Songs of Resilience: Bringing New Voices into Climate Research
In what capacity can song-writing encourage reflection and wider
conversations, between generations, on climate change?
‘Songs of Resilience’ examines how writing songs and making
music videos might help us to bring the voices of young people into debates on
climate change and to imagine the future of the changing landscape. The project
brings together musicians, climate change researchers, and the Lancashire
Wildlife Trust to explore how the process of song-writing and video-making can
affect a wider cultural transition towards a more sustainable society.
Drawing on activities around COP 26 in Glasgow, the Songs of
Resilience project engaged with young people in Greater Manchester to explore
their perceptions of climate change through ‘the Carbon Landscape’ – a post-industrial
urban landscape shaped by coal and peat extraction in which restoration
activities are taking place. Our young people co-created song lyrics and the
accompanying music videos through two different workshops underpinned by ‘The Roundview’ - a toolkit to educate
people about ecology and sustainability, and to motivate and inspire people to
engage with sustainable futures.
The project has been led by Angela Connelly (Manchester School
of Architecture), Joanne Tippett (The University of Manchester), Jo Collinson
Scott (University of the West of Scotland), and Matt Brennan (The University of
Glasgow), with the Carbon Landscape Project and the Lancashire Wildlife Trust.
The musicians are Louis Abbott (Admiral Fallow) and Jo Mango with Beth Chalmers (Vox Liminis)
leading on video production.
Songs of
Resilience was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
The
Undoing - Credits
Music
by Louis Abbott & Jo Mango
Lyrics by
Jo Mango, Louis Abbott, Andreea Rusu, Maria Figueiredo, Angela Connelly, Joanne Tippett
inspired by the Carbon Landscape and the Roundview.
Performed
by Louis Abbott and Jo Mango
Recorded
and mixed by Keir Long at GloWorm
Video filmed by
Beth Chalmers, Leah Cooke, Beau Dalrymple, Jenny Griggs, Tom Lewis, Joe Roper
Photography (commissioned by the Lancashire Wildlife Trust), and Jim Weir.
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