33: Eleanor Brown – Piecing Together Fragments of Soul

Eleanor Brown is a songwriter and music maker who believes that creating is essential and the driving force of life. She writes songs that support both the descent and the rising and the oscillation between the two.She has sung in forests, fire circles and protest rallies; festivals, events and pubs; prisons, churches and schools; by the sea, on top of mountains and in front of thousands of people. She’s been commissioned to write songs for the theatre, for personal celebrations, for women’s empowerment movements and social action projects and through this has performed in both the UK and the U.S.She is an independent artist carving a way that works for her in a music industry not designed for thin skinned beings. She has released 7 albums including one she crowdfunded 10,000 for and is currently working on number 8 whilst releasing new music monthly to her Patreon community.She also lives and works on the land, growing organic food for the community so as to try and remain as autonomous as possible. Many have credited Eleanor’s songs to saving their life and supporting them through their darkest moments.‘BEAUTIFULLY CAPTURING THE SPIRIT OF THE WORK THAT RECONNECTS’ – Joanna MacyEleanor’s LinksBandcampSpotifyWebsitePatreonWe talked about: Performing alone and with othersThe struggle to earn enough as a creative to be able to afford the support you need as an artist Anxiety and the creative process Mentors and patrons and supportersThe toxic culture for artists todaySpiritual bypassing and cognitive dissonanceThe value of being smallRecovering from burnoutThe tap that doesn’t turn offWeaving the web of creativity togetherBeyond Happily Ever After – how to create if things don’t get betterIn the extended episode, from just $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceBehind the scenes info on the very beginning of Womancraft PublishingWhere and how she records her musicCreative spaces and times of dayHer songs in order of appearance:Meet You ThereIn the Name of HopeA Call to StandWe Will Not Be Lost to These TimesLinksGet Podcasting Joey WaltersALisa StarkweatherBurning WomanCrow MoonCreatrix: she who makesShe of the SeaSophie Strand – the Body is a DoorwayEverybody Hurts – REMJagged Little Pill – Alanis Morrisette Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.