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The Badger Song was written as part of a series of songwriting workshops led by Jenny Mahler with primary aged children around Kielder Forest & Water Park in which children were encouraged to express their wonder at the natural world, their local environment and a specific native animal through the medium of poetry and song.

Charlbury Children's Choir, led by Jennie Grierson and Jenny Mahler, have enjoyed learning, recording and performing the songs ready for you to enjoy.

All Bandcamp proceeds will go to Rewilding Britain which has a project in Kielder Forest as well as many other parts of Britain. Find out more here: www.rewildingbritain.org.uk and here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9aleijCvuQ&t=247s

lyrics

B is for boars and sows together
living in burrows below the ground

A for amusing, playful, clever
making scratchy schnuffling sounds

D is for digging for their prey
worms rodents berries nuts

G is great! Black, white, grey
living right here - it’s very good luck!

E for exploring through the night
while endearing badger cubs play

R for relaxing in the darkness
of the burrow through the day

Badgers badgers
Powerful and stout
Badgers badgers
Living underground
Symbols of the
Great British Isles
Badgers badgers
Badgers make me smile

B! Britain’s beautiful badgers
change their bedding every day

A! Ancient age-old creatures
50 million years they say

D! Delicious slugs and berries
Badgers like them on their plate

G! Ground - beneath it all day
for the moonlight they will wait

E! Entrance to the burrow
some have more than 50

R! Rulers of the forest
won’t you sing along with me?

Chorus

B….
A….
D….
G….
E….
R….
BADGER!

credits

from Children's Wildlife Anthems (It's Up To Us​!​), released July 11, 2023
Solos on Badger:
Ronnie, Megan & Felix
Thomas B
Lucy & Ivy
Hugo & Thomas P
Isabella G & Rosa
Hayley & Abigail

Artwork by Seb.

Inspired by a songwriting workshop with Kielder First School.

Tracks written & produced by Jenny Mahler.

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‘Beautifully crafted, gentle pop songs, layered with spine- tingling harmonies and lush instrumentation’ - Dave Gilyeat, BBC Broadcast Journalist

Jenny Mahler is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and teacher with a vast experience of composing and arranging music for choirs and ensembles in many different styles. ... more

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