Leigh-Chantelle reads "The Blessings" one of her favourite songs by her favourite singer/songwriter and biggest inspiration, Dar Williams. See Dar's website: http://www.darwilliams.com Purchase Mortal City CD: http://www.darwilliams.com/index.php?page=cds&family=music&category=CD&display=81#offset9

Leigh-Chantelle shares the songs from Melbourne band, Art of Fighting and their second album "Second Storey" by Ollie Browne. See Art of Fighting's website: http://artoffighting.com See Parallel Lions website: http://parallellions.com

Leigh-Chantelle recites Kate Bush's song "Top of the City" from her favourite Kate Bush album "The Red Shoes" and re-recorded on the new "Director's Cut" album. Kate Bush's website: http://www.katebush.com The Red Shoes: http://www.katebush.com/discography/red-shoes Director's Cut: http://www.katebush.com/discography/directors-cut See Leigh-Chantelle's "Top of the City" view from her LA blog: http://vivalavegan.net/community/updates/95-my-us-adventures-2011-part-four-ar-conference-la.html

Leigh-Chantelle shares some of her favourite songs by Sydney band, Bluebottle Kiss, from their album "Patient" See: http://bluebottlekiss.com Jamie Hutchings: http://www.jamiehutchings.com http://www.myspace.com/jamiehutchings

Leigh-Chantelle shares "Barbed Wire Star" song by Sydney band, Bluebottle Kiss, from their second album "Fear of Girls" See: http://bluebottlekiss.com Jamie Hutchings: http://www.jamiehutchings.com http://www.myspace.com/jamiehutchings

Leigh-Chantelle recites Kate Bush's song "Lily" from her favourite Kate Bush album "The Red Shoes" and re-recorded on the new "Director's Cut" album. Kate Bush's website: http://www.katebush.com The Red Shoes: http://www.katebush.com/discography/red-shoes Director's Cut: http://www.katebush.com/discography/directors-cut

Leigh-Chantelle shares her spoken word piece "Xmas Wishlist" and hopes that you have a great silly season! Leigh-Chantelle's music & lyrics: http://leigh-chantelle.com Leigh-Chantelle's videos: http://www.youtube.com/leighchantelle & http://www.youtube.com/vivalavegandotnet Leigh-Chantelle's music Podcasts: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/leigh-chantelle/id340695831

Leigh-Chantelle reads "The Christians and the Pagans" a great song by her favourite singer/songwriter and biggest inspiration, Dar Williams. Just in time for Christmas! See Dar's website: http://www.darwilliams.com Purchase Mortal City CD: http://www.darwilliams.com/index.php?page=cds&family=music&category=CD&display=81#offset9 Lyrics http://www.darwilliams.com/index.php?page=songs&category=Many_Great_Companions&display=664#offset44

Leigh-Chantelle shares her journey to Ani DiFranco as she recites "Fuel" from Ani's most popular and critically acclaimed album, "Little Plastic Castle." See more about the album: http://www.righteousbabe.com/ani/littleplasticcastle/index.asp See more on Ani and her record label: http://www.righteousbabe.com

Leigh-Chantelle shares the songs from Melbourne band, Art of Fighting and their debut album "Wires" by Ollie Browne. See Art of Fighting's website: http://artoffighting.com See Parallel Lions website: http://parallellions.com

Leigh-Chantelle shares her spoken word piece about the beginning to end of a factory farmed animal's death in "Piece by Piece" featuring Ben Gill on guitar. Go Vegan! Leigh-Chantelle's music & lyrics: http://leigh-chantelle.com Leigh-Chantelle's videos: http://www.youtube.com/leighchantelle & http://www.youtube.com/vivalavegandotnet Leigh-Chantelle's music Podcasts: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/leigh-chantelle/id340695831 Viva la Vegan! Podcasts: http://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/viva-la-vegan!s-podcast/id376923451

Leigh-Chantelle shares "Ice on the Road" one of her favourite songs by Sydney band, Bluebottle Kiss, from their second album "Fear of Girls" See: http://bluebottlekiss.com Jamie Hutchings: http://www.jamiehutchings.com http://www.myspace.com/jamiehutchings

Leigh-Chantelle shares her poem and spoken word piece, "Train Musings" written when on a train from New York to Connecticut on her 2011 US adventures. Read the blogs on her adventures: http://vivalavegan.net/community/updates.html Leigh-Chantelle's music & lyrics: http://leigh-chantelle.com Leigh-Chantelle's videos: http://www.youtube.com/leighchantelle Leigh-Chantelle's music Podcasts: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/leigh-chantelle/id340695831

Leigh-Chantelle speaks about her favourite singer/songwriter and biggest inspiration, Dar Williams. See Dar's website: http://www.darwilliams.com Purchase Mortal City CD: http://www.darwilliams.com/index.php?page=cds&family=music&category=CD&display=81#offset9 Lyrics for As Cool As I Am: http://www.darwilliams.com/index.php?page=songs&category=Many_Great_Companions&display=668#offset48

Leigh-Chantelle recites "Nocturne" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, found inside the wrapper for the "Chocolove" brand of Chilies & Cherries in Dark Chocolate bar. Yum. http://chocolove.com/chilies.htm Leigh-Chantelle's US adventures can be found amongst her Viva la Vegan! podcasts: http://vivalavegan.net/community/updates.html

Leigh-Chantelle recites "Self Evident" a poem and spoken word piece Ani DiFranco wrote in 2001 after the September 11 chaos. Today is exactly 10 years and 1 month since, do you think we've learned anything? The actual song was released on the "So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter" live album: http://www.righteousbabe.com/ani/sms_sml/index.asp Read the amazing lyrics: http://www.righteousbabe.com/ani/l_self_evident.asp See more on Ani and her record label: http://www.righteousbabe.com

Welcome to the first episode of the Power of Words! The Power of Words aims to express all forms of words, poetry, prose, lyrics and spoken word while appreciating and respecting the actual POWER of the words we use. Leigh-Chantelle shares how she was inspired by the power of words when in school and ends with the "Kabalarian Ethics of Right Thinking" by Alfred J Parker.