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Adam Walton visits an ancient yew tree in Llangernyw with The Joy Formidable's Ritzy Bryan - aka Shy Western - to discuss music inspired by nature-based scientific papers.

Adam Walton visits an ancient yew tree in Llangernyw with The Joy Formidable's Ritzy Bryan, a.k.a. Shy Western, to discuss her latest book and solo album 鈥楬ugger鈥� inspired by nature-based scientific papers.

Ritzy's aim was to extract stories and sounds from these scientific papers, capturing their very essence.

鈥淚鈥檝e come to see it as something deeper, a reminder of the connectivity that binds us. Grief, awe, love, wonder, they echo across species and are part of a shared journey that is universal and unifying.鈥� 鈥� Bryan R. (Shy Western)

Produced by Stuart Russell.

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29 minutes

Last on

Sun 16 Aug 2026 06:30
麻豆社 Radio Wales

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Music Played

  • Queen

    '39 (2014 Remaster)

    • Queen Forever (Deluxe Edition).
    • EMI.
    • 8.

  • Kate Bush

    Pi

    • Noble & Brite Ltd.

  • 叠箩枚谤办

    Thunderbolt

    • Biophilia.
    • Polydor Records.
    • 2.

  • Yehudi Menuhin

    The Four Seasons: Spring

    • 100 Best Menuhin.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Shy Western

    Clydach

    • Hugger.
    • 4.

  • Shy Western

    Water Baby

    • Hugger.
    • 3.

  • Shy Western

    I Have The Sky

    • Hugger.
    • 9.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 11 Aug 2026 18:30
    麻豆社 Radio Wales
  • Wed 12 Aug 2026 06:31
    麻豆社 Radio Wales
  • Sun 16 Aug 2026 06:30
    麻豆社 Radio Wales

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