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Recordist's notes
This is the sound of the sausages and burgers being barbequed in the rain while the trains whizz past, the rain slightly mizzles, and the PA comes on with music then stops, then starts again: the quintessential soundscape of the English country May Fayre?
About the place
Didcot is a town of about 29,341 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 55 field recordings from here.
Recorded nearby
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Sources & credits
- “The Street, South Stoke, UK - BBQ and Brass” by Felicity Ford – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0