Our ethos
For millennia, the earth was wild and untamed. It teemed with life without human interference or destruction of natural habitats. But as we humans have grown in number and reach, that pristine wilderness has been diminished - meaning not only for its beauty but also the creatures who once inhabited it freely alongside us. Music inspired by nature can be a powerful way to tap into this connection: an attempt at restoring, inspiring our reverence for Earth's many gifts, its elements both seen and unseen; a reminder that although humanity may dominate much of what surrounds us today, it will never quite extinguish that spiritual tie between ourselves and all creation on which depends our future wellbeing too.
About
Live music from the heart of nature
We Are Wild Sessions is a grassroots project connecting nature and music in an inspiring way. Led by singer-songwriter Jya Raine, this platform has a mission of raising awareness for environmental causes while showcasing how art can be elevated through its influence from natural sources. All are invited to join and share how you create powerful songs, stories and poetry that evoke beauty as well as enrapturing lyrics.
Get ready to discover something truly heartwarming!
'Knowing that you love the earth changes you,, activates you to defend and protect and celebrate. But when you feel that the earth loves you in return, that feeling transforms the relationship from a one-way street into a sacred bond'
From the book Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
A note from the Founder and creator:
Hi, I’m Jya.
This project was born on the west coast of Scotland during a major transition in my life. About a year before the idea struck, I’d broken my back. A life-changing experience that, along with other shifts in the world around me, challenged my mental and physical health. A year or so later, my partner at the time, who had a home in Scotland, invited me to stay with him for a few months, and that’s how I found myself immersed in the wild beauty of the Scottish landscape.
I spent my days walking through lush, untamed woodlands, collecting wild edible mushrooms, watching the sea eb and flow to the end of the garden, listening to the ever-shifting weather that could never make its mind up and soaking in my partners music drifting from one room while I painted in another. It was a deeply creative, transformative time in my life. Scotland is where my relationship with the natural world became a priority in my everyday life. One day, out on a walk, the idea for this project just came to me, and it stayed in the back of my mind for nearly four years.
I experimented a bit, making a couple of videos here and there, but it wasn’t until I had put together eight videos that the vision felt real. In February 2022, I released the first video, featuring Susie Ro. And from there, everything started to take off and here we are.
You can see my other works here