#421 PHOTOWALK: THE SOUNDTRACK FOR HOPE AND PEACE

Photowalk edition

23 Feb

FEATURING COMPOSER HANS JOHNSON AND SEAN TUCKER

Hans Johnson is an international award-winning film and television composer. He records and collects sounds from the cultures and people he spends time with, celebrating diversity and encouraging harmony and togetherness through his music. His videos and pictures often lead the compositions he makes and today, he shares the stories behind his music. Also, philosophical YouTuber Sean Tucker talks about the importance of retreat and recharging to energise your creativity, plus letters into the show share stories of lost and found mojo, and photographic Haiku; poetry and photography as a partnership.

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MORE ABOUT names, words and places FROM TODAY’S SHOW

Andy Kershaw is an English broadcaster celebrated for his interest in world music. His shows feature a mix of country, blues, reggae, folk music, African music, spoken word performances and a wide variety of other music worldwide.

Alan Lomax was an American ethnomusicologist best known for his field recordings of folk music of the 20th century. He was a musician, folklorist, archivist, writer, scholar, political activist, oral historian, and film-maker.

Werner Herzog is a German filmmaker, actor, opera director, and author. Regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema.

The Peregrine is J.A. Baker's season walking beneath, watching, learning from, hearing, and being a part of wild nature.

Atticus is software predominantly used to write books, self publishing or otherwise or Affinity Publisher 2, for designing eBooks, reports, cvs etc.

Sean Tucker’s book Meaning in the Making, referenced within today’s discussion about retreat and retreating.

Jason Hanson’s Instagram, from his letter into the show, plus the music of The Dunwells, McKinnon, and JJ Betterman.