On Music's Ability To Make Us Better People

Jodi Martin has been in the music industry for over 20 years, consistently sharing her sound with the world as while going through unfathomable hardship and contrasting highs. Ultimately, this was just as therapeutic for the singer-songwriter as it was for her fans. "I think the truth is, music is important for our mental health, which is another way of saying our emotional health," Martin explains. "A song can get you through, open your heart again. It's done that for me.

"It's about connecting with each other, with ourselves, the foundation for social betterment."

Recently, Martin has taken that "social betterment" and extended it overseas, recently performing at a politically driven benefit concert. There, Martin got to live out one of the more interesting moments of her lengthy musical career.

"Joining Arlo Guthrie and the late Levon Helm [The Band] at an anti-fracking concert in Cooperstown, New York State is up there," Martin enthuses.

"It almost felt too interesting when Arlo invited me to sing Criminal [from her Saltwater album], which we only wrote the day before and we hadn't even learnt it yet!"

Martin has a "well-oiled" tour up her sleeve for later in the year, however in the meantime she's playing an intimate gig at LazyBones, which boasts an atmosphere that Martin says helps her "really come to life".

"Playing live is connecting with people, and sharing our joys and sorrows together," she shares. "And that's what life's all about."