Music

Jodi McLaren is a queer folk rock singer-songwriter based in Asheville, NC, whose music draws on artists like Anaïs Mitchell, Brandi Carlile, and Joni Mitchell. Her latest single, "Unexplode the Bombs," is a prayer for collective liberation inspired by Palestine.

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Highlights

• 2022–2025: Contract music therapist at Pyramid Healthcare
• 2020: First place, Hidden Voices songwriting contest at Asheville's Grey Eagle
• 2019: First solo National Queer Your Living Room Candle Light tour: 30 living rooms and backyards
• 2018: Opened for activist folk duo Emma's Revolution
• 2015–2018: Full-time music therapist leading songwriting workshops with veterans, stroke and cancer survivors, and others

Recent releases

Stream on Spotify or Apple Music. Direct downloads are coming soon.

Love Will Find a Way (Soul Seed Song)

With Rachael Maddox · 2021

When the Dust Settles

Single · 2021

QYLR Live Album

Live from the 2019 Oakland tour

Big Catch

Album · 2018 · bonus track "Desert Blue" feat. Kirsten Mackey

Mega Feelings merch

"Mega Feelings" began as a bumper sticker Rachael Maddox and I made for Burning Man. Tank tops, tote bags, and baby onesies are printed on demand.

The Mega Feelings store is coming soon. In the meantime, email jodi@jodimclaren.com and I’ll help you out.

Music video

Credits: Matt Haeck (audio producer), Ricardo Madrazo (videographer), and Panteon 19 in Todos Santos, Mexico.

Live concerts & booking

Available for living rooms, backyards, venues, and festivals in Western NC and beyond. Email jodi@jodimclaren.com. Press resources are in the Electronic Press Kit.