Symphonies of the Sublime

'Symphonies of the Sublime' is a YouTube channel and film project by Patrick Bannon and Sam Drake. Seeking the most beautiful, obscure and unusual musical artists who happen, by accident or by choice, to live their musical lives dotted around the UK.  the performances on this channel, mostly solo performances of music of many cultures, near and far, many fusing music from more than one, even many musical traditions form across the planet. The aim of this cinematic journey through the vast tapestry of musical styles alive in the UK is to bring light to its extraordinary diversity and to reveal the common language of music, its ability to transcend culture and boarders, the power and the deeply fundamental connection all of humanity has with what is possibly the only cultural characteristic of our species found in in all peoples though the entirety of human history and even our pre human ancestors. Music is our Lingua Franca.