11,180.00 within one month for their next album, Filthy Dirty South, on the crowd funding web site Kickstarter. They released Filthy Dirty South, their fourth studio album, in 2012.

Thandiwe Ogbonna, writing for No Depression, said "Filthy Dirty South is an overall outstanding work of clever musicianship. A tour of world sounds that could be scattered and disjointed is very skilfully executed with a pleasant flow." Dan Levenson reviewed the album, along with the band's two previous studio albums, in the January 2015 issue of Banjo Newsletter, taking great interest in Leah Song's distinctive "clawhammer" banjo style.

In 2013, in collaboration with The Human Experience, they produced their first remix album, Soul Visions.

Slow Music Movement and the Wider Circles Rail Tour (2015)

On July 17, 2015, Rising Appalachia released their fifth studio album, Wider Circles. Leah Song coined the term "Slow Music Movement" while preparing for a TedX talk. During their Wider Circles 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, saying:

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.

John Malkin, writing for Spirituality & Health Magazine noted that "The inviting songs of Wider Circles focus on community, gratitude, and healing." Desdemona Dallas, reviewing for Lost in Sound, noted that "Songs 'Medicine' and 'Oh Death' light upon the Smith sisters’ wordsmithing ways as slam poets." Thandiwe Ogbonna, writing for No Depression, said

The talents of Biko Casini (world percussion) and David Brown (stand-up bass/baritone guitar) pair with Leah and Chloe's signature vocal harmonies and banjo/fiddle duets to explore elements of folk, jazz, and soul and topics ranging from mountaintop removal to herbal medicine.

Permaculture Action Network and the Fertile Grounds Tour (2016)

The band chose the name "Fertile Grounds" for their 2016 tour to celebrate their new partnership with the Permaculture Action Network. In an interview, Chloe Smith stated that the band would be "hosting a series of Permaculture Action Days in association with a number of our performance dates with the goal of helping to connect our audiences with tangible on-the-ground action and education."

Alive (2017)

Rising Appalachia's first live album, Alive, was released on September 29, 2017. The release was covered by Kath Galasso of OnStage Magazine, who wrote that "Alive moves from traditional to contemporary to spiritual smoothly, never forgetting the global narrative."

The album was featured by The Spill Magazine, along with an interview with Leah Song. It was also reviewed by Erick Mertz for the UK magazine Bearded, who wrote "In total, the performance is complete. Banter between songs keeps the fire burning. Rising Appalachia allows the performance to take on its own energy, up and down, like the life cycle of joys and sorrows that it aims to replicate," although he was disappointed at the lack of variety and had hoped for more of a "political edge."

Alive was named an album of the year by The Arts Desk.

Chloe Smith, Resilient Tour, Atlanta, 2018

Resilient tour (2018)

The single "Resilient" was released on May 1, 2018. The video, which features dancers Quentin Robinson, Justin Conte, Lukas van der Fecht, and Amy Secada, was reviewed by Bob Boilen for NPR Music's All Songs TV, and by Steph Castor for the June 2018 issue of Girl Guitar Magazine.

The Resilient tour began on May 3 in Thornville, Ohio at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park. The tour included performances at the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival in Silk Hope, North Carolina, the Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF) in Black Mountain, North Carolina, the Music on the Mesa Festival in Taos, New Mexico, and the Winnipeg Folk Festival.

During this tour, Rolling Stone described the band's work as "Protest music for the modern age, bolstered by delicate, skillful musicianship and otherworldly vocal harmonies."

Leylines tour (2019)

Leah Song at LEAF, May 11, 2018

Rising Appalachia released their sixth studio album, Leylines, on May 3, 2019, and the tour to promote it began on May 5 at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans. Tour stops included the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas, the Esalen Midsummer Festival in Big Sur, California, the Evolve Festival in Fredericton, Canada, and the Sisters Folk Festival in Sisters, Oregon.

The theme of Leylines is interconnectedness. In an interview, Chloe Smith said that the word 'leylines' "alludes to magnetic points of spirit, energy, history, and power in various parts of the world. Unique connections that are more subtle than linear, if you will. We always sense connections between far removed places, and our album is a reflection of that with the layering of Appalachia, Ireland, and West Africa. We wanted to weave lines of connections aurally with both traditional music from those places as well as contemporary lyrics..."

Leylines was ranked on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, peaking at No. 22 for the week ending May 18, 2019. The album was reviewed by George Graham in The Graham Album Review. The song "Harmonize" was released early as a music video which was featured by Rolling Stone. The song "Cuckoo" was featured in Paste, the song "Sunny Days" was featured in Relix, and the song "Speak Out" was featured in Brooklyn Vegan. The final track, "Resilient", is a full band version of the single first released in 2018 as a duo performance and music video.

Releases and online show (2020)

2020 brought the coronavirus which curtailed the production of live shows. Regarding this turn of events, Chloe wrote, "Now, in the time of corona, we are seeing the necessary roles of music and healing practices in our abilities to see through this pandemic and stay steady on our course of compassion and strength."

