Cicada Suite: Unique Keepsake, Cicada FlashDrive with Original Songs
Please enjoy these song samples from the Cicada Suite. To purchase the Cicada Suite, click the yellow “Buy Now” button. You’ll receive your keepsake cicada flash drive, album artwork, song credits, and lyrics… and of course, the songs! (.mp3 and .wav format included)
Then: In 2016, a year when the cicadas were particularly loud in Chicago, Sue wrote two cicada-inspired songs, which comprise her Cicada Suite. “Don’t Berate a Cicada” is a jazzy little number of cicada factoids; “Hymn of the Cicada” is a heart-felt song from the cicada’s point of view. Until Sue researched cicadas online for her songs,* she never realized how much she personally identified with the cicada!
Now: In March of 2021, Sue learned that Brood X, one of the largest cicada generations, is due out this Spring (May-ish). After 17 years underground, these periodicals burrow up, climb trees, shed their old skins and, reborn, spend their brief time above ground singing and mating (if they’re lucky enough not to be eaten!). Mostly emerging east of the Mississippi River, this brood promises to be vocal, massive, and impossible to miss.
In preparation for their arrival, Sue professionally recorded her Cicada Suite with musician/recording engineer John Abbey, aided by her musician friends (“cicada chorus,” xylophone, uke, guitar, bass, and more sonic surprises!). Now, as the cicadas emerge from the earth, Sue is releasing her songs on cicada-shaped flash drives! Aptly named CICADASUITE and designed by Rebecca Jasso, these charming and functional cicada drives are a keepsake of this time, as WE emerge from our homes, after over a year of isolation, with a renewed appreciation for our brief and precious lives.
The CICADASUITE contains both songs, in .mp3 and .wav format; beautifully designed lyric sheets; and “album cover” design, with full musician and art credits. Also, you can add your own files to these 1GB drives. You can copy the songs to your own listening device, or simply plug in the drive to your car or computer to listen!
Presently, Sue is making only a limited number of these cicada drives; if they “fly off the shelf,” another “brood” will be manufactured. Each CICADASUITE will be hand-placed in a leaf band on an art card, then that card and cicada will be enclosed in a delicate organza bag. A delightful gift for yourself and your cicada-loving friends!
Each CICADASUITE is accessibly priced at $12 each. Standard shipping charges:
1-5 Cicadas: $3
6-10 Cicadas: $4
11+ Cicadas: $5
International: flat $10 shipping charge
* To learn more about all things cicada, visit https://cicadamania.com Lovingly curated, this site contains facts, photos, videos, and more. A wonderful and fun resource!