Found Sound for April: Singing with Nightingales

About this episode

Alice travels to East Sussex to participate in Singing with Nightingales, meeting musician Sam Lee and experiencing the event alongside guest Mira Awad.

For April, Alice travels to East Sussex for the homecoming event of Singing with Nightingales . Here she meets friend of As the Season Turns Sam Lee, a Mercury-nominated folk musician, song collector and founder of the project, which brings people together each spring to experience the magic of nightingales in the wild - and sing alongside them. We’re given a special window into the evening, with a guest appearance from singer Mira Awad. Found Sounds are sonic scrapbooks of field recordings and interviews with people keeping heritage crafts alive. They are part of As the Season Turns , an award-winning podcast created by Ffern, makers of small-batch, seasonal perfume. To find out more visit www.ffern.co Tickets for Singing with Nightingales are available until the end of May. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Alice

Guests: Sam Lee, Mira Awad

Topics covered

• nature
• music
• cultural heritage
• field recordings
• community events

Keywords

• Nightingales
• field recordings
• folk music
• East Sussex
• Singing with Nightingales

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: As the Season Turns, Ffern

Places: East Sussex

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