Name: Playing Solitaire by Lucy Ryan
Duration: 6 min 52 s
Description: Shortlisted for the Hearsay Audio Prize, Playing Solitaire is a creative audio piece featuring Shell to Sea campaigner, Maura Harrington.

Listen to to the lives of those that witnessed the rise and fall of the Hampton Nurserylands from 1940s until the end in the 1970s. This is the first part of the sound scape. Transcripts are available through the JYJT website: www.jamyesterterdayjamtomorrow.com

OralHistory Soundscape one

Listen to to the lives of those that witnessed the rise and fall of the Hampton Nurserylands from 1940s until the end in the 1970s. This is the second part of the sound scape. Transcripts are available through the JYJT website: www.jamyesterterdayjamtomorrow.com

Oralhistory loop 2

When one Army soldier discovered the propagation of torture tactics during the Iraq war, he engaged in a one-man mission inside the organization to learn about their origins, and the effect they had on lower-level soldiers who were implementing them. From there, he took on the Bush administration. Years later, he is training to be a philosopher.

As a new U.S. administration takes hold, with talk of military action against ISIS and the reinstatement of Bush-era torture policies, we embark on a two-week exploration of the philosophy of war. We follow the story of soldier philosophers, the first generation who served in a large-scale American war since Vietnam,  returning to bring new thinking about the morality of warfare. On this episode, we look at the side-effects of moral decision-making on the soldiers who are asked to carry-out a President's orders.

Episode 2: Moral Exploitation (Released Jan. 31, 2017)

An excerpt from the radio programme ‘Dirty Coffee’, produced for Switch 107.5 in 2016. This feature tracks the environmental impact of coffee farming on village communities living in the highlands of Ethiopia. Original music provided by Krar Collective.

Dirty Coffee

It’s sometimes said ‘you’re never too old to learn something new’- but is that really sensible advice? This short autobiographical account follows a middle-aged woman embarking on an unconventional new hobby. Is she a fearless warrior against age and gender stereotypes, or just embarrassingly misguided and having a midlife crisis?

Quiet Revolution

Sounds behave very differently underwater than they do back on land – it’s a whole other kettle of fish down there you might say. What’s an earthquake sound like underwater? Do whales like music? What sounds make fishes’ hearts beat faster, and what do cod like to talk about? Our host Tim Hinman slips on his wetsuit and jumps into the deep end of our ocean soundscape. Featuring Norwegian artist and singer, Gry Bagøien and Dr Steve Simpson, Associate Professor of Marine Biology and Global Change at the University of Exeter. Come on in and join us – the water’s fine.
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14 – The Voice Of Cod

Produced by Lucy Dearlove and Lucy Ryan

Hear The Paternoster is an audio art piece celebrating the magnificent lift in the Arts Tower. All the voices featured responded to a call-out for recordings of memories; just like those who ride the Paternoster itself, the group is self-selected. Somewhere between soundscape and oral history, the piece is designed to play on a perpetual loop and visitors are invited to listen for as few or as many floors as they like; the audio journey mirrors the time it takes for one Paternoster car to make a full rotation of the Arts Tower.

With thanks to Bryan Armitage, Helen Tookey and all the Paternoster fans who shared their stories with us.

Hear the Paternoster

Shortlisted for the Hearsay Audio Prize, Playing Solitaire is a creative audio piece featuring Shell to Sea campaigner, Maura Harrington.

Playing Solitaire

A song made by the daily life sounds of the Kilfinane village, the place where the HearSay Audio festival takes place. A piece written as an ode to the community lifestyle of the unhabitants of the place.

Kilfinane Heart Songs

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Playing Solitaire

Lucy Ryan

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