Anthropocene Motherhood
Doors 7 Show 7.30pm
Since leaving the Bay Area in 2017 Briony has moved to the UK, released an album that was featured in The Guardian, Mojo, BBC Radio 3 and 4, and even pleased her mother with a spot on Woman’s Hour. (It’s a British thing.) (She’s also helped to spread vocal improvisation around the UK, co-founded the UK’s Vocal Improv festival, and helped a little bit to create the world’s wonderful new global vocal improvisation network - The Well).
Now she’s mama to baby Robin; and with Robin came a whole new body of work on what it is to bring a child into these times. This collection, Anthropocene Motherhood is now morphing into the name Symbiocene Mama - because let’s hope that this time of wicked problems morphs us into a new phase of symbiosis between all of life: The Symbiocene :). Let’s mother that!
Tickets $20 - $30 sliding (n.o.t.a.f.l.o.f.)
Briony is a folk-soul improvisational artist, using voice-piano improvisation as a means of composition.
“Briony’s voice touches something so deep inside, something that’s hard to communicate as a parent of a young one in this world at this time. Her tone is enchanting, old and unique, and her lyrics speak poetry to the unspeakable – the unique experience of being awake and aware to the plight of the world, but trying to live in joy and action, purpose and care. She has something special to say. And the way she brings it to parenting makes it especially unique for us – who struggle to feel a sense of community and shared experience with others. For a short time, her art gave us that.” – Abel Pearson of Glasbren
“Greenhill’s jazzy, languid lyrics groove on the healing beauty of song, the planet and your own heart and soul, like Marvin Gaye crossed with a funky Earth mother…. This is sensual music that, if you want them, could give extra reasons to live.” – Mojo
“As I watched and listened to Briony I found my soul and heart transfixed. When we sing and commune with Briony, we experience an artist coming to us straight from her soul, unfiltered, direct, and all who listen are transformed and feel ourselves and our connection to the world so much more deeply as this tremendous, once-in-a-decade artist brings us deep into her world, a world which is all of our world.” – Yari Mander
“I came home with a wide-opened heart” – Svieta
Briony is also playing at the Point Reyes Dance Palace on 15th December, with JoJo and the Wildflowers