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Some cave-dwelling species, including the oilbird [45] and swiftlets (Collocalia and Aerodramus species), [46] use audible sound (with the majority of sonic location occurring between 2 and 5 kHz [47]) to echolocate in the darkness of caves. The only bird known to make use of infrasound (at about 20 Hz) is the western capercaillie. [48]
Musicologists such as Matthew Head and Suzannah Clark believe that birdsong has had a large though admittedly unquantifiable influence on the development of music. [2] [3] Birdsong has influenced composers in several ways: they can be inspired by birdsong; [4] they can intentionally imitate bird song in a composition; [4] they can incorporate recordings of birds into their works; [5] or they ...
Peter Edward Clarke (born 21 August 1957), known professionally as Budgie, is an English drummer best known for his work in Siouxsie and the Banshees. He is also the co-founder of the Creatures . He was the drummer of the Slits in 1979.
Disc 2: "Breadfan" "You're the Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk" "Melt The Ice Away" "In the Grip of a Tyrefitter's Hand" "Smile Boy Smile" "In for the Kill/You're the Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk" "Love for You and Me" "Parents" "Who Do You Want for Your Love" "Don't Dilute the Water" "Breaking All the House Rules" "Breadfan" Disc One:
When former Budgie guitarist Tony Bourge joined the band in the early 1980s, they became known as simply Woman. In 1982 he rejoined Bourge and formed Tredegar . In the 1990s, Phillips founded another band, Six Ton Budgie, alongside his son Justin Phillips on guitar and ex-Tredegar bassist Tom Prince on bass.
An annual International Dawn Chorus Day is held on the first Sunday in May [6] when the public are encouraged to rise early to listen to bird song at organised events. The first ever was held at Moseley Bog in Birmingham, England, in 1987, organized by the Urban Wildlife Trust (now The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country).
In May, Siouxsie and Budgie appeared on British Television show "Later With Jools Holland" with two bass players on their side to perform live two other songs "Disconnected" and "Prettiest Thing" from the forthcoming album. [24] During that period, Siouxsie and Budgie created their own label, Sioux Records, and became an independent act.
"Breadfan" is a song by Welsh Blues Rock heavy metal power trio Budgie, appearing on their 1973 album Never Turn Your Back on a Friend. [2] The title of the song refers to a person's relationship to money, with "bread" being a slang term for money. The lyrics further highlight the moral dilemmas on what to do with money; keep it, give it away ...