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Standing With The Trees

from Ancient Forest by Mark Brennan

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The title of this track comes from the struggle at Clayoquot in British Columbia, which the Friends of Clayoquot Sound used in the mid 1980‘s in their fight to save the old growth forests of West Vancouver Island, “If you want the trees to stand, you have to stand with the trees.” became a gathering cry.

And so it is with this area known in Nova Scotia as Abrahams Lake. This soundscape recording is also a memorial to the Liscomb Game Sanctuary, where for years now it’s forests have been clearcut by multi national paper companies. Abrahams Lake is really an island amongst the ravages of industrial forestry.

When you listen to this, you should be able to get a real sense of the size of the trees with the way the sound reverberates in the forest. The only 2 places I have experienced this in Nova Scotia is Abrahams Lake and a virgin forest of Hemlock in Kejimkujik National Park. This recording is the forgotten ‘voice’ of the forest, in reality the forests have no voice in the industrialized human world, mostly they are seen as a resource for consumption, but as you will hear, the forests of the world are an intricate part of the web of life.

To view a short film of how this soundscape was recorded you can have a look here
vimeo.com/25600262

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from Ancient Forest, track released June 23, 2011

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Mark Brennan Nova Scotia

Canadian Visual artist & Nature Recordist, Mark Brennan's, interest in wild places has led him on a path of self discovery. As a landscape painter, naturalist & nature recordist his travels have taken him to Wilderness areas across Canada. From Banff National Park to the windswept coastlines of Labrador, his relationship with nature has deepended over time & with it - his work in wild nature. ... more

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