Gone to Earth

In the quiet hills of the English countryside, a lone fox darts through a mist‑filled birch copse, chased by a spirited young girl whose voice carries the lilt of a distant Welsh tongue. The scene opens on the Callow, a spinney of silver birches and larches where the land seems to breathe with ancient rhythm, and introduces the Woodus household—a father who lives for his harp and a mother, Hazel, whose gypsy roots bind her to the wild beyond the village.

After Hazel’s early death, she leaves her daughter Maray a battered book of spells and a wish to be buried among the larch needles, a request that sets the family apart from their neighbours. Maray grows under the shadow of her father’s music, feeling both drawn to and repelled by its effortless expression; her own silence hides a fierce inner life that matches the untamed landscape around her. As the first season unfolds, listeners are invited to walk with her through a world where nature, folklore, and yearning intertwine.