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title: Interviews on Herbal Radio with Thomas Dick | Featuring Leah Song and Chloe Smith of Rising Appalachia (Rerelease)
description: A very special episode featuring Leah Song and Chloe Smith of Rising Appalachia. We talk about their upbringing, relationship to the herbal community, herbs that support them while on tour, as well as the slow music movement.
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# [Interviews on Herbal Radio with Thomas Dick | Featuring Leah Song and Chloe Smith of Rising Appalachia (Rerelease)](https://podcast.mountainroseherbs.com/rising-appalachia-0)

 Written by [Gracie](https://podcast.mountainroseherbs.com/author/gracie) | Apr 12, 2024 6:48:02 PM

*Happy Friday, plant people! 🌿*

*This week, we are rereleasing our episode featuring [Leah Song and Chloe Smith of Rising Appalachia](https://www.risingappalachia.com) to celebrate it's one year anniversay! We hope you enjoy reflecting back on our interview with these two passionate women as much as we did. *

Welcome to a very special episode featuring Leah Song and Chloe Smith of [Rising Appalachia](https://www.risingappalachia.com/). We love the soulful tunes from this sister duo and get the feeling that their music resonates with a lot of other folks in the herbal community as well. It was certainly wonderful welcoming Leah and Chloe as our live musical guests for our [first virtual Free Herbalism Project](https://info.mountainroseherbs.com/free-herbalism-project-may-2020) (FHP) back in May 2020. After the FHP collaboration, we knew that we wanted to get to know them a little better.

Our previous Herbal Radio producer, Elise, sits in with Thomas for a lovely conversation with Leah and Chloe. We talk about their upbringing, inspirations, relationship to the herbal community, herbs that support them while on tour and at home, as well as the [slow music movement](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVaA-VUlgBc). We hope you enjoy!

 

**Rising Appalachia **brings to the stage a collection of sounds, stories, and songs steeped in tradition and a devotion to world culture. Intertwining a deep reverence for folk music and a passion for justice, they have made it their life’s work to sing songs that speak to something ancient yet surging with relevance. Whether playing at Red Rocks or in rail cars, at Italian street fairs or to Bulgarian herbalists, this fiercely independent band has blazed a unique and colorful path across the globe. 12 years into their movement, Rising Appalachia believes that the roots of all these old songs are vital to our ever evolving soundscape.

Visit Rising Appalachia’s website:  [**www.risingappalachia.com**](http://www.risingappalachia.com)

Rising Appalachia on Facebook: [www.facebook.com/risingappalachiamusic](http://www.facebook.com/risingappalachiamusic)

Rising Appalachia on YouTube:  www.youtube.com/risingappalachiaRA

Rising Appalachia on Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/risingappalachia/](https://www.instagram.com/risingappalachia/)

Support Rising Appalachia’s work through Patreon: [https://www.patreon.com/RisingAppalachia](https://www.patreon.com/RisingAppalachia)

 

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