The Nightingale

Notes on a songbird

The Nightingale
Sam Lee
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NZ$ 37.00
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NZ$ 29.60
Hardback
h217 x 140mm - 240pg
25 Mar 2021 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781529124835
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' Wondering and wonderful. The nature book of the year. ' JOHN LEWIS-STEMPEL______________________________Come to the forest, sit by the fireside and listen to intoxicating song, as Sam Lee tells the story of the nightingale. Every year, as darkness falls upon woodlands, the nightingale heralds the arrival of Spring. For thousands of years, its sweet song has inspired musicians, writers and artists around the world, from Germany, France and Italy to Greece, Ukraine and Korea. Passionate conservationist, renowned musician and folk expert Sam Lee tells the story of the nightingale. This book reveals in beautiful detail the bird' s song, habitat, characteristics and migration patterns, as well as the environmental issues that threaten its livelihood. From Greek mythology to John Keats, to Persian poetry and ' A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square' , Lee delves into the various ways we have celebrated the nightingale through traditions, folklore, music, literature, from ancient history to the present day. The Nightingale is a unique and lyrical portrait of a famed yet elusive songbird. ______________________________' Sam Lee has brought the poetic magic that has long enchanted so many of his musical fans into the written word. Allow yourself to glimpse the world Sam sees, to be part of his love affair with the nightingale, and you will no doubt be delighted. ' LILY COLE' A wonderful book. ' STEPHEN MOSS
Wondering and wonderful. The nature book of the year. A wonderful book. -- Stephen Moss A magical marriage of the lyrical and practical: a book that makes us want to seek out the nightingale and then reveals how we can. -- Tristan Gooley Truly enchanting. Sam Lee takes the reader by an emotional hand and leads them through the labyrinth of poetry and song to elucidate humans' everlasting attachment to the nightingale. -- Roger Phillips Sam Lee has brought the poetic magic that has long enchanted so many of his musical fans into the written word. Allow yourself to glimpse the world Sam sees, to be part of his love affair with the nightingale, and you will no doubt be delighted. -- Lily Cole
Sam Lee is a Mercury Prize-nominated and BBC Folk Award-winning singer, conservationist and curator. Trained in fine art but with a lifelong passion for wilderness studies and nature connection, Sam is a folk music specialist dedicated to collecting, sharing and interpreting ancient oral music from Britain and Ireland. He has combined these interests through his ' Singing with Nightingales' annual springtime concert series. His singing has been heard in films and TV shows, from Guy Ritchie' s King Arthur- Legend of the Sword to Peaky Blinders. Sam was musical director for the RSPB' s 2019 Top 20 birdsong single, ' LetNature Sing' and his 2020 album Old Wow garnered five-star reviews. He has lectured at Goldsmiths, SOAS and Oxford University and was the first folk singer to teach at the Royal College of Music.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781529124835
Published: 25 Mar 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Century
Publisher: Cornerstone
Format: Hardback
Height: 217mm
Width: 140mm
Spine: 140mm
Weight: 531g
Pages: 240

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