Leah Song

Leah Song is a storyteller, song-catcher, and cultural bridge-builder best known for her role as front-woman of Rising Appalachia, alongside her sister Chloe. For over two decades, she has carried her voice across borders blending Appalachian folk, Celtic balladry, and global roots traditions into songs that honor both land and lineage. Her repertoire includes Southern soul, Spanish boleros, Irish ballads and Appalachian anthems.

Leah has studied and worked alongside some of the greatest culture keepers of our time including Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Bobby McFerrin, Martin Hayes, Martin Shaw, Joanna Macy, Sobunfu Some, and more. She is joined on stage by Duncan Wickel — fiddler, cellist, and longtime bandmate from Rising Appalachia. Their shows are communal gatherings where people remember their connection to the earth, each other, and the old songs that have carried us through every season of being human.