#19 Climate conscious music with ISYLA

For today’s episode I talk with climate conscious singer song-writers Amy Woodburn and Lizzie Freeborn of ISYLA.  Not only is ISYLA’s delicate groove spellbindingly lovely but this is music with purpose, created to engage listeners with the climate crisis. My conversation with Lizzie and Amy is wide-ranging: you’ll hear the sweetest story of how they met and formed ISYLA, along with their reflections on why their differing generational standpoints create a very unique and special alchemy; we hear from Amy about the process of writing and arranging songs; and from Lizzie about the evolution of her stunning voice, as well as how she’s learning to deal with anxiety that emerges around live performance.  And they also share thoughts on why music can be such a powerful tool for engaging with issues of climate, in which we have to connect with humanness that surrounds the issues, as well as the science and facts.  We recorded this episode at beautiful Boconnoc Estate where Lizzie and Amy were performing that evening. Boconnoc host a range of creative and wellbeing events and workshops through the year, check out their What’s On page for upcoming events .. and look out for another ISYLA gig in the Spring! This episode is laced through with snippets of ISYLA’s beautiful music – I hope you enjoy the songs and the conversation as much as I did. Check out the Episode 19 web page for more information about the themes we discuss, the Apple & Beetroot Overnight Oats and Granola recipes, along with behind-the-scenes photographs from our recording. Listen to ISYLA’s music via Spotify, and look out for their winter single Snow is a Colour, out on 20th January - you can pre-save it on Spotify now.  Give ISYLA a follow on Instagram to keep up to date with their music evolution and upcoming gigs. Thank you to the Cornish Seaberry Company for supporting this episode!  Please do give their delicious, healthy, zingy drink VitaminSEA a try, and use the code BREAKFAST as you check out for a 10% discount.  Thank you for listening, I’d love to know your thoughts on today’s episode.  You can join the conversation by getting in touch - [email protected] or message via Instagram @breakfast_and_beyond.  Please do subscribe to the podcast, and I’d be so grateful if you could rate and review this episode, then share it with people in your network who you know would enjoy listening.  Welcome to Breakfast & Beyond.