Rising Appalachia released a new music video, "Stand Like an Oak," on Earth Day, April 22. Regarding her reasons for writing this song, Chloe wrote, "I wrote this song for a loved one going through the wave and arc of depression and anxiety, someone whom I wanted to sing a reminder to, to find her roots and footing when the wind blows strong. Mental health is a gripping mountain for so many people to climb, and this song honors that journey as well as the people who pull us up out of it." Leah wrote that "[it] is a song to remind us of our innate sturdiness and deep roots in this vital dark soil of Earth; the innate presence and stability of the Oaktree as our model and muse of calmness in the great storms."

In collaboration with David Brown's Castanea, a "Resilient Remix" music video was released on May 15, which was featured on Folk Roots Radio "Episode 515: We're All About The Music!" In June, in collaboration with Dirtwire, the single "Pulse" was released.

The band launched a Patreon presence on August 1. Later in August the band announced the release of a music video of "Pulse."

The full band playing a livestream concert on December 15. This concert was released as a live album, Live from New Orleans at Preservation Hall, in November 2022.

Also during this period, Leah and Chloe, together with Tina Malia, Ayla Nereo, and Marya Stark, formed an a cappella spirit-folk ensemble, Starling Arrow.

The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know (2021)

The band dropped a surprise album, The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know, on May 21, 2021. It is their seventh studio album, and was reviewed by Jim Shahen in The Journal of Roots Music, who wrote that "it's a testament to their exuberance and spontaneous creativity." It was also reviewed by Madeline Crone for American Songwriter, who wrote that "this project is a lot more abstract than their previous discography," and by Mike Davies for the UK's folk radio, who reviewed each song in detail and concluded "undoubtedly one of the most intoxicating musical experiences you'll have this year." Doug Deloach reviewed it for Songlines, giving it five stars and writing, "Across nine tracks culled from a one-day recording session after ten months of COVID-induced isolation, Rising Appalachia have delivered one of 2021's sweetest world music albums."

Members

• Leah Song – vocals, poetics, banjo, fiddle, kalimba, bodhrán, tinkly percussive things
• Chloe Smith – vocals, fiddle, banjo, washboard, kalimba, percussion
• Biko Casini – djembe, bara, ngoni, congas, percussion
• David Brown – upright bass, baritone guitar, banjo
• Arouna Diarra – ngoni, balafon, talking drum, percussion
• Duncan Wickel – cello, fiddle

Awards and recognition

• Atlanta's Best Folk Act (by Creative Loafing)
• Alive was named an "Album of the Year 2017" (by The Arts Desk)

Discography

See also: Leah Song § Selected discography

Albums

• Rising Appalachia (2006). Leah and Chloe (CD). CD Baby/Rising Appalachia.
• Rising Appalachia (2007). Scale Down (CD). CD Baby/Unwound.
• Rising Appalachia (2010). The Sails of Self (CD). CD Baby/Rising Appalachia.
• Rising Appalachia (2012). Filthy Dirty South (CD). CD Baby/Rising Appalachia.
• Rising Appalachia (2015). Wider Circles (CD). Rising Appalachia.
• Rising Appalachia (2017). Alive (CD). Rising Appalachia. (live album)
• Rising Appalachia (2019). Leylines (CD). Rising Appalachia.
• Rising Appalachia (2021). The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know (CD). Rising Appalachia.
• Rising Appalachia (2022). Live from New Orleans at Preservation Hall (Digital). Rising Appalachia.
• Rising Appalachia (2024). Folk & Anchor (CD). Rising Appalachia.

As R.I.S.E

• R.I.S.E. (Rising Appalachia) (2008). Evolutions in Sound: Live (CD). CD Baby/R.I.S.E. (live album).

Remix albums

• Soul Visions (2013, in collaboration with The Human Experience).
• Remast (2018, in collaboration with Castanea, band member David Brown's side project).

Contributions

• Rising Appalachia; The Human Experience (2013d). "Sunu". The Bloom Series Vol 1: Fundamental Frequencies. Muti Music.

DVDs

• Rising Appalachia (2012c). Live at Echo Mountain (DVD). CD Baby.

Interviews and talks

See also: Leah Song § Interviews and talks

• Rising Appalachia (2015d). Wider Circles: an intimate conversation and collection (video). Deepthink. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
• VOA Music (April 20, 2016). Music Alley Spotlight: Rising Appalachia (video). VOA Music. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
• Paste Magazine (February 16, 2022). Rising Appalachia live at Paste Studio on the Road: Gem & Jam Festival (video). Paste Magazine. Retrieved December 10, 2022.

Live broadcasts

• Rising Appalachia (May 1, 2015c). Live in the Airstream (video). Taos, NM: KNCE. Retrieved May 11, 2015.

