Joyce Johnson Rouse, AKA Earth Mama®
Songwriter/recording artist Joyce Rouse is a composer, educator and recording artist, based in Virginia. She has toured North America, delighting audiences for decades as musical performer Earth Mama, singing for climate action and sustainable living.
She has been featured on numerous radio and TV shows, music festivals, and in various clubs and concert halls. With over 150 recording credits of her songs, her lyrics and her works have been featured in books, articles and textbooks worldwide. Her song Virginia Beauty, A Love Song to the Commonwealth, is described as a musical tour of the state. Standing on the Shoulders and other recordings have been featured in many state, national and international celebrations for achievement and Women’s History.
As Earth Mama she has fourteen albums to her credit, including the recent HerStory album and just released LovingKindness CD. For a world much in need of LovingKindness, these interfaith songs of contemplation and celebration for a traumatized world much in need of Loving Kindness.
B.S. Family and Consumer Science M.A. Earth Literacy
www.EarthMama.org [email protected]
Richard Rouse Author
Author of two books of short stories The Welcome Home Door and Other Stories and The Fairy Ring Richard Rouse spent early years with his siblings playing in the cabbage barns and truck farm fields of peas and potatoes near Preble, New York.
His travels led him to settle in rural Southern Appalachia where he resides with his wife, writing, gardening and growing woodland mushrooms and tinkering with renewable energy systems. His life of adventure inspired him to put some real and imagined experiences down on paper.
The stories instantly found an audience of fans for the whimsical, short, heartwarming tales and diverse characters. His books have been described as lighthearted, humorous storytelling from a seasoned traveler firmly grounded now in rural Southern Appalachia. With a love of character and community, Rouse delights readers with subtle details of relationships, adjusting to country life, wisdom of nature and the landscape of domestic negotiations.
His books are now widely available in print, eBooks and audible formats.
Americana with a twist. Regional yet global.
Tour Location: Historic 1908 Courthouse, 107 E. Main Street, Independence, VA
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 276-773-9999
