The next Hudson Records Listening Club is this Sunday, 31st May at 10.30 am and features Jenny Sturgeon, Inge Thomson and Sarah Hayes, who will be listening to and talking about their album “Northern Flyway”.
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Humans have always looked to the birds. In mythology, they are carriers of souls, messengers to the gods, our familiars. In ecology, they are our measure, our meter; they mark the seasons.
In 2017 Jenny Sturgeon (Salt House, Jenny Sturgeon Trio) and Inge Thomson (Karine Polwart Trio, Da Fishing Hands) wrote and created Northern Flyway– an audio-visual production exploring the ecology, folklore, symbolism and mythology of birds and birdsong. Northern Flyway (Album Review | Live Review @ The Tolbooth) premiered to a sold-out audience at The Barn (Banchory) in January 2018, and a CD of the songs was recorded at Mareel, Shetland, over four days in early February 2018.
With captivating music and song, fascinating snatches of interview, and immersive soundscapes, Northern Flyway takes us on a journey through our own relationship with birds, their environments, their movements – all ultimately linked to our own, and to our own mythology, our politics, our identities. Perhaps most importantly, to the hopes and dreams that have defined humanity since we first looked to the skies… Neil McFadyen, Folk Radio
The music draws on the extensive field recordings of birdsong expert Magnus Robb, Sturgeon’s background as a bird biologist and Thomson’s home turf of Fair Isle, Shetland. The songs combine vocal and instrumental composition, interviews, sonic experimentation and lush and varied bird song from the northern hemisphere. Themes of human and avian migration, the seasons’ cycle and humanity’s relationship with nature resonate through this multi-dimensional work. Alongside Jenny and Inge, Northern Flyway also features singer/multi-instrumentalist Sarah Hayes (Admiral Fallow, Rachel Newton Band) and vocal sculptor/beatboxer Jason Singh (Follow the Fleet, Tweet Music).
Join us to listen to ‘Northern Flyway’ in its entirety on Sunday morning with commentary and insights from Inge, Jenny and Sarah. Join the band online to chat and discuss the album throughout the listening club, say hello in the comments area. You can watch the live stream on Hudson Records and Folk Radio’s Facebook pages or Hudson Records YouTube, subscribe, like and follow to receive a notification just before the broadcast.
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You can see the previous Listening Clubs from Sam Sweeney, Salt House, Rowan Rheingans, The Lost Words Spells Songs, Karine Polwart, Martin Simpson, The Furrow Collective, Sam Carter & Jon Boden here – https://www.youtube.com/