{"id":2446440,"date":"2026-06-05T15:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2446440"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:27:09","slug":"aidan-muse-addresses-environmental-change-on-new-song-progress-world-music-central","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/aidan-muse-addresses-environmental-change-on-new-song-progress-world-music-central\/","title":{"rendered":"Aidan Muse Addresses Environmental Change on New Song \u201cProgress\u201d \u2013 World Music Central"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-114314\">\n<div class=\"post-image-content\">\n<figure class=\"post-featured-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- end.post-image-content --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- end .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/worldmusiccentral.org\/introduction-to-bluegrass-music\">Bluegrass<\/a> singer-songwriter Aidan Muse has released \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43ldpZE\">Progress<\/a>,\u201d a new original song inspired by concerns over deforestation and the loss of farmland in his home state of Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Muse, the track emerged after he witnessed forests cleared and land transferred away from local farmers at what he described as an alarming pace. The song examines the tension between economic development and environmental preservation, with lyrics that challenge the idea of progress when it comes at the expense of natural landscapes and agricultural communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout the song, Muse questions the long-term impact of large-scale development projects, arguing that promises of future growth often overlook present-day environmental consequences.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Progress\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9D_q6oiK5sE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cProgress\u201d was entirely written, composed, arranged, and produced by Muse. Dave Dalton handled engineering, mixing, and mastering duties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recording features contributions from Jon Muse on bass, Paul Breitenbach on guitar, Ernest Brusubardis IV on fiddle, Caleb Peters on mandolin, and Aidan Muse on lead vocals and banjo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buy <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43ldpZE\">Progress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"guerrillawrap\">\n<div class=\"guerrillagravatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5edbe3c3cb9eb17444f04e58aba75ae61da0785b1ad24ec34778ee48af31dd80?s=80&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5edbe3c3cb9eb17444f04e58aba75ae61da0785b1ad24ec34778ee48af31dd80?s=160&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-80 photo\" height=\"80\" width=\"80\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<h4>Author: <span>World Music Central News Room<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>World music news from the editors at World Music Central&#13;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_bottom\">\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/worldmusiccentral.org\/aidan-muse-addresses-environmental-change-on-new-song-progress\/\" data-a2a-title=\"Aidan Muse Addresses Environmental Change on New Song \u201cProgress\u201d\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.addtoany.com\/buttons\/share_save_171_16.png?w=790&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- end .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source worldmusiccentral.org \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bluegrass singer-songwriter Aidan Muse has released \u201cProgress,\u201d a new original song inspired by concerns over deforestation and the loss of farmland in his home state of Wisconsin. 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