the myth of the nightingales

Over the centuries the nightingale has flown in and out of the English national psyche, and its song has been an inspiration for musicians and poets throughout the ages. One of the cultural myths concerning the bird involved it jamming along to a cellist during a series of live recordings broadcast by the BBC, though it now seems likely that the corporation used the skills of a siffleur to impersonate the song. This track is based on variations of a dance by John Playford, and incorporates samples from the 1943 propaganda film The Demi-Paradise. The nightingales were recorded on Westleton Heath in Suffolk. sharon sanderson - field recordings robert sanderson - guitar & atmospherics