Ear of the Edgeland Ep.4 / Albionsound

Broadsound is the first in a series of podcasts taking an explorative and alternative look at the county of Norfolk.

In this podcast writer and naturalist, Mark Cocker joins poet, author and UEA lecturer, Jean McNeil on the 12:36 train from Norwich to Great Yarmouth. Their conversation focuses on the broads; Norfolk's unique and alluring National Park. Broadsound is the same duration as the trip from Norwich to Great Yarmouth and can be listened to on the train to accompany the journey.

Punctuating their conversation are recordings of Surlingham-based duo 'The Happy Couple' and field recordings made in and around the broads.

Ear of the Edgeland Ep.1 / Broadsounds was produced by Oliver Payne for the Norfolk and Norwich Sonic Arts Collective.

'Lullaby of Broadland' and 'Into the Reeds' were written by The Happy Couple (David Ross and Judith Goodman) and recorded in Surlingham church by Oliver Payne.

Binaural field recording of Ranworth broad made by Ollie Hall. Field Recording of the Ted Ellis reserve at Surlingham made by Richard Fair.

We are extremely grateful to the Broads Landscape Partnership's 'Water, Mills and Marshes' project for funding this project.

Ear of the Edgeland Ep.1 / Broadsound

Breydonsound is the second in a series of podcasts taking an explorative and alternative look at the county of Norfolk.

This second episode features Gorleston based painter, Bruer Tidman in conversation with artist and writer, Sarah Lowndes in a bird hide overlooking Breydon Water.

The first part of Breydonsound focuses on the social history of the area, through stories and ideas emerging from Bruer's time spent living in and around Yarmouth, before the pair discuss the inherent magic and appeal of this landscape and the broads more widely. 

Breydonsound features a recording of 'Goodbye Dad' by Yarmouth based, Jason Parr (recorded in new Yarmouth galelry, Ex Marks the Spot) and a piece taken from his most recent release 'Bubble and Squeak'.

Ear of the Edgeland Ep.2 / Breydonsound was produced by Oliver Payne for the Norfolk and Norwich Sonic Arts Collective in partnership with originalprojects;.

Field Recordings of Burgh Castle made by Richard Fair, recordings from under Breydon flyover made by Oliver Payne.

We are extremely grateful to the Broads Landscape Partnership's 'Water, Mills and Marshes' project for funding this project.

Ear of the Edgeland Ep.2 / Breydonsound

The third episode in the series finds us back on the rural railways, from Norwich to Lowestoft.

Commissioned by Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery 'Sebaldsound' acts as a complimentary audio piece to the 2019 exhibition 'Lines of Sight' about the artist W G Sebald.

In this episode 'Lines of Sight' curator Nick Warr talks to artist and academic Guy Moreton about the landscape, Sebald's life and work, whilst travelling on part of the journey featured in Sebald's much revered book 'The Rings of Saturn'.

Sebaldsound includes field recordings by Oliver Payne with 'Increasingly Absorbed In His Own World' and 'When the Dog Days Were Drawing To An End' composed by The Caretaker for his album 'Patience (After Sebald)'.

Ear of the Edgeland Ep.3 / Sebaldsound

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