THE LEAF LOUNGE

'Whose Woods These Are' - A Festival Of Trees

16 — 20 December 2020

WHOSE WOODS THESE ARE:

A joyous celebration of trees in music, talks & films this Thur 17 - Sun 20 Dec.
Featuring folklorists, historians, scientists, activists, foresters, artists and visionaries. All events are free.

Welcome to The Leaf Lounge where at anytime during the festival you can enjoy films, stories, creative activities and suggested tips for getting out there solo or with friends and family. Join us every evening at 8 pm for :

TREE TV

Each evening at 8 pm we will premiere episodes of TREE TV with folklore & history talks, musical vignettes, short film premieres, a workshop on making acorn flatbreads & visits to a few lovely Leitrim tree lovers.

All festival events are free! Sit back, relax and enjoy!

The fourth and final night of TREE TV can be viewed right here!

FESTIVAL POSTER

Click on this link below, you will find a copy of the gorgeous Festival Poster by Helen McDonell, which you can download and print out.

Whose Woods These Are Poster for Printing

CALL OF THE FOREST: THE FORGOTTEN WISDOM OF TREES

Watch the feature-length documentary and join the movement, inspired by environmental visionary Diana Beresford-Kroeger, to save our global forest. Hosted by our friends at Still Voices Film Festival. The screening will also include a prerecoded Q&A with Botanist Diana Beresford-Kroeger.

Please click on this text to access the film.

Call of The Forest - Diana Beresford-Kroeger

HANNAH MOLE OF EARTH CARE DESIGN INTRODUCES THE MAGICAL SEA BUCKTHORN

Hannah Mole

Sea Buckin’ Bronco Mocktail

1 Part Sea Buckthorn Berries (fresh or frozen)
1 Part Lemon Juice
2 Parts Orange Juice
2 Parts Apple Juice
1 Freshly Squeezed Lime
2 Tablespoons Sweetener
(Honey, Maple Syrup or Agave)
Tonic Water To Taste
Ice (Optional)

Use a mortar and pestle to mash the Sea Buckthorn Berries
Sieve the mashed berries through muslin
Put the mashed berries and all other ingredients into a blender
Blend with ice (or not!)
Add a sprig of mint
And enjoy!

Illustration by Caroline Walshe
Recipe by Virginia O'Gara (My Goodness)

You can print out the recipe for Sea Buckin' Bronco Mocktail here !

FILMS FOR WEE ONES

'A QUACK TOO FAR' BY MELISSA CULHANE

A Quack Too Far

SORCHA FOX READING A SURPRISE CHILDRENS' STORY

SURPRISE !

CHILDRENS NATURE WORKSHOPS WITH DAVID SMITH

NOTAN - JAPANESE PAINTING IN BLACK AND WHITE

NOTAN - Japanese Painting

COLOUR FLOW WITH DAVID SMITH

COLOURFLOW

THE ALDER TREE WRITTEN AND READ BY FARAH RAHMAN

The Dock Arts Centre · The Alder Tree written and read by Farah Rahman.

CREATIVE ENCOUNTERS WITH TREES

Get outside and enjoy the woods either solo or with friends and family! You can print off a pdf to bring with you.

Or print some off to give as gifts this winter.

U Se this iamge instead Creative encounter 2

You can print it out from here !

CREATIVE ENCOUNTERS WITH TREES NO. 1
Drawing in Nature – Tree Trunk Bark Rubbings

The joy of taking tree rubbings is not only the pleasure of a visual reminder and a record of your walk in the wood but the natural exploration of the vast variety of tree barks you may encounter on your way.
What to take on your walk: pencil and paper.

You can also use charcoal, wax crayons, and experiment with paper quality, thickness and colour etc.
Making a bark rubbing is like drawing the ‘skin’ of a tree.

1. To begin with, observe the various tree trunks around you. Notice all the bark patterns.
Some might have deep ridges and valleys, others only gentle bumps.

Read more here ...

