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This week: The first "Ginger Radio" of the new year features bird songs from Cornell's Library of Natural Sounds, related music, and much more.

Show Notes
Starring: The songbirds from Cornell University’s twin albums, released in 1955: American Bird Songs Volume 1 and 2 (Second Issue). Additional information and research from John Bevis excerpt in The MIT Press Reader: A Complete History of Collecting and Imitating Birdsong.

Featured additional music
The Time
Track: The Bird
Album: Ice Cream Castle
1984
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Track: Bird Feathers
Album: Diz ‘n’ Bird: The Beginning
1959
Helado Negro
Track: There Must Be A Song Like You
Album: Far In
2021
Track: The Bird
Album: Malibu
2016
Aretha Franklin ​
Track: Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)
Album: Here’s Johnny: Magic M

More info about Justin Maiman and Ginger: Ginger Newsletter

Host Justin Maiman shares his latest inspirations on the Ginger Radio Hour. The show features music, field recordings, performances, and interviews, primarily with people in and around the Catskill Mountains of New York.