Tap some sky energy. Nectar is air alchemized by sunlight, with a little help from the mineral underworld.

Recorded in Shakerag Hollow, Sewanee, TN

Drop what you're doing and watch this brilliant talk by Rebecca McMackin. Then plant some flowers!
ted.com/talks/rebecca_…

I'm stunned that the American Academy of Arts and Letters has chosen me for one of eight Arts and Letters Awards in literature for 2024. Picking my jaw off the floor to say thank you to the judges and congratulations to all the awardees.

European robins take their inheritance, the treasures of thrush song, and offer them in filigreed jewelboxes. So much ornamented sound-work in a tiny package!
This bird was singing from the scraggly twigs at the top of a tree in the parking lot of Rosslyn Chapel, Scotland.

DJing on a roadside near the airport...

🌿🔊New album out on all streaming services: linktr.ee/dghaskell
Inner and outer sounds of trees:
Twig, leaf vibes
Leaves stirred by wind
Caterpillar mandibles
Ice falling
Rain
Leaf litter, above and below
Machines imposing human desires
w/mics, geophone, accelerometer

Instruments can be a glimpse at forests that no longer exist. David Haskell on how music connects us to our past.
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Please help create an audio edition of A Book of Noises! Pledge £20 to this Kickstarter for your copy, with a preface read by Cerys Matthews. Smaller pledges also welcome! We're a third of the way to the £2,000 target, and with your help we can get there kickstarter.com/projects/76431…

Breaking my twit-fast to say that if you'd like a bookplate for the season o' book giving, I'd gladly send you one. Here's the link: dghaskell.com/custom-bookpla…
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Filmmaker Kalyanee Mam, CLIMATE IN COLOUR ( aka Joycelyn Longdon), and writers Lucy Jones and Kerri ní Dochartaigh join us for a panel on Dec 9th, chaired by biologist and author David Haskell. Reserve your free tickets now. eventbrite.com/e/722515331807…

Knoxville and Nashville friends, please join me next week.
Knoxville: Wednesday 25th, 3:30pm, as part of UT's 'One Health + Humanities Days'. Full line-up:
humanitiescenter.utk.edu/programs/one-h…
Nashville: Warner Park Nature Center, 6pm Thursday 26th:
warnerparks.org/event/an-eveni…

Stunning year for books. Some recommendations over on the other channel, including marvels from Elizabeth Rush, Ben Goldfarb, John Vaillant, Camille Dungy, Adam Welz, Margaret Renkl, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson 🌱, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙
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