Find a quiet place to sit, close your eyes again and revisit everything you saw as you walked in.Listen Carefully. Become aware of the whole forest sound together.Bring your attention even deeper to what you are hearing. Can you hear any sounds being made by the things you saw as you walked in?Explore each of the following questions and really enjoy each sound.Do you hear birds? How many? Are they near or far? High or low?In which direction is the wind moving through the forest? Is it fast or slow?Are leaves rustling? Do they all sound the same or can you hear the leaves of different trees at different times?What about the branches? Are they moving or still? Are some of them creaking?Are there water sounds? Is there a river? The rain falling on the leaves? The droplets landing on the forest floor?Are there people? Is there a dog? Where are they? Do their sounds carry clearly?Can you hear insects in the tree nearest to you or on the forest floor?Take a couple of minutes to think about what other sounds you can hear.Now in your mind’s eye, picture again the whole forest together and listen to how the sounds work together.Open your eyes again. Take in all the sights and sounds and scents that make up the forest. As you leave, thank the forest and everything in it for having you visit.Illustrations: Caroline Walshe * Text: ‘Whose Woods These Are’

'SPEAKING OF FUNGI' - A CONVERSATION WITH MYCOPHAGIST BILL O'DEA & ARTIST / MYCOPHILE VANYA LAMBRECHT-WARD

The Dock Arts Centre · Bill and Vanya Conversation

‘Speaking of Fungi’ - A conversation with Mycophagist Bill O’Dea and Artist/ Mycophile Vanya Lambrecht Ward.
A pre-recorded conversation about the kingdom of fungi with foraging expert, Mycophagist and chef Bill O’Dea.
Artist Vanya Lambrecht Ward invited Bill to talk all things fungal, with a particular emphasis on the overall view of this fascinating kingdom and their all-encompassing relationship with our woods and broader eco systems. Discussing the wonders of this vastly unknown world that holds keys to just about anything we can think of in relation to our ecology.

Bill O’Dea is a passionate Irish Mycophagist who has been running mushroom hunts in Ireland and abroad since 1996. He also speaks internationally at Mushroom festivals in Spain, France and Turkey. As well as his love of foraging mushrooms and other wild foods, Bill enjoys sharing his knowledge on the fascinating, amusing and sometimes horrific aspects of fungi and their relationship to the planet and the other natural kingdoms. His ‘hunts’ in Ireland have been covered and recommended by RTE TV (Corrigan knows food, Nationwide, Living the Wildlife. Neven Maguire’s Irish Food Trails), TV3, TG4, Irish Times, Irish Independent, Examiner, Sunday Independent, Sunday Times (Katy McGuinness feature), RTE 1 Radio(Morning Ireland, Mooney goes wild, ), Sunday Business Post(Ross Golden Bannon top ten events of the year), Food and Wine magazine, and others.
Bill has studied fungi at UCD. He is an active member of the Association of Foragers(a UK/European wide professional foragers group) and an Irish delegate for the Slow Food.Salone del Gusto.
To find out more about Bill’s work please visit: www.mushroomstuff.com

Vanya Lambrecht Ward is a visual artist and mycophile And has been studying and photographing fungi for many years. This fascination with mushrooms stems from a investigation into System Theory and her on-going exploration into perception and our engagements with our environments.

Vanya hold BA’s in Fine Art and Architecture and an MA in Contemporary Art and has exhibited nationally and internationally. Alongside her studio and socially engaged practice she lectures in Theatre Design at IT Sligo and works as a Creative Associate with the Arts Council.

To see some of Vanya’s Mushroom photographs please visit: www.instagram.com/vanyalambrechtward/
or https://vanyalambrechtward.wordpress.com/

LEITRIM TREE OF THE YEAR 2020

Here are some of your nominations for the Leitrim Tree of The Year Competition. We will be posting the entries here at the Leaf Lounge so keep an eye out for yours over the next couple of weeks! The winner will be announced on Sunday the 20th of December on TreeTV.

Check out the glorious trees entered in the competition here:

https://www.instagram.com/whosewoodsfest/

IN CONVERSATION : RICHARD RAMSAUER AND NEIL FOULKES : THE FUTURE OF FORESTRY IN IRELAND

FRINGE EVENTS

A FOREST WALK
by Kimberly Ruffin

"Kimberly Ruffin created this guided practice as a companion to her essay “Bodies of Evidence” in our Faith issue. For Kimberly faith is an experience that is palpable among trees. Here, she offers ways to connect to the living world through a walk in the forest."

