For many years, Clíodhna Ní Aodáin has felt a profound connection with trees and their quiet presence. Seeking to listen more deeply, she began taking her cello into forests and sitting beneath individual trees. Trusting the first impulse that arose, she would sing, find the melody on the cello, and enter into a spontaneous musical dialogue with each tree. The result is For the Love of Trees - seven evocative pieces that invite listeners into a world of stillness, openness and connection with nature. The music emerged from direct encounters with trees in Ireland, Switzerland and the United States. Linden, Rowan, Redwood and the Fairie Tree each revealed their own unique character, rhythm and voice. The focus track, "Linden Tree", offers listeners a spacious sonic landscape that evokes the calm strength and gentle wisdom of the Linden tree. Recorded on the cello of Grammy Award-winning cellist David Darling in Boulder, Colorado with Grammy Award-winning producer Mickey Houlihan. Clíodhna Ní Aodáin’s music blends cello improvisations, voice, and piano with atmospheric soundscapes, and subtle field recordings, creating a deeply immersive listening experience. 

For the Love of Trees offers an invitation to slow down and remember our relationship with the living earth. Through these intimate cello soundscapes, listeners are encouraged to step outside, sit beneath a tree, and rediscover the healing power of deep listening.