Marilyn Walker
A Comedian. A Rebel. A Courageous Spark of Joy: Marilyn Walker expresses her passion for a just and sustainable planet through songwriting and activist advocacy. Her eclectic background of ecosystem science, renewable energy, and activism drives her striking lyrics and enthusiastic performances. She cooks up a blend of insight, emotion, and wisdom that keep audiences listening - drop a bit of unexpected humor into a song of deep meaning, or add a dash of insight into deep humor. Serve it up with a penchant for engaging storytelling, and you get a room of people listening deeply, all in for the journey. Marilyn’s deep musical influences combine calypso, Latin, and Appalachian sounds, as well as her many decades in the American west, and travels to far flung regions, so that every song is a delicious surprise.
Describing herself as a “bonafide subversive,” Marilyn’s music and life encompass the three tiers of activism - Collaboration, Communication, and Connection. She collaborates with organizations supporting recovery and homeless people, particularly youth. Marilyn has gained international recognition through her work in ecology and renewable energy, but her heart remains in her community. “If I was a brand, it would be the farmer’s market.” Through her nonprofit Connected by Music, she provides socially-conscious musicians in her region support and education in how to best use their own voices to communicate, collaborate, and connect.
