How do you duet with a nightingale?

Singer and folk song collector Sam Lee explains how the nightingale's beautiful musical phrases and leitmotifs make it the perfect partner for a duet.

Meanwhile, recorded deep in the Sussex woods for Late Junction and World on 3, Alice Zawadzki sings and plays violin...

12 May 2016

1 minute

Role	Contributor
Performer	Sam Lee
Performer	Alice Zawadzki

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