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An Ambient Forage with Magphai

Elizabeth Alker joins singer Alison Cooper (aka Magphai) for an ambient springtime forage in the Calder Valley.

As we skip into springtime and embrace sunnier days, Calder Valley-based singer Alison Cooper, also known as Magphai, joins Elizabeth Alker for an ambient forage, a meandering ramble through landscapes literal and musical. Magphai shares songs inspired by blackbirds and dandelions as well as field recordings, interspersed throughout the show, bringing to life her expertise of local birds and plants.

Elsewhere in the show, sounds inspired by these days of bloom, including a ladybird drone from Manchester-based duo Space Afrika and an ode to an ancient oak tree from Keeley Forsyth. Plus, we are transported to the Kenyan Bai fields with sound artist KMRU and David Bowie invites us into the immersive world of a moss garden.

Produced by Alexa Kruger
A Reduced Listening Production for ±«Óãtv Radio 3

1 hour

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Thu 11 May 2023 23:30
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Music Played

  • POPPY ACKROYD / ALEXANDER HAMILTON AYERS

    Stillness

    • Stillness (Reimagined).
    • One Little Independent Records.

  • Magpahi

    Hawthorn Heart

    • Hawthorn Heart.

  • Keeley Forsyth

    Large Oak

    • Debris.
    • Leaf Label.

  • Space Afrika

    Ladybird Drone

    • Honest Labour.
    • Dais Records.

  • Caroline Shaw & Attacca Quartet

    Plan & Elevation: III. The Herbaceous Border

    • Orange.
    • New Amsterdam Records.

  • Lisa O'Neill

    All The Wild Horses

    • All The Wild Horses.
    • Rough Trade.

  • Magpahi

    The Blackbird

    • Hawthorn Heart.

  • Sunda Arc

    Endless Fields

    • Night Lands.
    • Gondwana Records.

  • Forgiveness

    Rainbird

    • Next Time Could Be Your Last Time.
    • Gondwana Records.

  • David Bowie

    Moss Garden

    • Heroes.
    • RCA Victor.

  • Memory Pearl

    Sunflower, 1969

    • Music For 7 Paintings.
    • Idée Fixe.

  • Boards of Canada

    Dandelion

    • Geogaddi.
    • Warp Records.

  • Florist

    Dandelion

    • Florist.
    • Double Double Wammy.

  • Steffen Basho-Junghans

    Waiting For The Clouds

    • IS.
    • Architects Of Harmonic Rooms And Records.

  • Magpahi

    Mugwort (Artemisia Vulgaris)

    • Folklore Tapes - The Folklore of Plants.

  • KMRU

    Bai Fields

    • Logue.
    • Injazero Records.

  • Splint

    Awaiting Hills

    • Awaiting Hills.

Broadcast

  • Thu 11 May 2023 23:30
    ±«Óãtv Radio 3

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