Community care at the intersection of art, music, dance and herbalism in Asheville, NC
Sarah Louise present[s] a new form of aural communion…sound forms in tune with the thrust of existence. - NPR
Hi, I’m Sarah Louise.
My journey with plants and creative expression began together in my childhood garden. I would spend hours singing to the wildflowers I transplanted there, attuning to the being of each one. I have made herbal medicine since that time, learning from books and directly from plants through singing, dancing and creating art as embodied listening practices. In this time of ecological and social crises, I find hope in our capacities to listen to the Earth through the infinite expressions of our animal bodies.
Plants are here to help!
Our expression is part of the infinite creativity of nature. And yet, many of us carry culturally inherited wounding around creative expression. Healing this wounding can not only support our human connections, but invite in vital collaboration with the Earth as well. Rooted in my own journey of healing with the Earth and years of performing throughout Europe and North America, I offer supportive spaces for communities and individuals to feel the power of their own creative expression to grow healthy land-based culture in conversation with ecosystems.
We need a movement of collective listening to the Earth.
Your expression deeply matters as we grow healthy land-based culture in collaboration with the Earth.
Join Sing From Soil, a 6-week journey to sing as a way to connect with each other and the Earth.
Embodied listening and cultivating meaningful relationships to place and lineage roots my ecosystem of practices.
Learn more about why I do what I do and who inspires me.
Selected Press
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Sarah Louise…present[s] a new form of aural communion…sound forms in tune with the thrust of existence.
-NPR
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Sarah Louise shape[s] mystical paeans to salamanders, floods and frogs.
New York Times
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Her songs radiate the mysteries and wonders of the natural world.
Paste Magazine
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Cosmic in every sense of the word.
Pop Matters
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One imagines this might be what plants would sound like if we could tune in to their frequency.
Hartford Courant
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Sarah Louise…enact[s] sonic ceremonies that celebrate the natural world.
Dusted Magazine
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She has the ability to conjure worlds…jeweled landscapes…[unfurl] in constantly renewing wonder.
-Pitchfork
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There’s a continual sense of wonder throughout the album...[Louise] help[s] [people] locate a meaningful space within their everyday world, the album endlessly expansive in its desire to help and to heal.
-Uncut Magazine
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Her guitar’s rippling cascades, sparkling arpeggios and reflective pauses evoke a precious sanctuary of lush rhododendron canopies, lyrical streams, dappled glades and bountiful forest floors.
-Wire Magazine
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Introducing…Music is Alive Tape Club!
Music is ancient but recorded music is so new. I needed to take a break from recording to better understand what else music can do. Letting songs spill out as offerings to the moment with no attempt to hold onto melodies transformed my relationship to music, teaching me about its living nature. Music is connective tissue, rich medicine for these times. I feel ready to share recorded music again, rooted in the same ecosystem that inspires my herbalism, dance and visual art. I craft micro-editions of tapes accompanied by herbal goodies and artwork that co-arise with music. Your support of this project directly supports my ability to offer donation-based circles. Thank you!
