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Recordist's notes
Field interview with George Purvis, skipper at Paxton netting station, one of the last two netting stations on the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders. George talks about reading the river, the fish and the wind, and his many years' experience of net fishing. Recorded by Jules Horne for 'Working the Tweed', an arts-science collaboration around the River Tweed catchment, supported by Creative Scotland for Year of Natural Scotland 2013. www.workingthetweed.co.uk
Context
This recording was made away from larger towns, about 62 km from the nearest city in our gazetteer.
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Sources & credits
- “Paxton, Scottish Borders, UK - River Voices - George Purvis, Paxton” by jules@texthou... – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0