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Recordist's notes
This recording is part of an investigation into the close-season soundscape of football pitches on the route between Brightwell-cum-Sotwell and Winslow. The investigation is entitled 'Travel! The corridor of uncertainty' and is part Get Rid! a project exploring the sounding cultures of grassroots football. Oving Recreation Ground is to the East of Bowling Alley a road that runs from north to south through the village. The recreation ground is the home of Oving FC who have been playing here since 1887. This recording was made using a Sound Devices 722T and an AT4025B.
About the place
Aylesbury is a town of about 74,748 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 6 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.
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Sources & credits
- “Oving Recreation Ground - Listening to the sound of football not happening at Oving Recreation Ground” by Paul Whitty – CC BY-ND 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0