Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Here is “Bushes and Briars”, arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams, from our album Wishing Tree. 🌳

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During this tale of love and longing, the speaker reflects on lost affection amid the beauty of the natural world. Vaughan Williams enhances the emotional resonance by shifting textures: from rich four-part harmony through to subtle duetting lines, allowing the story to be sometimes declaimed to a crowded room, and at others gently whispered in your ear. The music flows with the natural pulse of the countryside, its ebb and swell reflecting the cycles of life and memory. [Owain Park © 2026]

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Performed by The Gesualdo Six
Directed by Owain Park

Video by Alexander Barnes (@appleandbiscuit⁩)
Audio by David Hinitt & Adrian Peacock for Hyperion Records

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