Survival Songs

Warning: This episode may cause the impulse to sing like no one’s listening.We were so chuffed to welcome the brilliant Lucy Wright to Survival Songs with her choice, Here You Come Again by Dolly Parton.Search ‘Survival Songs’ to find episodes on all your usual podcasting platforms and add to our community playlist over on Spotify.Lucy Wright is an artist based in Leeds, UK. Her multidisciplinary practice sits at the intersection of folklore and activism, often using as source material the large

“If my one survival song just reminds me of something that happened 20 years ago, then I’m not living my life right, right?”Meet the lovely Ric Neale and his song choice, ‘The Power of Two’ by The Indigo Girls.Ric Neale is a musician and performer whose shows spotlight his expert songwriting. He has taken his theatrical, heartfelt and often hilarious performances of his brand of piano songsmithery all over the country. His solo piano albums All That Counts, Pencil and Lullabies for Parents (a song

Get your wide dance moves ready - This episode is a bop.We are delighted to bring you the excellent Letty McHugh and her song choice, ‘Love Can’t Turn Around’ by Darryl Pandy (Long Mix).Letty McHugh is a visual artist and writer who was born in Brontë Country, where she still lives with her cantankerous cat. She makes work about the universality of personal experience which, she says, ‘is an intellectual way of saying she’s interested in people, their stories and things that connect us all.’Her

This conversation with Alys Williams is where Survival Songs began.Ed first met Alys during the development of her one-woman show, The Lighthouse. The Lighthouse is based on a true story that involves one, lifesaving song. We were so delighted that Alys was up for recording this conversation with Ed and it’s a real pleasure to share it with you.TW: The conversation includes conversations about a suicide attempt, mental health, struggle and survival. It’s a beautiful listen, but please take care of

Coming Soon: Survival Songs, a podcast where each episode our guest tells us about one songs that gets them through the best and worst of times.Help us a grow a community of survival song listeners by joining us on over on Substack:https://survivalsongs.substack.com/Listen to all our Survival Songs and add yours our community playlist on Spotify:https://shorturl.at/R4uup