Press

“Rising Appalachia stands for everything that tends to get swallowed up in a slick and shiny society.”

~  Paste Magazine , Mary Richardson

“From Americana roots to fusers of world music, (Rising Appalachia) is currently to folk music what dap is to a handshake.  They have transformed, transcended and arrived at a place in their journey where they can both create masterful music and propagate powerful messages, proving that art and activism are a beautiful and necessary mix.”

~ Performer Magazine, Ingrid Sibley

“Its unfair to label such an evolving act. But with the unabashed political commitment and emerging talent in the tradition of rap godfather Gil Scott-Heron, the musical prowess of Marie Daulne and Zap Mama, and the light carbon footprints of gypsies, (Rising Appalachia) is certainly the kind of music you can believe in.”

~ The Huffington Post , Jeff Biggers

“In their live performances it becomes impossible to sit motionless, our hopes and spirits lifted, answering the music’s call for us to rise”

~ Jesse Wolf Hardin, Anima Lifeways

“These girls sing like the last best part of any Sunday and the band was like a shot of aged whiskey” 

~ Nycholis Maziejka

“Rising Appalachia is the aural divinity of two sisters seeped in the deep southern flair of harmony, resistance, and poetry.”

~  NPR

“Sociopolitical consciousness.  Strength.  Calm.”

~ Lenelle Moise, actress

“With her angelic voice, dreadlocks down her back, and copious tattoos, she quickly became the most compelling presence in the room.” 

~  The New York Times, Gia Kourlas

"In the moments we are with them, (Rising Appalachia) take us out of our head- and worry-oriented worlds into the rhythm of timelessness that music can bring. But the most important and ongoing gift that only true artists can give is that they inspire us to stretch."

~ WNC Woman, Lee Warren

 

“With a mastery of composition that far surpasses any of my greatest works, Rising Appalachia will surely go down in history…” 

~ Mozart