Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Playing live on the air tonight 9-10pm Pacific at KZSU with Euphotic (Bryan Day, Tom Djll, and I) kzsu.stanford.edukzsu.stanford.eduKZSU Stanford 90.1 FM 034
Reposted by Cheryl E. Leonardub.pixie @ubpixie.bsky.social · 11/06/2026UB Radio Salon 961 live experimental sounds w/ special guests: @cheryleleonard.bsky.social Cheryl Leonard & Cliff Neighbors on DFM Radio TV International (DFM.NU) Sunday JUNE 14th, 2026 • 5-7pm US PST LISTEN via DFM RTV INT stream stereo.dfm.nu more streams IRC chat + Discord www.dfm.nu 101
Reposted by Cheryl E. Leonardkottke.org @kottke.org · 08/06/2026Nominations are open for this year’s Tiny Awards. “The Tiny Awards exist because we thought it was important to shine a spotlight on the sorts of personal web projects that tend to get overlooked.” [tinyawards.net]tinyawards.netTiny AwardsThis is the home of the Tiny Awards, which, since 2023, has celebrated the best of the small, poetic, creative, handmade web. 2122
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Last minute trip to the middle of nowhere in San Benito County (vaguely near New Idria) for some field recording and photography! 040
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Join us for "Newt Pool" this Sunday in the West Oakland Sound Series. Wobby and I present music that celebrates the astonishing aquatic voices of plants, invertebrates, and newts from Marin Headlands! Also on the bill is the Departure Duo: Nina Guo and Edward Kass. www.sfsound.info#april-12-2026 042
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Some of the instruments I’ll be playing tonight as part of Thomas Carnacki in our set at the MilkBar milkbar.org 040
Reposted by Cheryl E. LeonardDrew Daniel @drewdaniel.bsky.social · 26/01/2026very grateful to The Quietus for publishing this essay- on everyday fascism and the promise and problem of “beauty” as an inadequate but therapeutic response to the ugliness of the present - plus there are some thoughts on disco and Patricia Highsmith- this felt like a risk but I’m glad it’s out 814236
Reposted by Cheryl E. LeonardBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 17/01/2026So moved by the people of Minnesota who—drawing on LA, Portland, Chicago, DC etc—are writing a shining new chapter in the history of nonviolent resistance. The rest of us need to be taking notes—and helping them! www.standwithminnesota.comstandwithminnesota.comStand With MinnesotaA directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation 6356118
Reposted by Cheryl E. LeonardPolly Springhorn (she/her) @dubiouscandy.bsky.social · 17/01/2026My country is in hell. #uspol www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.com‘Make no mistake, this is an occupation’: ICE’s deadly presence casts long shadow over MinneapolisClassrooms have emptied, shops have shut, and the mood is tense – but as the federal operation has ramped up, so has residents’ response 111
Reposted by Cheryl E. LeonardBrad Rose @foxydigitalis.bsky.social · 12/01/2026New interview with Cheryl E. Leonard on "near the bear" and building compositions from the High Arctic. We talked about walrus sounds channeled through dried kelp, listening at 79° North, and honoring the most rapidly-warming region on Earth. She's one of the best in the biz.foxydigitalis.zoneCheryl E. Leonard and the Fragile, Wild ArcticCheryl E. Leonard builds sonic worlds from the far edges of our planet. For decades, her work has translated the Arctic and Antarctic into intricately layered compositions where technical mastery s… 1178
Reposted by Cheryl E. LeonardBrad Rose @foxydigitalis.bsky.social · 09/01/2026I'm starting a new project today called Morning Sounds - a free digital series collecting unedited recordings of people's waking routines. The seed for this came from a conversation with my friend Colleen, and it's been growing in my head ever since.morningsounds.bandcamp.comMorning SoundsMorning Sounds is a free digital series by Brad Rose collecting unedited recordings of waking routines. We're all remaking our routines and revising expectations. Mornings are where that shows up int... 24112
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Start the new year out with a sea of wondrous sounds! LISTENING WITH POINT REYES, this Saturday Jan 10th, 2-4pm: www.eventbrite.com/.../listenin.... Join sound recordists Ernst Karel and Cheryl E. Leonard and explore a variety of habitats in Point Reyes National Seashore through audio recordings. 3143
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Start the new year out with a sea of wondrous sounds! LISTENING WITH POINT REYES, January 10, 2026, 2-4pm. Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/listening-... Join Ernst Karel and Cheryl E. Leonard for a listening session in which we explore Point Reyes National Seashore through audio recordings. 0153
