There are little creatures, trees, ponds, and pedestrians all over the earth. And there are bushels of ballads about the charms of nature. And while there are ecological activists like Mike Ryan and 19th century Elizur Wright, and song collectors like Francis Child and Olive Dame Campbell who are out to enjoy and save the critters and the old songs… there are others who are less interested in preservation. This two-part story on the creation of Massachusetts’ Middlesex Fells Reservation takes a look at how trees, pedestrians, bikers, motorists, music collectors, and geese intersect. And sometimes collide.
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Thank you to everybody for listening. And a special thank you to this month’s underwriters: Laura Johnson, Steve Wilson, Michael Stoner, the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, John Sigler, Randall Semagin, Ron Kral, Isaiah Hall, David Vaughan, Susan Walsh, Matt Jensen, John Ploch, Tom Frederick, Paul DeCamp, Suezen Brown, Jonathan Duvick, Gerry Corr, Mike Voss, Sean Carroll, Isobel McMahon, Bob Suchor, Finian McCluskey, Rick Rubin, Ken Doyle, Chris Armstrong, Ian Bittle, and Chris Murphy
Episode 77-The Bunch of Keys
Episode 76-The Power of the Local Pub
Episode 75-Betting on the Punters
Episode 74-Leaning in and Branching Out
Episode 73-Fruitful Fells Part Two
Episode 71-Missed Manners
Episode 70-Navigating Tech and Writing Tunes
Episode 69-Tea, Turf, and Wooden Spoons
Episode 68-20 Years of BCMFest
Episode 67-Hunting for Wren Tunes and Tales
Episode 66-Up in Smoke
Episode 65-Cutting Routes and Tracing Roots
Episode 64-O’Farrell’s Trip to Texas
Episode 63- Juice Box Sessions
Episode 62-Daughters, Maids, and Boys
Episode 61: Rounding up the the Tunes
Episode 60-Selma and Rose
Episode 59-Shortcut to the Heart
Episode 58-The Astonishing Adventures of Shannon Heaton
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