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At 成人快手 with Sam Lee

Episode 16 of 20

Verity Sharp hosts a series of conversations and performances recorded by songwriters at home. For this episode, she dials up singer and environmental activist Sam Lee.

Verity Sharp hosts a series of conversations and performances recorded by songwriters at home. For this episode she dials up singer and environmental activist Sam Lee.

After a year of restricted movement, cancelled gigs and binned recording projects, have some of the UK鈥檚 most seasoned folk musicians changed their creative lives for good? Has the pandemic brought a whole new sense of artistic conscientiousness that has altered their artistic habits, or will it be business as usual once life鈥檚 back on track? Does the idea of jetting around the world to sing for large audiences still appeal, or has performing and sharing work online opened up new, more democratic possibilities? And how have all the events of the year rubbed off on their songwriting and sense of purpose? Verity Sharp calls up musicians who鈥檙e rooted in tradition, to find out how they鈥檙e currently feeling and to ask them to share a song that鈥檚 kept them grounded during this exceptional year.

In this episode, Sam Lee reflects on how his priorities have changed, how touring has lost its appeal and how using the power of music to open hearts to the climate and biodiversity crisis is now his sole focus.

Presented and produced by Verity Sharp.
A Reduced Listening production for 成人快手 Radio 3.

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14 minutes

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  • Mon 12 Apr 2021 22:45
  • Tue 7 Sep 2021 22:30

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