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Chimes on the Musical Trail at Boscombe Pier

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom

A field recording by Felicity Ford made in Bournemouth, United Kingdom on 23 January 2023, in the afternoon. Soundscape: sea & waves, church bells and harbours, ports & boats.

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Chimes on the Musical Trail at Boscombe Pier
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Recordist's notes

The Boscombe Pier Music Trail continues with these lovely chimes, suspended in a way that means each aluminium cylinder can resonate freely and for a long time. The chimes were exactly in line with the place where the waves were breaking on the beach below, and so the sound of the sea is strongest here. Such a lovely thing to be able to go and find and play these pretty sounds against the sighing waves - how many countless happy hours of unrecorded sonic play have happened in this place?

Written by Felicity Ford on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Bournemouth is a city of about 163,600 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 18 field recordings from here.

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