This piece was created as a commission for an event for climate activists in London. I called it an interspecies song as it weaves together the beauty of bird song, flowing river and human voices... The birds recordings come from London (UK), Tumbira (Brasilian Amazon) and Felidia (Valle del Cauca, Colombia). The river being is the Athabasca that runs through Alberta, Canada. 🎶 The songs and harmonies were recorded during a water ceremony in January 2024, held at a well that goes under the Royal Court of Justice in London. Activists and water protectors gathered as the court case around the Stonehenge extension road and tunnel was about to start (for the second time), threatening the sacred spring of Blickmead. This was convened by Charlotte Pulver and Sam Lee. 🐦 Key birds identified thanks to the app Merlin Bird ID (developed by Cornell Lab):- Eurasian Wren, European Robbin, Great Tit, Eurasian Blackbird (UK)- Great Kiskadee, Yellow-rumped Cacique (Brasil and Colombia)- Tropical Kingbird, Palm Tanager, Roadside Hawk, Yellow-Headed Caraca, Clay-colored Thrush (Colombia) Sound recording, editing and production: Louise Romain

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