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Novelist and nature writer, Melissa Harrison takes Goeff Bird on a walk around her rural Suffolk locale to discuss her six nature related tracks. Her latest book, 'The Stubborn Light of Things', also came in the form a podcast over the course of lockdown starting in early 2020 and documented the wonder and richness of the natural world. Her selections take two paths: one firmly rooted in her love of dance, electronic and ambient music (see: Peter Rogers, Grasscut), the other highlighting classical and folk traditions (Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sam Lee). As they walk,  Melissa describes the rush of hearing Sam Lee's rendition of 'Green Grow the Rushes-O',  the ahead-of-her-time musician Virginia Astley, marvel at a magnificent oak tree and role of nature in her books- standard fare for another episode of the Wilderness Tracks.
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In the Wilderness Tracks, writers, artists, scientists and thinkers talk with producer Geoff Bird about six pieces of music that somehow connect them to nature.

The world-renowned music writer Laura Barton talks about the sublime sounds of Andrew Bird, Smog and John Benjamin, the evocative power of songs and how she ended up friends with Bon Iver's dad.
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In the Wilderness Tracks, writers, artists, scientists and thinkers talk with producer Geoff Bird about six pieces of music that somehow connect them to nature.

Geoff sits down with one of our best-loved comedians; sometime artist and Never Mind the Buzzcocks veteran Phill Jupitus. They talk travelling, the physicality of geography and the incredible microclimate of Fife, the place Phill now calls home. Witty, acerbic observations abound.
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In the Wilderness Tracks, writers, artists, scientists and thinkers talk with producer Geoff Bird about six pieces of music that somehow connect them to nature.

For anyone who caught Elizabeth Alker’s ambient set at the Eyrie Stage at Timber 2018, they might spot one or two of the selections creeping into this wilderness tracklist. Her choices are a fascinating reflection of her musical tastes as well as an insight into the profound relationship she feels with the natural world.
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In the Wilderness Tracks, writers, artists, scientists and thinkers talk with producer Geoff Bird about six pieces of music that somehow connect them to nature.

Word-collector, mountain climber and perhaps our greatest contemporary nature writer, Robert Macfarlane (Underland, The Lost Words), delivers an eclectic selection with all the eloquence, warmth and wisdom that you would expect. Prepare for a diverse sonic exploration which reaches as much into traditional Gaelic folk-stylings as it does into drum and bass. Macfarlane knows how to keep a crowd enthralled and does it with deftness and ease. 
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In the Wilderness Tracks, writers, artists, scientists and thinkers talk with producer Geoff Bird about six pieces of music that somehow connect them to nature.

Musician Erland Cooper hails from the Orkney Islands, a landscape untouched and exposed. Each of Cooper's choices comes with unique stories about his time growing up there. Listen out for one particular highlight of the cacophony of Orkney curlews, produced by each audience member's mobile phone.
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In the Wilderness Tracks, writers, artists, scientists and thinkers talk with producer Geoff Bird about six pieces of music that somehow connect them to nature.