Premiering this week is “Slackwater,” the newest Songscape song and video to be released by Sustain Music and Nature, this time featuring original music by cellist and Kentucky native, Ben Sollee.
In May 2018, Sollee experienced Great Bay alongside marine biologists from the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge and Rutgers University Marine Field Station. The resultant song is a poetic wakeup call; the video was shot by Emmy-award winning videographer Mallory Cunningham.
Sustain’s Songscapes are retreat programs that partner musicians with public land areas to create new music inspired by…
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