“The Mushroom Hunters“ by Neil Gaiman - read by Amanda Palmer with music by Jherek Bischoff

this poem was written by neil gaiman and read by amanda palmer for maria popova’s “The Universe In Verse” event in 2017 (you can read about that here: ).   the brilliant team at creative connection in the UK hand-drew this animated video to accompany the poem, and the music was composed and recorded by jherek bischoff. read about the making of this whole film on patreon: we are the media! this beautiful project was independently funded by over 15,000 patrons, because this kind of spontaneous art makes absolutely no commercial profit. please join my patreon for as little as $1/month to help us make more at it’s also a damn fine community. CREDITS: The Mushroom Hunters Original poem by Neil Gaiman Read by Amanda Palmer Bass, Percussion, Vibraphone, Piano and Original Score by Jherek Bischoff Cello: Aniela Marie Perry Violin: Paris Hurley Viola: Marta Sofia Honer Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Jherek Bischoff at Sweethaven A RoseWillow production for Creative Connection Animation Studio Caroline Rudge: Artwork, Animation, Direction and Storyboard Alexandra Casswell Becker: Production, Storyboard and Additional Mushrooms Dann Casswell: Editing and Special Effects Tom Barter: Additional Editorial Support