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Series of thought-provoking talks on topics that affect culture and society.

Series of thought-provoking talks in which the speakers air their thinking on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect culture and society

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Four Thought: The Magic of the Forest

The Magic of the Forest

29/08/2018

BBC Radio 4 - Four Thought, The Magic of the Forest

Folk singer Mari Kalkun tells us why we should stop and listen to the forest.

Mari Kalkun comes alive in forests; she wants us to stop and listen to the trees. The folk singer and Estonian native has been inspired and revived by them from a young age.

Mari Kalkun comes alive in forests. The folk singer and Estonian native has been inspired and revived by them from a young age. 

Estonians are connected to the forest in a way most other nations can barely imagine, she says, they are a part of both the birth and death of it's citizens.

Mari's ethereal music reflects this special bond and takes the listener to a calmer place and suggests that if we listen hard enough the forest might just speak.

Recorded in-front of a live audience at WOMAD world music festival.

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