Every now and then, there comes a song that has space for everything - all of it. Good, bad and ugly; brave, wild and hilarious. This is one such song (and we know the perfect person to introduce you to it). Meet Ruth Charnock.

Ruth is a queer writer, tarot reader, artist, creative mentor, facilitator and lapsed academic. She makes work about feelings, music, sex, knots and words. She is the author and editor of Joni Mitchell: New Critical Readings and is working on a book about tarot and queer motherhood. She is one half of the collaboration ‘Witching the Institution’ with Karen Schaller and newly the co-steward of the Beyond Form creative platform alongside Sarah Amsler.

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Website: www.ruthcharnock.com

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This episode contains small portions of ’Hejira’ by Joni Mitchell. Survival Songs claims no copyright of this work. This is included as a form of music review and criticism and as a way to celebrate, promote and encourage the listener to seek out the artists work.

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