Standing under the M5 motorway bridge at Lamplighter's Marsh, Bristol, listening to the traffic. 5th August 2018.

Avon Stories

Under the M5 motorway bridge, Avonmouth

Rain outside my window, 23:18, 11th August 2018 by A podcast and art project by Sarah Connolly

Rain outside my window, 23:18, 11th August 2018

Rain outside my window, five past midnight

Friday night, Bristol

Sitting on my doorstep, listening to the spring rain in the dusk

Spring rain

One of the ways to explore a place is through its sounds - & in this episode, Dan Pope took me on a soundwalk along the River Avon to find out what we could hear. We talked about what soundwalks are, Dan's work as an acoustic consultant, how soundscapes can be added to places, and what people can use to explore sounds in their area. There are some resources, a map and lots of links on my website: https://avonstories.com/2018/04/26/podcast-23-soundwalking-dan-pope/

23: Soundwalking with Dan Pope

As you can guess, from the fact I make podcasts, I really love the medium, and one of the ones I enjoy is the Bristol History Podcast. This has been created by Tom Brothwell, and he interviews different historians and authors to cover a wide range of different subjects that he's interested in, and wants to find out more about. We talked about why he started, his approaches to history, and lots more, including some of the history about the River Avon. For links to Tom's podcasts and more things we talked about, click through to my website: https://avonstories.com/2018/04/18/podcast-22-tom-brothwell-bristol-history-podcast/

22: Tom Brothwell's Bristol History Podcast

Shawn Sobers is a filmmaker, photographer, writer, curator and academic, and I always found his community-based practice and his range of interests to be completely inspiring. We walked along the River Avon at Lacock on a snowy day, and talked about what he does, and how and why he does it, about teaching photography, his film-making practice, projects about TransAtlantic slavery, the sinking of the SS Mendi and much more. There are links to Shawn's work, and things we talked about, on my website: https://avonstories.com/2018/04/05/podcast-21-shawn-sobers/

21: Film, photography, heritage and more, with Dr Shawn Sobers

Podcast interviews, soundscapes and soundwalks exploring the River Avon in Bristol, including history, culture, and as many different uses of the river I can find. Photos, films and more on my website.

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