Oh Happy England: Special Deluxe Edition

2015 release, a collection of 14 song settings of poems by British writer Walter de la Mare. Bird Radio developed this album with the active support of Aldeburgh Music where he composed and recorded the songs on residency with an ensemble of voice, flute, piano, cello, guitar, bass and percussion. Bird Radio states, “when you enter into a poem by Walter de la Mare, you are never certain of the boundaries between reality and dream. His poetry covers a broad spectrum of textures and emotions from moments of realization and self-recognition as in ‘The Englishman’ to dark, isolated and nightmarish scenes such as in ‘Drugged’ and reveries such as in ‘Time Passes’”. With the blessing of Walter de la Mare’s grandson Giles, folklorist/musician/curator Sam Lee and a mentoring program with the new London initiative Meet The Artist. Bird Radio has performed his dark-folk music on independent and BBC radio as well as performances across the UK, Russia, Europe and the United States. Oh, Happy England is released in a matt finish limited edition digipak with a 20 page booklet designed by Italian artist Chiara Ambrosio.