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On September 7, NPR dropped an episode of All Songs Considered about an enormous new compilation album called "For The Birds: The Birdsong Project." It's a massive collection of original songs and poems about birds and inspired by birdsong. Artists range from Alice Coltrane, Nick Cave, Laurie Anderson, and The Flaming Lips to Sam Prekop, Devendra Banhart, Yo Yo Ma, and of course Andrew Bird & Jeff Tweedy.
Here's a link to the episode - https://www.npr.org/2022/09/06/1121237661/this-episode-is-for-the-birds
As I listened to the collection for a few days at work, my ambient brain thought of using some of the instrumental tracks in a mix. So for this mix all the tracks come from The Birdsong Project. Most of the cuts have worked bird sounds in with the music. Give it a listen and whistle along.
The tracklist is in the comments.
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A lovely compilation. Thanks so much for putting this together! It definitely has a spring/summer morning feel to it!
You're right, it does have that kind of vibe. Thanks for checking it out.
This is so edifying and melliferous to my spirit. Thank you for this slice of Heaven on our beautiful Earth. Bless you so, my fellow traveler.
Thanks ever so much for your kind words! Really made my day. Cheers!
Amazing mix. Check out the Birdsong series from Shika Shika label if you'd like!
Thanks for the heads up on the series from Shika Shika! It sounds great!
That 49:11 Woodkid - Altamira Oriole song... XD... madness. Great mix.
Thanks for listening!
Have to say I absolutely love this? A curious and intriguing listen and perfect for my early morning listening especially.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the mix! Thanks for listening and commenting. Cheers!
Ahh sweet sonic bliss...I can always count on you LLM to provide some audio respite from this world of turmoil and tumult. Merci encore. - signed: your feathered friends from Cape Breton recently hit by the fury of Fiona.
Thanks for the lovely comment. Hopefully, you came through the hurricane in good shape. Cheers!
very nice
Thanks for checking out the mix!
I was hoping this would drop for today! 🎶🐤
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CBS Sunday Morning just featured the Bird Song collection in this morning’s episode. Very cool. Will listen when I stop moving.
Thanks for the heads up, I'll check out the CBS segment. Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
00:00 Shearwater - Kwitaro Backbone
05:33 Sam Prekop - Stations Parallel
10:12 Aska Matsumiya - Tori No Uta
12:57 Paul Cantelon - Hymn for Four Birds
18:41 Makaya McCraven - For The Birds
21:27 Elliot Bergman - Crow Dialectic
25:27 Andrew Bird - Rare Birds
32:22 Joachim Cooder - Carolina Turtledove
34:55 Carla dal Forno - Morning Maggie
37:04 Devendra Banhart - Ka
40:20 Dexter Story - Wefoch(Birds)
43:40 Stuart Bogie - Far Rockaway
49:11 Woodkid - Altamira Oriole
51:57 Marcelo Zarvos - Nightbird
55:39 Cosmo Sheldrake - Evening Chorus(Live in the Bluebell Woods)
60:27 end