Episode 9 is all about birds! Embark on a journey around the world to sample bird songs and birdsong. Along the way, listen to the mockingbird, help the blackbird find his missing pieces, and rumple up the cuckoo's nest. Note: This was recorded on the road (away from the studio) so please excuse any loss of audio quality!

Host: Olivia Harding

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Musical excerpts:

ARTIST: Beatrice Harrison

WORK: "Actually recorded in Beatrice Harrison's Garden, Oxted"

SOURCE:  https://youtu.be/QPxT95WwIBM?si=wreVzzkJVYWt6kWt

ARTIST: Recorded by the BBC

WORK: "Nightingales Sing As RAF Bombers Fly"

SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_MHqW5KVds&t=4s

ARTIST: Sam Lee

WORK: Blackbird

SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDQMVFgRv10

ARTIST: Unknown

WORK: Sarika Keo Euy

SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-jcF5jr6Ic

ARTIST: Cote Godoy

WORK: En Un Lejano Bosque

SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-buGB5jM_IE

ARTIST: Savanna Tríóïð

WORK: Sa ég spóa

SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoiihIzaD5g

ARTIST: Mohamed Fawzi

WORK: Zahab al-leil

SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdPNR47biiI

ARTIST: The Brown Madrigal Singers

WORK: Of All the Birds That I Do Know

SOURCE: 2010 Holiday Concert

ARTIST: Steeleye Span

WORK: Drink Down the Moon

SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sGBhvJuNBw

ARTIST: Oberkirchen Choir

WORK: Kuckuck, Kuckuck

SOURCE: https://youtu.be/s8J8aGe0Pe8?si=RM3Wrkz8fjCdbbK6

ARTIST: Rising Appalachia

WORK: Cuckoo

SOURCE: https://youtu.be/h6ow2Z5Jh9Y?si=0mi84w2KziN1hBtv

ARTIST: Cosmo Sheldrake

WORK: Cuckoo Song

SOURCE: https://youtu.be/cbQyFZmuA58?si=UgLUJ7K6o9B5VHAF

ARTIST: Tonton Dezirab

WORK: Ti Zwazo

SOURCE: https://youtu.be/b5zzeW6YuJc?si=NNm7daTxNo0LONaq

ARTIST: Mitamaiyu Primary

WORK: Kanyoni Kanja

SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x4nSfjchvg

ARTIST: Dolly Parton and Stuart Duncan

WORK: Listen to the Mockingbird

SOURCE: https://youtu.be/vqYYkWwfYhs?si=PU0fHePemEcx4jko

ARTIST: Music the Gathering

WORK: Misirloucuckoo's Nest

SOURCE: https://www.musicthegathering.com/store/lvl-3-digital-album-esexe