Messages from the Wild

By: Annabel Ross
  • Summary

  • A series of brief interviews with animals, offering them a chance to give us a perspective on their environment.
    Copyright 2018 © Annabel Ross. All rights reserved.
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Episodes
  • The Cinnabar Moth
    Jan 28 2025

    This Cinnabar Moth is part of an installation, Voices from the Meadow, commissioned by Wakehurst (wild sister of Kew Gardens) for their Meadowland exhibition last year.

    It has a slightly different feel to the usual recordings with Alice Boyd, composer and sound designer, providing the beautiful music and field sounds.

    These interviews with meadow animals were heard coming out of the giant Gramophone designed by sculptor, Donnacha Cahill.

    Many thanks to Eva Owen for making it happen and Steve Robinson for embodying the cinnabar moth.

    "Daydream of a summer meadow and I will bet there is a buzz of a passing bumblebee, a colourful flash of butterfly wing and the hypnotic chorus of crickets. And rightly so. Insects are the beating heart of a meadow, providing the soundtrack and magnifying its vibrancy." Iain Parkinson, Meadow

    Producer/Presenter: annabel@annabelross.com

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    6 mins
  • The Scissor Bee
    Jan 28 2025

    This Scissor Bee is part of an installation commissioned by Wakehurst (wild sister of Kew Gardens) for their Meadowland exhibition last year.

    It has a slightly different feel to the usual recordings with Alice Boyd, composer and sound designer, providing the beautiful music and field sounds.

    These interviews with meadow animals were heard coming out of the giant Gramophone designed by sculptor, Donnacha Cahill.

    Many thanks to Eva Owen for making it happen and Janine Griffiths-Lee for embodying the scissor bee.

    "Hay meadows are tightly-woven landscapes interlaced with an intricate mix of plants, including wild flowers, grasses, some sedges and rushes, and even a couple of tiny yet fascinating ferns. With such a richly layered flora, it should be no surprise to learn that hay meadows also support and astonishing range of fauna." Iain Parkinson, Meadow

    Producer/Presenter: annabel@annabelross.com

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    6 mins
  • The Meadow Grasshopper
    Jan 28 2025

    This Grasshopper is part of an installation commissioned by Wakehurst (wild sister of Kew Gardens) for their Meadowland exhibition last year.

    It has a slightly different feel to the usual recordings with Alice Boyd, composer and sound designer, providing the beautiful music and field sounds.

    These interviews with meadow animals were heard coming out of the giant Gramophone designed by sculptor, Donnacha Cahill.

    Many thanks to Eva Owen for making it happen and Francis Annette for embodying the grasshopper.

    "Traditionally managed hay meadows are now exceptionally rare (in the UK), but, by virtue of their enduring character, surviving examples demonstrate a resilience to change that is worth celebrating." Iain Parkinson, Meadow

    Producer/Presenter: annabel@annabelross.com

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    6 mins

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