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Recordist's notes
This is the fourth and final recording made during the North Berks League Division Two match between Sutton Courtenay and Westminster. During the development of Get Rid! a project exploring the sounding cultures of grassroots football in Oxfordshire I have been looking for the boundary of encounter. The point at which we become aware of the sounding presence of a football match. This particular site was close to that boundary as the voices of the players, officials and coaches become part of the evening soundscape rising above and then sinking below the threshold of audibility. This recording was made with an Edirol R-09HR.
About the place
Abingdon is a town of about 38,676 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 21 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Roland / Edirol R-05 & R-09. Compact Roland/Edirol recorders that were popular for early sound-map contributions.
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Sources & credits
- “Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon OX14, UK - In the lane on the way back to the car” by Paul Whitty – CC BY-ND 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0