The Singing Ringing Tree British television series used to emit a mood, that almost matches the noise/sound produced by this tree. A 3-meter-tall, wind-powered musical sculpture made of galvanized steel pipes, it stands high above the English town of Burnley. High on the Pennine Moorsthis sculpture uses wind to generate discordant and haunting sounds. Ringing or "girdling" a tree was a common practice in the old days for clearing land. Looking like the wreckage of an Alien space craft, this Futuristic Sculpture is Art Jim, but not as we know it. It has a range of several octaves and reportedly has a slightly discordant choral sound. From far and wide, the tree’s profile is visible on the horizon, appearing and disappearing in the mist. Singing Ringing Tree. The film is often described as one of the weirdest and creepiest children show in the world. The pipes swirl to form the shape of a tree bent and blown by the wind, and produce an eerie, melodious hum as the constant wind on Crown Point drifts through them. The Singing Ringing Tree was one of 14 winners for the National Award of the Royal Institute of British Architecture for Architectural Excellence in 2007. On a hilltop in Burney, Lancashire, the Singing Ringing Tree hums with the sound of the breeze blowing through its tubes. The sculpture also offers a view of Pendle Hill, the Cliviger wind turbines and the town of Burnley, where the Turf Moor football stadium is located. This incredible bit of engineering is part sculpture, part musical instrument. Singing Ringing Tree. Enjoy the birds, wind, and … The film was called The Singing Ringing Tree, and none of those children could have known that they were watching a film that was the product of East Germany. Overlooking Burnley in Lancashire, it was completed in 2006 and is made up of a series of pipes that sound when the wind blows through them. In many instances if the land was being used for pasture the tree would later be taken down and the stump left. It uses the prevailing westerly winds to generate discordant and haunting sounds to accompany the view from Crown Point. It is situated close to the Dunnockshaw Millennium Wood, where many native flora and fauna can be observed. The Singing Ringing Tree is aptly named. The Singing Ringing Tree is a musical sculpture standing in the wind on a hill overlooking Burnley. The Singing Ringing Tree also offers a panoramic view of the Lancashire countryside. This piece of public art is high above Burnley on the Pennine moors. Families and friends journey to Burnley to hear the tree sing. 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