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 Join the Folk FIles Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FolkFilesPodcast 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