Video Premiere: Barrett Martin Shares Trailer for 'The Singing Earth' Project

Barrett Martin is well known for his musical work with several prominent Seattle bands including the Barrett Martin Group, Walking Papers, Mad Season, Screaming Trees, Tuatara, Skin Yard, and the Levee Walkers. He’s also a writer, who is poised to release collection of musical adventure stories, The Singing Earth, on August 25.

The book chronicles Martin’s musical work spanning six continents, starting with his involvement in the 1990s Seattle music scene. He then explores song lines and sea trails in Australia and New Zealand; trance drumming in Central America; Griot music in West Africa; musical diplomacy in Cuba; touring with a Brazilian rock band; recording shamanic music in the Peruvian Amazon; playing the blues in the Mississippi Delta; recording in the Palestinian West Bank; the power of resistance in American music; and the ancient influence of Asia in music and culture.

Yahoo Music is pleased to debut Martin’s trailer introducing his journey, which gives fans a glimpse at this extraordinary project.

There is also a companion CD soundtrack that will come with the book, which contains rare, unreleased songs from Martin’s various bands, as well as field recordings from the incredible musical environments he has visited. Those who read and listen to the musical journey that Martin recounts will find themselves transported through exotic global landscapes where they learn about the links between ecology, community, and the music that connects us to our greater humanity.

Martin has played on over 100 albums and film soundtracks to date, and when he is not on tour, he produces albums that range from indigenous music, to jazz, blues, and rock & roll. Martin holds a masters degree in ethnology and linguistics and is a professor of music at Antioch University Seattle. He writes a music and culture blog for the Huffington Post, and in 2014 he was awarded the ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thompson Award for excellence in writing. For more information on his work, check here.