The Birdsong Project is here for the birds.
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GRAMMY award winning 20-LP box set available now
For the Birds: The Birdsong Project is a collection of 172 pieces of new music inspired by the beauty of birdsong, performed by artists from across the musical spectrum. Comprised of 20 LPs, each with original cover art, this deluxe box set also features 73 works of bird-inspired poetry, read by familiar and famous voices.
Proceeds from For the Birds: The Birdsong Project benefit The National Audubon Society.
GRAMMY® award-winner for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package.
Born out of the For The Birds: The Birdsong Project, we proudly announce The Birdsong Society. This new collective will unite Artists, Environmentalists, and Innovators to build a culturally diverse community of collaborators supporting and celebrating the birds.
The Birdsong Society will be a global force, exploring the depths of birdsong, creating art inspired by its mysterious beauty, and working to better understand our impact on birds and their environment. At the heart of our mission is the belief that birdsong is not only a powerful force for positive change but also has the potential to inspire people to live more sustainably and with greater appreciation For The Birds.
The Birdsong Society is committed to programming, including educational discussions, panels with global experts, guided meditation series (with Birdsong Project co-founder Rebecca Reagan), curated collections of Birdsong Project-inspired filmmaking, a new upcoming Shepard Fairey collaboration, and much more. Music and poetry remain central to our activities as we continue to grow.
We strongly believe that each artist’s work is informed by the world they come from. For The Birds: The Birdsong Project represents cultures from 31 countries, spanning from small towns in Northwest Africa to the rural countryside of Ireland and bustling cities like Paris, Tokyo, and New York. This diversity is a cornerstone of our commitment to building a truly global society, The Birdsong Society.
We Are Birds.
“I Love You Earth” Yoko Ono & Anohni
FOR THE BIRDS featured on NPR’s All Songs Considered
This episode is “For The Birds” hosted by Bob Boilen.
When the pandemic first hit, Randall Poster, a New York City resident, noticed not only the hush of the city, but became hyper-aware of the birds in his neighborhood.
His colleague and executive producer, Rebecca Reagan had an idea to invite artists and musicians to create music built around birdsongs and to celebrate the beauty in birdsong while also raising awareness of the various crisis facing bird life.
Randall Poster, a music supervisor for filmmakers, including Wes Anderson and Martin Scorsese, began to reach out to the various artists in his musical world to see if there was interest in creating songs and audio based around birds. Their project, For the Birds: The Birdsong Project is a collection of 242 new original songs and poems about birds by artists from all walks of life, including Laurie Anderson, John Cale, Alice Coltrane, Cassandra Jenkins, Yo-Yo Ma, Nick Zinner, Beck, The Flaming Lips, Terry Riley and of course Andrew Bird and Jeff Tweedy. Today on All Songs Considered, I've got a conversation with Randall Poster along with music from this amazing, mammoth project.
FOR THE BIRDS LP 3 cover art by Simone Shubuck
Our Mission
The Birdsong Project is a community dedicated to the protection of bird life, and to the celebration of the joy and mysteries of birdsong. We believe that birds – no matter feather or flock – are precious and inspiring and fundamental to our world. That a world without birds would be a world without freedom and flight and song. We believe birds matter. Are endangered. And need our help.
In collaboration with some of the world’s greatest musicians, artists, and actors, For the Birds: The Birdsong Project is an art-filled, 20LP box set including over 200 tracks of original music and bird-related poetry. The Producers and Artists of this collection are proud donors to the National Audubon Society and its mission to protect birds and the places they need today, tomorrow, and for all of our futures.
Join us.
FOR THE BIRDS LP 14 cover art by Elsa Kuhn
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For The Birds