This remarkable collaboration between author George Monbiot and musician Ewan McLennan seeks to address the curse of our age: a crowded planet stricken by loneliness. Using music and the written word, it seeks to make connections in a splintered world.

The project began with an article George Monbiot wrote in the Guardian, about the age of loneliness. The article went viral, and several publishers asked him to write books about it. But George had a different idea.

1) Such A Thing As Society
2) The Child Inside
3) My Time And Yours
4) Reclaim The Street
5) These Four Walls
6) Unknown Lament
7) The Night Desk
8) I'm Coming Home
9) We Shall Overcome

This remarkable collaboration between author George Monbiot and musician Ewan McLennan seeks to address the curse of our age: a crowded planet stricken by loneliness. Using music and the written word, it seeks to make connections in a splintered world.

The project began with an article George Monbiot wrote in the Guardian, about the age of loneliness. The article went viral, and several publishers asked him to write books about it. But George had a different idea.

Lineup

Ewan McLennan - Guitar,Banjo,Harmonica,Voice
Lauren MacColl - Violin,Viola
Sid Goldsmith - Slide Guitar,Voice,Guitar
Donald Shaw - Harmonium
Beth Porter - Cello