Spring in our Steps
Kathryn Tickell celebrates the arrival of spring, with music dedicated to the cuckoo and a trio of Norwegian springdans melodies. Plus, we mark Nowruz, the Persian New Year.
Kathryn Tickell presents a vibrant selection of roots and traditional music to celebrate the changing seasons and the arrival of spring, from the joyful calls of nature to the rhythms of renewal. We hear a vocal dedication to the cuckoo from The Baltic Sisters, a springtime raga from Indian bansuri player Hariprasad Chaurasia, and an energetic trio of Norwegian springdans melodies. Plus, we mark Nowruz, the Persian New Year, which coincides with the spring equinox, with evocative tracks from renowned Iranian singer Marzieh and the contemporary folk ensemble Rastak.
Produced by Gabriel Francis
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Los Diablos Rojos
La Primavera
- Los Diablos Rojos.
- Light in the Attic.
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Santrofi
Su Nkwa
- Making Moves.
- Out Here Records.
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Ola Belle Reed
Springtime of Life
- Rising Sun Melodies.
- Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
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Hariprasad Chaurasia
Basant
- The Raga Guide.
- Nimbus Records.
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The Baltic Sisters
Cuckoo Song
- Varav / Varti / Vartai.
- CPL-Music.
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Puuluup
脺ksinda tantsima
- 脺ksinda tantsima.
- 脮耻苍补惫颈办蝉.
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Rastak
Havar Havar
- Tales of Earth and Sun.
- Rastak Music Group.
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Vidar Lande
Springdans
- Norway: Fiddle and Hardanger Fiddle Music from Agder.
- UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music.
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贬酶蝉迟
Springdans
- Fuglesang.
- GO' Danish Folk Music.
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Groupa
Springdans
- Amigo.
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Marzieh
Jashne Golha
- 48 Marzieh Golden Songs, Vol 1 - Persian Music.
- Caltex Records.
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Seu Jorge
Changes
- The Life Aquatic.
- Hollywood.
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