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Sounds Southern

Sounds Southern

By: Alice Pierotti
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Sounds Southern immerses listeners in the tranquil and vibrant field recordings of North Mississippi’s hill country. Each episode, presented by recordist Alice Pierotti, offers a 20-minute journey into the soothing sounds of nature in the rural south, from dancing leaves to distant birdcalls.


For those who wish to delve deeper, Sounds Southern Extended subscribers gain exclusive access to complete recordings, ranging from 30 to 120 minutes, perfect for relaxation, meditation or background ambience.


Recorded on the land of the Woodland and Middle Mississippian peoples, the Chickasaw and the Mississippi Band of the Choctaw Indians.

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Episodes
  • Swamp Cicadas & Summer Songbirds in the Wet Prairie

    Swamp Cicadas & Summer Songbirds in the Wet Prairie
    Jul 4 2025

    Recorded on June 19, 2025 in a wet prairie remnant near Sardis Lake, this is the sound of summer settling in after nearly an inch and a half of rain fell in just 24 hours. As the summer sun returns, swamp cicadas (also called morning cicadas) fill the air with their crescendoing, shimmering buzz, joined by the rhythmic chirp of crickets and the steady trickle of an ephemeral stream winding through blooming stands of American germander and blue mud plantain. This is the sound of a wet summer morning—lush, lively and full of motion.


    Birdsong rises from all directions—Yellow-breasted Chat, White-eyed Vireo, Carolina Chickadee, Carolina Wren, Blue Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern Cardinal, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Parula, Prairie Warbler, Kentucky Warbler, Acadian Flycatcher, Eastern Wood-Pewee, American Crow and Blue Jay. The distant sound of a single car passing along a gravel road briefly brushes the edge of the soundscape.


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    23 mins
  • Thundershower in the Green Pasture

    Thundershower in the Green Pasture
    Jun 27 2025
    Recorded on May 24, 2025, on the Way Out West Deck during a stretch of record-setting rainfall in Mississippi, this is the sound of a gentle thundershower passing over the pasture lush with native grasses and blooming wildflowers. Birds call from the rain-soaked Blackjack and Post Oaks—Chipping Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, Tufted Titmouse, Downy Woodpecker, Brown-headed Cowbird, Carolina Chickadee, Blue Jay, Summer Tanager, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Carolina Wren, House Finch, and Pine Warbler—while a few Southern Cricket Frogs, stirred by the rain, add to the chorus.

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    21 mins
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