Format | Vinyl LP |
Ordering Number | FW-06166-LP |
Barcode | 093070616615 |
label | Smithsonian Folkways |
Release date | 9/18/2023 |
salesrank | 2554 |
The amphibian song revival begins here! This classic of
both biological fieldwork and natural sound recordings,
compiled and narrated by renowned herpetologist
Charles M. Bogert, was originally released by Folkways
in 1958, and presents sounds of 57 species of frogs and
toads (remastered from the original tapes) that were
recorded in swamps, lakes, woods, creeks, and roadside
ditches all over North America. Listen to the bewitching
tones of the Pig Frog, Dwarf Mexican Treefrog, Little
Green Toad, Southwestern Woodhouse’s Toad, Great
Basin Spadefoot, and other unsung heroes of the bog
creek. In a time when frog and toad populations are in
rapid decline, this recording reminds us of the remarkable
diversity and beautiful sounds we are in danger of losing.