An hour of eclectic new music, brought to you by Sound and Music.
This is the first episode of a seven-week summer takeover series, celebrating the 2025 Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Composers.
As heard on Resonance FM on Friday 06 June 2025 at 12pm and a repeat listen on Wednesday 11 June 2025 at 3am, hosted by Lisa Robertson.
Lisa Robertson is a composer and violinist from the West Highlands of Scotland, particularly interested in relationships between people and the environment and traditional Gaelic culture.
“A mixtape of music from composers in Scotland writing music about the environment.”
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Tracklist
00:51 – the light through forest leaves – Lisa Robertson (Ancient Modernity, 2025)
06:11 – Music for Magpies: I. Pied Butcherbird, II. Hoopoe Lark, III. Ringed River Snike and IV. Pileated Pocket Grouse – Emily Doolittle (Celebrating Canadian Women!, 2017)
12:28 – Ó Íochtar Mara – III. Gealach agus Grian (Sun and Moon) – Linda Buckley (From Ocean’s Floor, 2020)
18:40 – The Changeless and the Changed – David Fennessy (TRANSPLANTED, 2022)
25:53 – Old Bridge – Muckle Spate – Pete Stollery and Katherine Wren (On a Wing and a Prayer, 2025)
32:43 – Skydance – Ailie Robertson (Ancient Modernity, 2025)
38:02 – The Lif of this World – Stuart MacRae (Earth, Thy Cold is Keen, 2023)
41:37 – Whale, Bow, Echo – Alex South and Sequoia (Water Music: Source to Sea, 2023)
47:36 – Cha b’ ann grad – William Sweeney (Flotilla, 2021)
51:16 – The Waves – Timothy Cooper (Water Music: Source to Sea, 2023)
52:21 – Amidst the rising tides – we rise. – Lisa Robertson (2021)
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