Like music? Like the environment? I was recently introduced to some excellent Environmental Music Films (EMFs) by Kristen Farquhar on YouTube that connect the two beautifully.
Kristen writes that these EMFs are “meant to stir” people’s hearts and minds and are “about our human RELATIONSHIP (self, and other) with land, sea, and sky, and all life that inhabits these realms.”
EMFs made so far are for southern Colorado, which is “facing a possible military take-over of ‘Sacred Lands’ where ancient writing (our human history) is pecked into rock,” and the Florida Everglades.
“The Florida Everglades is a land endangered that needs protection and preservation. Its ecosystem is like no other in the world. Florida’s geological foundation is limestone – it “breathes” water in and out on the surface and underground. BP’s Oil Disaster is threatening all life in this region. We, as humans, are put on High Alert to care for this area of the world which includes the entire gulf coast – those lands and life effected by the oil spill,” Kristen writes.
To view these great films, visit the EMF YouTube page.
Also, if you haven’t heard Pauli Carman’s recent remake of the Marvin Gaye classic, “Mercy, Mercy Me,” I encourage you to make your way over to one of our posts on that (linked above) to listen to the beautiful and influential cover.
Photo Credit: screenshot of EMF Channel on YouTube
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Zachary Shahan
If you couldn't guess, I spend most of my time on CleanTechnica and Planetsave. I'm the director/editor of both sites and am a little obsessed with them and the topics they cover. I'm also Publishing Services Manager at Important Media, which means that I do everything I can to support other Important Media writers, editors, and directors (as well as the network as a whole) in the good work they are engaged in. You can also find my work on Scientific American, Reuters, Change.org, most of the sites in the Important Media network, & many other places. For more, or to connect, go to: zacharyshahan.com
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[...] wrote a post on Kristen Farquhar’s Environmental Music Films (EMFs) and her YouTube channel a couple months ago. While her latest film was created over a month [...]
Speaking of environmental music, have you heard about what the Luminaries are doing? (check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=illurmgAcxA to see the video). I think it's pretty cool.
[...] I’ve written about the combination of great music and environmental activism here on Planetsave a few times recently (see: The Mercy Project Update (1st Listening of Pauli Carman’s Remake of Marvin Gaye’s Classic “Mercy, Mercy Me”) & Environmental Music Films). [...]
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