Music videos

• Rising Appalachia (2010a). Scale Down (video). Scott McKibben Photography and Captain Crazy Productions. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
• Rising Appalachia (2010b). Zavidi Me Lalino (video). Captain Crazy TV. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
• Rising Appalachia (2011a). Nobody's Fault But Mine (video). With Garrett Turner. W.B. Yeats Foundation. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
• Rising Appalachia (2011b). Sunu (video). Directed by Chad Hess. Chad Hess Production. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
• Rising Appalachia (2011c). Sunu #2 (video). Rising Appalachia. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
• Rising Appalachia (2011d). Swoon (video). Directed by Chad Hess. Chad Hess Production. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
• Rising Appalachia (2012a). Across the Blue Ridge Mountains (video). Rising Appalachia. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
• Rising Appalachia (2012b). Don't Miss Your Water (video). Rising Appalachia. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
• Rising Appalachia (2013a). Closer to the Edge (video). Directed by Chad Hess. Chad Hess Production. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
• Rising Appalachia (2013b). Filthy Dirty South (video). Scott McKibben Photography. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
• Rising Appalachia (2014a). Fly Around My Pretty Lil' Miss (video). Image Digital Media. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
• Rising Appalachia (2015a). Medicine (video). Jeremy Jensen Media. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
• Rising Appalachia (2015b). Wider Circles Live Cut on the Train (video). Rising Appalachia. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
• Rising Appalachia (2018). Resilient (video). Rising Appalachia. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
• Rising Appalachia (2019a). Harmonize (video). Rising Appalachia. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
• Rising Appalachia (2019b). Cuckoo (video). Rising Appalachia. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
• Rising Appalachia (2020a). Stand like an Oak (video). Rising Appalachia. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
• Rising Appalachia + Dirtwire (2020). Pulse (video). Rising Appalachia. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
• Rising Appalachia (2021a). Rising Appalachia LIVE (video). Soul Land Music Series: Songs & Stories Inspired by Ram Dass. Baba Ram Dass. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
• Rising Appalachia (2022a). The Lime Tree (video). By Trevor Hall. Rising Appalachia. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
• Rising Appalachia (2022b). LIVE from Preservation Hall (video). Rising Appalachia. Retrieved December 10, 2022.

See also

• Appalachian Center for Wilderness Medicine
• Environmental issues in Appalachia
• Environmental justice and coal mining in Appalachia
• Social and economic stratification in Appalachia

References

Works cited

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Further reading

• Arroyo, Angelique (March 10, 2015). "Medicine Womyn Interviews: Rising Appalachia". AngeliqueArroyo.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
• Centanni, Stephen (April 30, 2014). "Sisters rely on musical heritage to put together entertaining live shows". Lagniappe Weekly. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
• Freeman, Scott (November 1, 2019). "10 years of ArtsATL: Chloe Smith of Rising Appalachia walks the creative edge". artsATL. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
• Getz, B. (February 15, 2017). "Resistance Movements In Music: On The Ground At Standing Rock And Beyond With Chloe Smith & Lyla June". Live for Live Music. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
• Hysen, Britt (March 30, 2015). "Rising Appalachia Uses Folk Music to Inspire Activism". Millennial. 1 (34). Retrieved May 10, 2015.
• Kopp, Bill (April 17, 2019). "Water is Life: Rising Appalachia plays an Earth Day benefit concert for clean water". Mountain Xpress. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
• Kofsky, Moriah (November 18, 2019). "How Rising Appalachia is forging connections with activists and ancestors, one community at a time". The Key. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
• LaDuke, Winona (June 21, 2014). "Aabitoose: Love Water Not Oil Tour with Rising Appalachia by Winona LaDuke". Last Real Indians. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
• Love, B.; Moore, John B.; Smith, Lee Valentine (January 2013). "Album Reviews". INsite Atlanta. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
• McDonald, Susan (May 9, 2015). "Rising Appalachia brings worldly melodies, folk-soaked sounds to The Met". Providence Journal. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
• Mi, Michelle (August 19, 2019). "Grateful Web Interview with Rising Appalachia". Grateful Web. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
• Sibley, Ingrid; Hess, Chad (photos) (October 2009). "Rise: Appalachian Troubadors with a global mission". Performer Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
• Travers, Andrew (May 19, 2016). "Rising Appalachia brings 'slow music' movement to Colorado". The Aspen Times. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
• Swaidner, Erin (February 13, 2015). "Rising Appalachia Launches The Wider Circles Rail Tour in Advance of New Album". Appalachian Jamwich. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
• Varty, Alexander (August 12, 2015). "Rising Appalachia builds community". Georgia Strait. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Rising Appalachia Archives Archived June 14, 2020, at the Wayback Machine at Come To Life website
• Rising Appalachia at AllMusic
• Rising Appalachia on Bandcamp
• Rising Appalachia discography at Discogs
• Rising Appalachia on ReverbNation
• Rising Appalachia on SoundCloud
• Rising Appalachia's channel on YouTube