Soundscapes, Soundscape Ecology, & Acoustic Ecology

Walter Blount Jr. proudly describes the innovations his father made in his Nyack dry cleaning and tailoring business.  Even though Walter Sr. did not have a higher education he made sure all his children had the opportunity to pursue their dreams. 
Recorded in 1994 for the Nyack Library Oral History collection. This story has been edited from a longer version available at <link>http://hrvh.org</link>
To listen to more stories visit <link>http://www.soundandstory.org</link>

Using Your Education

Jim Carey, president of the Ulster County Ancient Order of Hibernians explains the Irish Heritage Center planned for Kingston, NY that will celebrate celtic pride and contributions the Hudson Valley of upstate New York

Hudson Valley Irish Cultural Center

Welcome to the very first episode of History Bites with Sarah Wassberg, the Food Historian. In this episode we tackle the kinds of food pirates likely ate, just in time for Talk Like a Pirate Day. 

History Bites - Episode 1 - Eat Like A Pirate

Exploring the history of apples in America, including the life of John Chapman (a.k.a. Johnny Appleseed), apple genetics, hard cider, heirlooms, recipes, and more.

History Bites Episode 2 Apples In America

A woman's whose generosity is remembered not just for what she gave, but how she gave it. 
Story excerpted from an interview with Bill Davenport in Stone Ridge, New York. Recorded October 2013. 
Narrated by Eileen McAdam 
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A Christmas Kindness Remembered

The first episode in a new series of podcasts looking at – and listening to – the sounds of the world around us. The forthcoming instalments will look at all aspects of our noisy cosmos and how we listen to it, the stories we tell about it, and all the ideas, inventions, discoveries, possibilities and ideas that live in the realm of the audible. Written and produced by Tim Hinman. Supported by B&O PLAY

We kick off with the ambitiously titled episode "The Sound Of Life Itself" where we meet field recordist, sound ecologist and musician Bernie Krause.

01 – The Sound Of Life Itself

This audio recording is a continuation of the audio recording titled the Colored School. This audio is meant to give more information and clarification on how the Colored School was discontinued. It should be noted that the grammar schools in Newburgh were desegregated early on in history, way before the 1954 historic Supreme Court case Brown vs the Board of Education which ruled segregated school unconstitutional. 

In Washington's Shadow 

Discontinuation of the Colored School

Classroom Soundscape Final

Sonya's Laugh

Gwen: Can't Kick Up The Roots

Paulus and Annie take to the studio to fight through acoustic ecology jargon in search of a better way to listen. 

Photo credit: Joel Rogers

Soundscapes In Crisis: A Love/Break-up Letter to Acoustic Ecology

Composed radio documentary about ecological sound art, broadcast on Resonance FM on 23rd June 2015 as part of Critical Waves Radio.

Critical Waves

'Ecoacoustics' - composed documentary for Critical Waves Radio (2015)

Documentary commissioned by basic.fm. Newcastle, England.
A two-part documentary investigating the history and influence of the Acoustic Ecology movement started by R. Murray Schafer in the 1970s.

Documentary - A Short History Of Acoustic Ecology: Part 1

Conrad Milster is the Chief Engineer at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and a steamboat enthusiast. Machine sounds are like music to Conrad Milster.  He spent hours collecting the sonic details of anything steam powered and today has over 100 reel to reel tapes of historic sounds. These are some of the sounds he recorded in the 1960s while riding on the Newburgh-Beacon ferry.  

 Interviewee: Conrad Milster

Recorded: April 12, 2008

Time Period: 1960's- 2008

Subjects: Hudson River, steamboats, steam powered engine, ferries

Collection: River Voices Audio Tour, Newburgh-Beacon Audio Tour

Credits: Photo of Conrad Milster by Sound and Story

Production: Produced by Eileen McAdam and narrated by Jim Metzner

One bell and a double jingle- what did it mean?

In the early 1950's, the Ferry got stuck in the ice on its 11:30 PM return trip to Beacon. Betty Carey remembers the story of one passenger who was stranded on the boat until rescued the next morning.
Music by Betty and the Baby Boomers.

On a cold winter's night, what unexpected encounter occurred on the Newburgh-Beacon ferry?

An audio documentary by Chris Wood, Camara Miller and Nathan Clarkson. Mastered at The Banff Centre by Magdalena Kasparek.

The programme is an overview of soundscape studies and acoustic ecology featuring new and archive interviews with Hildegaard Westerkamp, Barry Truax and researchers from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada alongside recordings from the World Soundscape Project.

A Short History of Acoustic Ecology was commissioned by Pixel Palace for Basic FM

A Short History of Acoustic Ecology

The Sound and Story Project, a non-profit organization, builds community memory and sense of place by recording and sharing our stories and regional sounds. We record oral histories of everyday people for radio programs, cell phone tours, web presentations and podcasts. Each person's unique voice is like a thread woven together into a tapestry of stories reflecting the diversity and rich heritage of the Hudson River Valley.

Our stories come from many places. Some are in library and museum oral history collections. Some come from recordings we have made. Some have been found by people like you in shoe boxes in the backs of closets. And some have yet to be told. Share with us your story or favorite sound of the Hudson Valley.

The Sound and Story Project of the Hudson Valley is a program of the World Sound Foundation, a tax exempt non-profit organization.

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One bell and a double jingle- what did it mean?

Sound and Story Project

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