Reposted by Cheryl E. LeonardEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 17/11/2025In a series of recent moves, the Trump administration and Congress have waged an all-out assault on the Arctic, aiming to maximize drilling across the entire region. Here’s a roadmap of what Congress and the Trump administration are planning, and what you can do to stop it.earthjustice.orgThe Step-by-Step Plan to Sell Off the Arctic, and What You Can Do About ItThe Trump administration and Congress have waged an all-out assault on the Arctic. Here are three actions you can take to protect it. 04126
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Excited that my new Arctic album, "near the bear" is featured in Bandcamp's Best Field Recordings this month. Thank you Matthew Blackwell. "...a deep interrogation of our place in the world, put into high relief against the brilliant whites and blues of the High Arctic."daily.bandcamp.comThe Best Field Recordings on Bandcamp, October 2025The best sounds captured outside the studio and released in the last month. 0172
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 03/10/2025A big thank you to Tobias Fischer for the opportunity to respond to such thoughtful questions on listening, sound, and music! 15questions.net/interview/ch... 060
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 26/09/2025"near the bear," is out today! From walrus encounters at 79° N to watching the ocean freeze at -35° C, the album celebrates the High Arctic. Sounds played on natural and human-made objects intertwine with field recordings and site-specific improvisations in five works about Svalbard & Greenland. 161
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 20/09/2025My new Arctic album is now available for preorder: f-o-m.bandcamp.com/album/near-t...! Five compositions inspired by the unique wildlife, environments, and human histories of Svalbard and Greenland. Available from forms of minutiae as a limited-edition CD+booklet or digital download+PDF booklet. 182
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Things I played at the UB radio salon on Sunday 060
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 02/08/2025Come on over to the Sunnyvale Public Library this Saturday afternoon for sounds, stories, and instruments from my eco-musical adventures. It’s free! sunnyvale.libcal.com/event/147215...sunnyvale.libcal.comListening with the Wild: Eco-Composer Cheryl LeonardJoin us for a sonic journey with composer Cheryl E. Leonard, who crafts immersive soundscapes using field recordings and musical instruments made from shells, bones, rocks,... 230
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Setup for my performances this Sunday at Headlands Center for the Arts as part of their Summer Open House. I’ll be in the Gym doing a sound installation and two live sets! 020
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Instruments for my set earlier today at the San Francisco Main Library. Thanks to all who came out to listen! 060
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 12/07/2025My table at the end of last night’s Sonic Cartography improv gig in Berkeley. Good fun! 040
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Pleased to announce that Euphotic’s latest album (which I played on and mixed) is out today on Confront Recordings: confrontrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/clastic 030
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Recording locations from last weekend’s Nature Sounds Society Workshop: Sierra Valley, Carmen Valley, and Yuba Pass. Early, chilly, good times! 090
Reposted by Cheryl E. LeonardRobert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social · 17/05/2025I spoke with the brilliant @jonathan-watts.bsky.social about the experience of writing "with" rivers; about freshwater and life and power—and about hope as a discipline. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comRob Macfarlane : ‘Sometimes I felt as if the river was writing me’The writer and poet on reimagining rivers as living beings, the ecological crisis near and far and why copyright laws should protect nature 621955
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 16/05/2025baynature.org/2025/05/15/p...baynature.orgPoint Reyes, After the Cattle - Bay NatureWhen ranchers leave the land, what version of nature takes over? The park and The Nature Conservancy have ambitious restoration plans. 020
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Recording at Rawhiti Cave (near Takata, New Zealand) two days ago: drippy! 2190
Reposted by Cheryl E. LeonardKQED Arts & Culture @kqedarts.bsky.social · 03/05/2025BREAKING: Several Bay Area arts nonprofits received emails Friday afternoon that their grants from the National Endowment for the Arts have been canceled — including SCRAP, the San Francisco creative reuse center; the Oakland Theater Project; and The Lab.kqed.orgNEA Grants Canceled to Bay Area Arts Nonprofits | KQEDThe National Endowment for the Humanities suddenly canceled grants to nonprofits on Friday afternoon. 095
