You are warmly invited to support the publication of this beautiful volume of Jehanne Mehta’s contemporary English folk songs inspired by seasons and legends, landscapes and heartscapes.  All proceeds from first print run and thereafter all royalties going to Stop Ecocide International.

Illustrated by Stu McLellan with a foreword by Jonathon Porritt, introduction and afterword by Jojo Mehta.

An inspiring intergenerational legacy and a unique and beautiful gift, to be published September 2024 by independent publisher Little Toller Books, available in all good bookshops and direct from us.

Both a practical score for the music stand with melodies and chords for playing and teaching, and an illustrated jewel for the coffee table with lyrics brought to life by Stu McLellan’s evocative coloured ink drawings, this book will make an exceptional gift for adults and children alike.  The songs are eminently singable, poetic to read and a delight to leaf through.

Jehanne Mehta (lyric from Emblem):

“Wear your heart like an emblem, like a banner, like a flower,
Bright on a field of argent, bright on a field of gold.
Carry it before you, like a herald, like a herald,
Like a horn that you are winding as the front line comes on.”
http://www.jehannemehta.com

Jojo Mehta (from the afterword):

“I have been asked many times what brought me to co-founding Stop Ecocide with my dear friend and pioneering lawyer the late Polly Higgins. It has become clear to me that the songs in this book were the beginning of that journey. They were the deep thread of care for the Earth along which my childhood was strung…”

*If you are unable to attend the launch event, you can opt for an additional signed copy of the book.