Take A Forest Walk - Emergence Magazine podcast

TELL ME A STORY WITH EDDIE LENIHAN
Tree Episode

Eddie Lenihan is Ireland’s most well known storyteller. He has been telling tales for over 35 years. In this episode, Eddie speaks about the great trees of Ireland, and why they held such a profound spiritual power over the native Irish people - from druids, to saints and farmers. He discusses the traditions and folklore that surround Irish trees, and how the Irish translation of their names give us an important insight into the geography and history of the island of Ireland.

You can hear all of Eddie's podcast series here.

The Dock Arts Centre · Tell Me A Story With Eddie Lenihan - Episode 12 - Trees

A SONIC WOODLAND JOURNEY
with Eimear Reidy and Natalia Beylis

Originally broadcast as part of Cairde Festival, July 2020.

Crann Film Screening Monday 21st December 20:00 – 21:00

Iomann siansach don chrann agus gach gné de is ea Tree de chuid Richard Berengarten, dán fada a tharraingíonn ar Chrann na Beatha sa Chabála, agus an t-ionad lárnach atá ag an gcrann i dtraidisiúin spioradálta ar fud an domhain. Tá Nick Roth tar éis an leagan Gaeilge de a rinne Gabriel Rosenstock a chur in oiriúint do chór guthanna leis na hamhránaithe Caitríona O'Leary, Michelle O'Rourke agus Olesya Zdorovetska. Roghnaíodh suímh scéimhe ar fud na tíre agus an scannánú á dhéanamh ar Crann.

Richard Berengarten’s poem Tree is a symphonic hymn to a tree in all its aspects, drawing on its sacred and central place in the world's mythology, history and religion. Composer Nick Roth has created a new setting of Gabriel Rosenstock’s Irish translation of the text in a dendro-chronographic film work for three voices, tree, vessel and currach, directed by Laura Hilliard and featuring singers Michelle O'Rourke, Caitríona O’Leary and Olesya Zdorovetska.

Psithurism Radio

Psithurism is a monthly show on CAMP Radio by Mark Waldron-Hyden which shares the sonic findings of Waldron-Hyden's sound art experiments, chronicling his explorations into the musical potential of trees, leaves and the things that cause them to move.

Show airs 18/12/20 at 7pm GMT at: http://listen.camp/

Mark Waldron-Hyden is a composer and producer from Cork, Ireland. His work revolves around how drone, repetition and polyrhythmic patterns interact with each other to create seemingly random yet cohesive passages of sound.

Link to other work: https://linktr.ee/markwaldronh...

Click here for a delicious Rosehip & Bramble Leaf Tea recipe

ROSEHIP & BRAMBLE LEAF TEA
Virginia Stearns from My Goodness, Cork suggests enjoying a mug of 'Rosehip and Bramble Leaf Tea' while you're relaxing in our lounge:

'For the rosehip and bramble tea: head outside and harvest 10 rosehips, or 'haws' and 2 handfuls of bramble leaves. Cut off the tops & ends of the haws.
Pour boiling water over and let steep for 5 min.
Sit back and relax!'
Packed full of vitamin C, Rosehips were once used as a cure for scurvy!
Virginia will be providing more 'Friends of the Forest' drinks suggestions throughout the festival here in our lounge. Yum!

'WHOSE WOODS THESE ARE' PROJECT

The ‘Whose Woods These Are’ Festival grew from an arboreal music & research project by Natalia Beylis & Eimear Reidy. The aim of the project is to bring audiences into woodland settings to listen to music amongst the trees in the hope that this will encourage people to relish time spent in nature and look after the woodlands. This summer we created a virtual Sonic Woodland Journey for Cairde Festival. Join us here.

The title of the project ‘Whose Woods These Are’ is taken from Robert Frost’s ‘Stopping by Woods.’ The poem entered public domain on midnight 1 Jan 2020 and now it is owned by no one/owned by us all collectively.

‘The woods are lovely dark and deep.’ Who owns the trees? Who owns the woods? Is it the birds who build homes within the branches? Or the worms who create the nutrients among their roots? Or all creatures whose very lives rely on their oxygen? Imagine a public domain of trees where no one owned them & together we were their guardians.

SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS & LINKS ON TREES, GOOD FOREST ECONOMY & ALL ARBOREAL MATTERS

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The festival is organised with the ‘Whose Woods These Are’ project and the Dock Arts Centre and is supported by a Music Project Award from the Arts Council of Ireland.