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Di Mainstone and Roland Trim
A recording of the "donging" of 30 suspension rods on Clifton Suspension Bridge.  Each cable or hanger is "donged" with a rubber ball starting with the longest (20 Meters)by the tower and moving to the shortest in the middle (about 50cm)!  One of the many sound tests in preparation for our first Human Harp bridge performance in Bristol Summer 2015 (Bridge illustration by Alessia Milo)

Bristol's Clifton Suspension Bridge Scale (Dec 2014)

by Adam Stark
Adam put this piece together using the drone from the Brooklyn Bridge for a short documentary made by the Discovery Channel

Human Harp - Discovery Channel (October 2013)

Filmmaker Jesse Lawrence and I were interviewed by Colin Moody of Bristol Community fm Radio to talk about Human Harp and plans to play the Clifton Suspension Bridge like a giant musical instrument.   Jesse talked about his visions to capture the action through the lens...

Human Harp Interview on BC fm Radio with Colin Moody speaking to Di and Jess

1 minute piece by Adam Stark for the chair scene in Sage One

Sage One by Adam Stark

Bradley's response on the violin to Adam Stark's Sage 1 piece

Bradley Creswick 25/04/17

Bradley Creswick responds on the violin to Adam Stark's Sage 1 piece for the film Bannistonica

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Final piece composed by Adam Stark for the film Bannistonica

Sage 2 by Adam Stark

On  12th Sept 2018 I was interviewed by Jenni Murray about a musical installation that I developed with the community in Sunderland on a brand new bridge called Northen Spire...

Di Mainstone Interview with Jenni Murray, Woman's Hour

In celebration of Earth Day, multitalented artists Mandy Wigby + IORA have curated and presented the Great Mother Earth Show for Reform Radio.  As well as a host of inspirational interviews and music to ease our eco-angst, they also feature two tracks from my new film Time Bascule, composed by Architects of Rosslyn and featuring IORA and Bishi. The first track is called 'Sleepwalker' with vocals by IORA and the second is called 'Bascule' featuring choral arrangements by Bishi Bhattacharya. Please do take a listen...

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