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 Macy

Eleanor’s Links

Bandcamp

Spotify

Website

Patreon

We talked about:

Performing alone and with others

The 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 supporters

The toxic culture for artists today

Spiritual bypassing and cognitive dissonance

The value of being small

Recovering from burnout

The tap that doesn’t turn off

Weaving the web of creativity together

Beyond Happily Ever After – how to create if things don’t get better

In the extended episode, from just $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

Behind the scenes info on the very beginning of Womancraft Publishing

Where and how she records her music

Creative spaces and times of day

Her songs in order of appearance:

Meet You There

In the Name of Hope

A Call to Stand

We Will Not Be Lost to These Times

Links

Get Podcasting

Joey Walters

ALisa Starkweather

Burning Woman

Crow Moon

Creatrix: she who makes

She of the Sea

Sophie Strand – the Body is a Doorway

Everybody Hurts – REM

Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morrisette

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