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Excited that music, natural-object instruments, and the graphic score from my composition "Littoral" are included in Marin MOCA's latest exhibition, "Future Flows." www.marinmoca.org/see-and-expe... 061
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Last night’s musical instruments for a Thomas Carnacki set at the Peacock Lounge 070
Reposted by Cheryl E. LeonardBasho Society @bashosociety.bsky.social · 07/04/2025in the latter days of a corrupt world cherry blossoms Issa 113746
Reposted by Cheryl E. LeonardAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/04/2025To the world: We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom. —With love, Your American allies. 18678285419371
Reposted by Cheryl E. LeonardRobert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social · 23/03/2025“It seems that nature has devised quantum technology before us…” We’ve been puzzling at the mysteries of avian migration for millennia—the answers now emerging about how migrating birds navigate thousands of miles with pinpoint accuracy are…mind-blowing. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...theguardian.com‘They have no one to follow’: how migrating birds use quantum mechanics to navigateEvidence is mounting to explain how birds use the Earth’s magnetic field to help fly thousands of miles with unerring accuracy – a discovery that may help advance quantum technology 719035
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Rehearsing for my concert tomorrow night at Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center. I’m performing a set of pieces about clinate change in the polar regions and California. events.stanford.edu/events/forms... 060
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Tidal flow, Drakes Estero, Point Reyes National Seashore 040
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Weaned elephant seal pups this morning out at Point Reyes National Seashore 020
Reposted by Cheryl E. LeonardNature @nature.com · 07/03/2025The mood was defiant at many of the rallies, where chants of “Scientists will not be silenced”, “Facts over fear” and “What do we want? Peer review! When do we want it? Now!” were heard. go.nature.com/3F8T6FXgo.nature.com‘Scientists will not be silenced’: thousands protest Trump research cutsResearchers at Stand Up for Science rallies voice defiance against the policies of US President Donald Trump’s administration. 13639211
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Gnarly root beauty - Strawberry Gap Trail, North Carolina 050
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Beautiful view of Mono Lake and the Eastern Sierras this morning. Protect our public lands!! 080
Reposted by Cheryl E. LeonardWatchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 01/03/2025More asinine cuts.... BBC news >> The cuts have hit the US Forest Service, which maintains thousands of miles of popular hiking trails, even harder. Around 10% of the Forest Service's staff - about 3,400 people, including Ms White and her team - have been fired. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comCuts to US national parks and forests spark outrageEmployees who maintained America's most wild places say they are concerned for public safety and for wildlife. 631503442
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Northern elephant seal weaned pups at Point Reyes National Seashore 050
Reposted by Cheryl E. LeonardDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 27/02/2025I have written a short statement responding to mass firings today of #NOAA / National Weather Service (#NWS) staff (which were concentrated among recent hires as well as highly experienced staff who had recently been promoted). Please see below screenshot & below for full text. 6121751028
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Northern elephant seal weanlings this morning 😁 140
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 23/02/2025gripped.com/news/huge-u-...gripped.comHuge U.S. Flag Hung Upside Down in Yosemite - Gripped MagazineThe action was in protest to the recent firings of hundreds of National Park staff 090
Cheryl E. Leonard @cheryleleonard.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Rehearsing a set of deep time pieces inspired by glacier-carved marks and landforms in Norway. Hear them live tomorrow night (2/20) when I open up for Lia Kohl at the Lab in San Francisco! www.thelab.org/projects/202... 0103
Reposted by Cheryl E. LeonardErnst Karel @sesamecircuits.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Today’s episode of Local Locations on KWMR has a valentine’s day focus on elephant seal pupping season, featuring wonderful recordings by @cheryleleonard.bsky.social made over the past four weeks or so in Point Reyes National Seashore. Listen to the archived show here: kwmr.org/shows/local-...kwmr.orgKWMR 292
Reposted by Cheryl E. LeonardAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/02/2025U.S. Forest Service will fire roughly 3,400 federal employees. 48252331446