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Buying lemons
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Recordist's notes
Market traders all over the UK have specific ways of vocally promoting their wares to passersby; here is the man selling lemons and cherries one Saturday, in Reading’s Street Market. Recorded with a pair of Naiant X-X omni-directional microphones.
About the place
Reading is a city of about 318,014 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 153 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “The fruit and veg market, Reading, UK - Buying lemons” by Felicity Ford – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0