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A Collection Of Birdsong

by Eun Christopher

supported by
David Breese
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David Stephenson
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David Kidman
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    A limited run of 100 compact discs in a recycled gatefold sleeve, each individually hand-printed and hand-numbered, with printed inner slip and liner notes. Original artwork by Eun Christopher. Digital download included.

    This album was conceived through the joy of reading and interpreting poetry. Eun Christopher will be proudly supporting the National Literacy Trust by donating 75% of all profit from physical sales of this album to help the NLT’s work with schools and communities to give disadvantaged children the literacy skills to develop and succeed in life. Please see a link to their mission statement below. Poetry is for everyone.

    literacytrust.org.uk/about-us/

    Includes unlimited streaming of A Collection Of Birdsong via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    edition of 100 
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  • A limited run of 100 packs of beautiful colour postcards, containing original artwork for the album. Each pack contains 13 postcards - one of the album cover in full, and 12 of the different birds relating to the tracks on the album. Printed on heavyweight 330gsm card, with a coated front and matte back. All original artworks by Eun Christopher.

    This album was conceived through the joy of reading and interpreting poetry. Eun Christopher will be proudly supporting the National Literacy Trust by donating 75% of all profits from physical sales of this album to help the NLT’s work with schools and communities to give disadvantaged children the literacy skills to develop and succeed in life. Please see a link to their mission statement below. Poetry is for everyone.

    literacytrust.org.uk/about-us/

    Purchase includes a digital download of the album, ‘A Collection Of Birdsong’.

    Includes unlimited streaming of A Collection Of Birdsong via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.     ... more
    ships out within 5 days
    edition of 100 
    Purchasable with gift card

      £10 GBP or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      £8 GBP  or more

     

1.
The Bird In The Snow 04:47
2.
The Twa Corbies 03:59
3.
Proud Maisie 03:33
4.
The Sweet Lark 03:42
5.
Jenny Wren 04:51
6.
The Cuckoo 02:46
7.
Oh To Be In England / Breese's Gift / The New-Come Nightingale 09:50
8.
A Quail's Nest 04:15
9.
A Wagtail Came A-Drinking 04:53
10.
The Darkling Thrush 03:56
11.
The Jackdaw's Call 06:44

about

Here I present my debut album, 'A Collection of Birdsong', reinterpreting poetic works by the likes of Thomas Hardy, John Clare, Robert Browning and others, and giving their words a new context in a collection of original music. As the album title suggests, birds are the theme which tie the collection together and each adapted poem features a different bird, influencing the composition and arrangement of each track.

1. The Bird In The Snow (words by Edward Thomas 4:47),
2. The Twa Corbies (words by Sir Walter Scott 3:59),
3. Proud Maisie (words by Sir Walter Scott 3:33),
4. The Sweet Lark (words by Samuel Ferguson 3:42),
5. Jenny Wren (words by W.H. Davies 4:51),
6. The Cuckoo (words by William Shakespeare 2:46),
7. Oh To Be In England/Breese's Gift/The New-Come Nightingale (words by Robert Browning and John Clare 9:50),
8. The Quail's Nest (words by John Clare 4:15),
9. A Wagtail Came A-Drinking (words by Thomas Hardy 4:53),
10. The Darkling Thrush (words by Thomas Hardy 3:56),
11. The Jackdaw's Call (words by Eun Christopher to 'slane' trad tune 6:44).

To mark the event, the album will be available via an extremely limited run of hand printed and hand numbered CDs (100 only), a limited run of postcard sets of original artworks (100 sets), and digitally only via this bandcamp store.

This album was conceived through the joy of reading and interpreting poetry. I will be proudly supporting the National Literacy Trust by donating 75% of all proceeds from physical sales of this album to help the NLT’s work with schools and communities to give disadvantaged children the literacy skills to develop and succeed in life. Please see a link to their mission statement below. Poetry is for everyone.

literacytrust.org.uk/about-us/

credits

released November 4, 2022

All music was written, perfomed and recorded by Eun Christopher. Cello performed by Tom Stephenson. All artworks designed and created by Eun Christopher. I want to thank Tom for kindly playing on the record and Ben for lending me the kit to make it. I also want to thank my literary collaborators, who's verses have unlocked a part of me to write these tunes. My only hope is that I have done these great words some justice, even in my own small way. Finally, a huge thanks from the bottom of my heart to everyone and anyone who has bought or engaged with this album, your words and support are greatly cherished, This album is dedicated to Alice and Matilda. Your support and inspiration are the seeds, the sun and the rain. I love you both.
EC x 2022

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Eun Christopher London, UK

Folk Musician based in Walthamstow, London.

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