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Recordist's notes
Field interview on the banks of the River Tweed with net fisher Joanne Purvis of Paxton netting station. Jo describes the sights and sounds of traditional net fishing, against a background of river activity. 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 - Joanne Purvis, Paxton” by jules@texthou... – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0