Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: International Non-Fiction, Nature & Natural History, Non-Fiction, Adult
ISBN: 9781804942291
Published: May 2023
Imprint: Penguin
Page Extent: 256
Format: Paperback
RRP 295.00

Nightingale

Sam Lee

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'Wondering and wonderful. The nature book of the year.' JOHN LEWIS-STEMPEL

'This lovely book is almost as thrilling as the bird's immortal song - balm for a troubled soul and a glimpse of paradise.' JOANNA LUMLEY
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Come to the forest, sit by the fireside and listen to intoxicating song, as Sam Lee tells the story of the nightingale.

Every year, as darkness falls upon woodlands, the nightingale heralds the arrival of Spring. Throughout history, its sweet song has inspired musicians, writers and artists around the world, from Germany, France and Italy to Greece, Ukraine and Korea.

Here, passionate conservationist, renowned musician and folk expert Sam Lee tells the story of the...

About the Author

Sam Lee

Sam Lee

Sam Lee is a Mercury Prize-nominated and BBC Folk Award-winning singer, conservationist and curator. Trained in fine art but with a lifelong passion for wilderness studies and nature connection, Sam is a folk music specialist dedicated to collecting, sharing and interpreting ancient oral music from Britain and Ireland. He has combined these interests through his 'Singing with Nightingales' annual springtime concert series.

His singing has been heard in films and TV shows, from Guy Ritchie's King Arthur: Legend of the Sword to Peaky Blinders. Sam was musical director for the RSPB's 2019 Top 20 birdsong single, 'Let Nature Sing' and his 2020 album Old Wow garnered five-star reviews. He has lectured at Goldsmiths, SOAS and Oxford University and was the first folk singer to teach at the Royal College of Music.

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