“With twelve concerts, this CD takes the listener on a journey through the natural landscapes of the Ardèche, in south-east France. As well as the pleasure of listening to spring concerts it’s possible to learn to identify the songs and calls of more than thirty species of birds, insects and amphibians, using the indexes and booklet. These recordings, made in the four corners of the Ardèche department, at Annonay, Aubenas, Balazuc, Darbres, Lamastre, Pranles, Saint-Michel-de-Chabrillanoux, Toulaud, Vallon-Pont-d’Arc, on mont Gerbier-de-jonc, in Païolive wood and on the side of Issarlès lake, form a sound picture of the Ardèche countryside.” Patrick Frémeaux