We have now left the ancient belly of the rainforest and I am standing on the remote takayna coastline. It is wild, it is rugged and it is again, breathtaking. The cloistered confines of the forest cathedral have been replaced…
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Aug 16 2018
Merging with takayna Rainforest
We are standing in an ancient rain forest which is a remnant of the super continent, Gondwanaland. Australia’s largest temperate rainforest, an unbroken connection with the pre-historic world, a gift from a bygone age. We are standing in takayna, the…
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Aug 14 2018
Songs of The Eden Project
RAINBOW | Self doubt is an uncomfortable beast and vulnerability rides in to weigh you down when that beast raises its ugly head. It is something that I needed to recognise and confront, to take away its power and simply…
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Jul 16 2018
takayna / Tarkine Frankland River forests safe for now!
Ancient rainforests and tall trees in the Frankland River forests, in the north west of Tasmania's Tarkine, are still standing thanks to two years of frontline action. More than 250 citizens joined the Bob Brown Foundation vigil camp from February…
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Apr 8 2018
THE WELCOME, Frankland River, takayna
Our latest short film 'The Welcome', was completed at this years Tarkine in Motion, Australia's largest environmental arts project. It is all about our friend the singing river, which welcomes us into the wild places - in this case, the…
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Sep 29 2017
A simple reflection on marriage equality ~ Love is Love
UPDATE 7/12/17 - AUSTRALIA ACHIEVES MARRIAGE EQUALITY!
In Australia right now we are being asked to vote in a postal survey. The question is 'Should the law be changed to allow same sex couples to marry?' Yes or No…
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Apr 30 2017
Activism through art! Short film produced during Tarkine in Motion 2017
Over the Easter weekend, Scott and Trudi Bird took part in Tarkine in Motion 2017, organised by the Bob Brown Foundation. They were based at the Frankland River camp and were fortunate to spend time with campaign manager Jenny Weber…
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Mar 30 2017
Men From Earth release their latest video, from the wild places - 'The Crossing'
This video for 'The Crossing' the second single off the 'Wildwood Echoes' album, is extra special for us at Riversong as it was filmed entirely at our property, The Valley Wilderness Retreat, in Tasmania, Australia. Our spiritual home.
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Mar 6 2017
Fletcher Pilon releases his single 'Water'
Congratulations to Fletcher Pilon for the release of his new single 'Water' recorded here at Riversong Music studios, produced by Scott Bird and Andrew Beck. Put on your headphones, turn it up, listen and feel the connection with the ocean…
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Jan 18 2017
Kate Rose releases her debut single 'More Than Meets The Eye'
Kate Rose released her debut single 'More Than Meets The Eye' in January 2017. We've known Kate since she was a baby so it's been extra special for us to be part of her artist development. The song was co-written…
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Oct 30 2016
The Back 45 at Riversong Music - Little Studio, Big Sound
Greetings from Riversong Music, an independent record label and The Back 45, a little studio with a big sound, located at Erina, one hour north of Sydney Australia.
After surviving fire, flood and renovations we have launched The Back 45…