Ongoing public affairs program which features interviews with people from the world's political, social and economic hot spots.|BIRD SONGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD / Gordon Hempton| interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano. - SERIES: Steppin' out of Babalon| no. 99 - Ongoing public affairs program which features interviews with people from the world's political, social and economic hot spots. CONTENT: Gordon Hempton is a "Sound Tekker," who recently returned from a trip around the world to record birds singing their dawn chorus. Funded by the National Council on the Arts, the sounds have been put on CD. He discusses the skills necessary for recording these souns, personal experiences, and the importance of being in touch with nature. He concludes by observing that there are almost no quiet places left on the earth. - RECORDED: 1991.
Gordon Hempton is a "Sound Trekker," who recently returned from a trip around the world to record birds singing their dawn chorus. Funded by the National Council on the Arts, the sounds have been put on CD. He discusses the skills necessary for recording these souns, personal experiences, and the importance of being in touch with nature. He concludes by observing that there are almost no quiet places left on the earth.
