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Take flight with the sound of birdsong ft. Jacob Collier

Fly away with 脫lafur Arnalds and a selection of birdsong and bird-inspired pieces. Plus the multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier shares a field recording of his safe haven.

Across three series of Ultimate Calm, there is one particular sound that seems to feature more than any other - birdsong. Birds have been inspiring humans with their songs, their flights and fancies for centuries - this episode is dedicated to them.

脫lafur Arnalds shares a selection of music that features birdsong, or is inspired by the birds themselves, from the likes of Patricia Wolf, Ottorino Respighi and the duo of Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita.

Plus we get to hear another, very unusual, kind of birdsong through the safe haven of the inventive singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier. He shares a field recording he made during a concert in Helsinki, and explains how chaos brings him a feeling of calm.

Produced by Kit Callin
A Reduced Listening production for 成人论坛 Radio 3 and Radio 3 Unwind

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1 hour

Music Played

  • WESTHEART

    Tanera Mo虁r (2024 OPIA Remastered Version)

    • Tanera Mo虁r (2024 OPIA Remastered Version).
  • Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita

    Listen To The Grass Grow

    • SOAR.
    • bendigedig.
  • Erland Cooper

    Do Birds Dream?

    • Do Birds Dream?.
    • Mercury KX.
  • Miranda Rutter

    Our Fading Icons of Spring, the Cuckoo and the Nightingale

    • Our Fading Icons of Spring, the Cuckoo and the Nightingale.
  • Rachel Newton

    Machrihanish Bay

    • Sealladh.
    • Hudson Records.
  • Cosmo Sheldrake

    Dawn Chorus

    • Wake Up Calls.
  • Patricia Wolf

    Nocturnal Migration

    • The Secret Lives Of Birds.
    • Nite Hive.
  • Hidden Orchestra

    Wingbeats Source VI: Dawn Chorus

    • Wingbeats.
    • Tru Thoughts.
  • Jacob Collier

    World O World

    • Djesse Vol. 4.
    • Hajanga.
  • Paul Cantelon

    Hymn For Four Birds

    • For the Birds: The Birdsong Project, Vol. III.
    • Search Party.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    The Birds - IV. The Nightingale

    Performer: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
    • The Birds - IV. The Nightingale.
  • Okkyung Lee

    the yellow porcelain bird

    • Yeo-Neun.
    • Shelter Press.
  • Masayoshi Fujita

    Valley

    • Migratory.
    • Erased Tapes.
  • 搁贸颈蝉

    叠铆

Broadcasts

  • Thu 14 Nov 2024 21:00
  • Saturday 21:00