In this week’s episode of Natural Wanders we meet with Orcadian composer and multi-instrumentalist Erland Cooper. From Stromness to the city of London, we chat about being inspired by the people and nature of his Orkney home, breaking into school and planting an album in the earth.

Website: www.erlandcooper.com

Spotify: spotify.com/artist/636k3cBTCgdZfXzCj7Cuaa

Social media

• Instagram instagram.com/erlandcooper/
• Twitter https://t.co/1uZV8q6GwL

We chatted about..

• Walthamstow Wetlands wildlondon.org.uk/walthamstow-wetlands-nature-reserve
• Carve the runes, then be content with silence www.contentwithsilence.com/
• Peter Maxwell Davies - Farewell to Stromness www.classicfm.com/composers/maxwell-davies/music/farewell-stromness/
• Poet George McKay Brown www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poet/george-mackay-brown/

Press

www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/music-2/erland-coopers-guide-to-finding-peace-in-the-city/

www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/music-2/erland-coopers-guide-to-finding-peace-in-the-city/

www.orkney.com/news/erland-cooper

www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/dec/05/cultural-prescription-hangover

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