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Wildsong
is what we hear in the world around us -
birdsong, other wildlife calls, the elements and natural acoustics
that make up
the intricate and subtle tapestry of a natural soundscape.
On
our website you can find out about bird song, listen to some wonderful
and strange sounds and order CDs from our online catalogue. Give
your ears a treat.
sound
with
a sense of place
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:
autumn windfalls :
Leading
up to a website rebuild, we're offering big
discounts on our soundscape albums and imports
to make way for new product.
This is while stocks last, then these albums will be deleted
from our catalogue.
Note:- all prices still include postage and packing
for UK orders.
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 Geoff
Sample essay reading: Impressions of Symphony
in Birdsong
at
Bristol Earth Music Festival & BBC Radio3
24th November 2011
Broadcast
on radio3 later that evening.
Listen
to it here.
Natural Soundscapes of Britain
:: Marcus Coates & Geoff Sample
22
April – 4 September 2011 
Southbank
Centre celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain
with a four-month Festival of British culture and creativity.
Visit
the Lands
The Festival of Britain celebrations spread across Southbank Centre
in themed areas we are calling ‘lands’, which are
filled with pop-up structures, artworks, films and exhibitions.
Each of these ‘lands’ is themed according to one of
the most significant themes in 1951: Land, Power & Production,
Seaside and People of Britain.
LAND
The countryside comes to central London in the form of Enclosure,
a stunning artwork by Ben Kelly that features three traditionally
made dry stone walls. Listen to Marcus Coates and Geoff Sample’s
soundscape, made out of recordings of British wildlife, which
can be heard across the Level 2 Terraces outside Queen Elizabeth
Hall, and take a look at the Urban Fox created out of straw bales
sitting at the back of Queen Elizabeth Hall. Made by Pirate Technics,
it explores our attitude to one of the most loved and loathed
wild animals in Britain. Find
out more about Land
NEWSLINE
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Free
Word Salon: The Expression of Language in Animals and Humans
As more is becoming known about animal behaviour and communication,
questions about the unique nature of human language come to the
fore. The varied ways in which literary writers, speakers and singers
play with syntax and develop a rich vocabulary of affective sounds
and implied meanings demonstrate a level of sophistication, but
birdsong is also surprisingly nuanced and primates draw on a highly
complex repertoire of vocal patterns to get to the essence of meaning.
What can each side learn from the other? Poet Ruth Padel,
author of Darwin – a life in poems and the novel Where the
Serpent Lives, Orlando Gough, maths graduate, composer
and leader of the vocal group The Shout, meet Klaus Zuberbuhler
psychologist with a special interest in animal cognition, and Geoff
Sample, ornithologist and birdsong expert, in a discussion
chaired by Siân Ede, Arts Director of the Gulbenkian Foundation.
Wednesday 29th September
6:30-8:00pm
The Free Word Centre
60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA.
Next to the Betsy Trotwood pub.
Nearest tube station: Farringdon (Circle, District and Metropolitan
Lines) which is within 5 minutes walking distance to the Centre.
Booking essential
http://www.freewordonline.com/events/?event_id=149
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publications cover an ever-increasing range of birdsong
and ambient soundscape recordings on CD produced by Geoff Sample;
but we no longer stock cassettes. We also now offer a range of natural
sound CDs from other areas of the world - including the work of
such dedicated recordist/producers as John Paterson, Lang Elliott
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We
have several audio ID guides available
for the birds, mammals, insects and amphibians of Britain and northern
Europe.
We
also licence sounds for use in film, TV, multimedia and other CD
productions and produce sound-tracks for audio installations and
visitor centres. For an idea of what our commercial work covers,
click here.
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We'd
like to reassure customers that any personal details supplied with
an order remain confidential and are never passed on to third parties.
We ask for telephone numbers just in case there is some problem
with the order. When ordering online, the WorldPay pages for entering
credit card details are protected by 128bit SSL security. Cookies
need to be enabled for the shopping basket system to work.
Enjoy
your visit. The songs and calls of birds and other creatures, that
make up the acoustic landscape, are a vast and fascinating subject,
with a unique depth and beauty. If you can’t find what you’re
looking for on our website, please get in touch.
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