Erland Cooper - A Nightingale Sings Outside Our Window

To highlight Mental Health week; BBC Radio 6 Music's Chris Hawkins invited composer and multi-instrumentalist Erland Cooper to write a piece of music that highlights how music and sound can help our mental health. The finished track features field recordings by 6 Music listeners made whilst in lockdown, Paul Weller, Galya Bisengalieva (solo violin), Robert Ames (solo viola) and Florence Nightingale.

Location footage in Orkney, Scotland was filmed by Alex Kozobolis.