A vibrant gypsy folk string Quartet taken from a suite of 10 string Quartets composed by Sallie Campbell that combine notated music and improvisation.

Speed Of Red

This song is part of an arts project to raise awareness about Unsustainable Palm-Oil. The song features Kate Miller-Heidke, a 11 piece string section and is part of a 20min string orchestra composition. To find out more visit www.nightingalefloor.com.au

Nightingale Floor Featuring Kate Miller- Heidke

Nightingale Floor is an online arts project to raise awareness about unsustainable Palm Oil. By visiting http://www.nightingalefloor.com.au and donating and downloading either the full 20min string orchestral piece or 2 videos. All money from the from your donation will go straight to The Orangutan Land Trust to help their work in securing forests for the Orangutans and all the species who dwell in it. 

It is a 20 minute composition by Sallie Campbell for 11 piece string section, Electric Bass..3 improvising soloists and feature vocalist and electric guitar.
John Rodgers- Violin, Banjo
Rob Davidson- Double Bass
Salliana Campbell- Mandolin, Nyckelharper, Hammered Dulcimer, Baritone Bowed Psaltry and 5 String Violin
Featured Vocalist- Kate Miller- Heidke
Electric Guitar- Keir Nuttall
Producer - Daniel Denholm
Song Video Clip- David and Marianne Barker "Minisumo" with Aquarius Films
Instrumental Video- Velvet Pesu (artistic director) and Dan Eady (editor)
Composer- Sallie Campbell

It is inspired by the Nightingale Floors in Japans ancient castles , these floors creak when walked on and are used as a defence against intruders. In the same way we need to squeak and make noise to keep companies out of the precious rain forests...We must demand proper labelling on products and tell companies that use unsustainable palm oil that we simply won't buy them..The time is now...Please educate your self on palm oil.

SONG LYRICS

She said the nightingales are locked in cages within
She said I let them fly out and they just fly straight back in
I'd heard the cages rattling
 and then I heard her weep
she said I'd have them fly out right now and if I only knew how
It takes a sharpness of mind that I just can't find to know the lies from the truth

She waltzed through the door
With a voice I'd never heard
Some of the cages were now empty

I'd heard the cages rattling
 and then I heard her weep

she said I'd have them fly out right now and I think I know how
I hear the sound of there wings through the wind and
and they come back to there cages less and less

String break instrumental


Salliana Campbell

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