British flautist and composer Eliza Marshall joins me to celebrate her new album Eternal Birth — a bold, genre-defying project blending classical, folk and world traditions into a rich cinematic soundscape. Recorded in the UK and Senegal, the album features haunting flutes, whistles, bansuri, spoken word, percussion and electronics, alongside an exceptional cast of world-class and Grammy-winning musicians. Eliza shares stories from her wide-ranging career — from The Lion King and touring with Peter Gabriel to loop pedals, Ranagri, and her project Freedom to Roam — as well as reflections on creativity, risk-taking, re-wilding, and living a deeply connected musical life.
Complete show notes, with connected episodes, podcast platforms link, transcript a link to sign up for my newsletter, where you’ll get exclusive information about upcoming guests, a link for my Ko-fi page to support this project directly, nd my podcast merchandise store:
https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/eliza-marshall
Eliza Marshall website: https://www.elizamarshall.com/about-me
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(03:04) album “Eternal Birth”, Lena Jonsson, with clip of They Listen
(06:29) layering textures, interest and research into music of Africa, percussionist Ady Thioune
(09:13) youth Steiner Education, trip to Buea,Cameroon
(11:13) about Roots Entwined, with clip of track 2
(13:28) many different flutes, collaborating with Joby Talbot
(17:40) about track 3, Our Times Reborn with clip
(19:56) joy in composing, Reich influence, Sarah Jeffery
(21:45) Michael Cox, learning different flutes and styles
(26:25) Freedom to Roam project
(31:32) Dónal Rogers, Ranagri, staying with projects long-term
(36:08) linked episodes and buying me a coffee to keep this podcast going
(37:08) Leah improv and podcast, Hebrides Islands, re-wilding
(43:03) loop pedal, Linsey Pollak, getting outside your comfort zone, The Lion King job
(53:45) Ansumana Suso on kora, safeguarding the fertility of the Earth, with clip of track 6 On and On
(56:49) Ady Thioune, trips to Senegal
(01:02:48) Rebeca Omordia, Omo Bello, my podcast
(01:05:55) playing with Peter Gabriel
(01:08:30) mortality with clip track 7 Dust to Dust
(01:12:14) Stevie Wonder, studio work, Love of film music, album cover meaning
(01:16:56) Embracing our interconnectedness, with clip of track 8 Interconnected, self-care
photo: Jason Sheldon
