Peia: A Soulful Singer Takes us All the Way Back

Here's a seasonal offering of word and song that will warm your heart, whether it's Christmas you celebrate, the Winter Solstice, Festivus, or any of the many other culturally rich wintertime observances. As we turn inward at this time of year, we also turn back, longing for the comforts of a home that is lost to us now. For those of us with Celtic or Western European roots, Peia's music is deeply evocative of those ancestral roots long buried beneath our fast-paced modern life. Here she shares her songs and talks with me about the soulful path to making such soul-filled music.

PS. This is the 150th episode of The Mystic Cave. Thanks so much for listening!

Tip: Use the Chapters tab to take you directly to Peia's songs.

Resources
Peia's website: https://peiasong.com
Peia's two solo albums: Four Great Winds (2013) and Beauty Thunders (2016)
Peia's collaborations: Wild Honey, Ali Ghamsari, Rising Appalachia & others

Personal Links
My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca
My email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com

Series Music Credit
"Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight, 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022

Chapters

• 0:00 Bánchnoic Éireann Óigh (segment), from Beauty Thunders
• 19:14 Dance in the Storm (segment), from Beauty Thunders
• 36:31 Ciamar a Ni Mi, from Beauty Thunders
• 52:04 Water Bound, from a new disaster relief compilation following the flooding in Asheville, North Carolina
• 1:03:25 Blessed We Are, from Four Great Winds