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    The Susurrations of Trees

    "To dwellers in a wood almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature. At the passing of the breeze the fir-trees sob and moan no less distinctly than they rock; the holly whistles as it battles with itself; the ash hisses amid its quiverings; the beech rustles while its flat boughs rise and fall..." That's the opening of Thomas Hardy's novel, 'Under the Greenwood Tree'.

    Producer Julian May and Bob Gilbert, author of 'Ghost Trees' (about the trees of East London, the poplars of Poplar and beyond), are fascinated by the rustles of leaves in the breeze. They capture the distinctive susurrations of several species: quivering poplars, aspens that sound like rain, rattling London planes, whispering elms (there are still elms, they spring up, but the beetles bringing Dutch elm disease get them before they can mature) the hiss of the ash, whooshing pines and the strangely silent yew. They test Hardy's contention with Matthew Steinman and Ian Rogers, arboriculturalists who care for the trees of the Royal Parks.


    The Susurrations of Trees - BBC Sounds


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      For some reason I stopped getting alerts for this thread so got a bit of catching up to do!

      On Saturday at Hyde Park I finally got to see Pearl Jam live. Not really Elizabeths thing but she and her sis had a ball!I


      The Pixies were one of the support acts - another of my favourite hands so bonus!
       
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      Going back a bit, seen Midge Ure at the NEC.
       
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        This is my favourite
         
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          Fil from Wings of Pegasus
           
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          You are likely to have watched the Police Series called 'New Tricks' but did you know Alun Armstrong (Brian Lane in the series) could also sing.

          Here he is singing Master of the House from Les Miserables

           
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            Fil from Wings of Pegasus doing a cover of all right now, of Free
             
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            Karen Carpenter and John Denver Duets
             
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              It's that time of year so The Proms is often on.
               
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                Carpenters first TV special
                 
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                Carpenters performing on the tonight show
                 
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