Walking Holme Fence, Holme Moss

Woodhead Rd, Dewsbury, Kirklees HD9 2, UK

A 3-minute field recording by Dan Fox / Sound Intervention made in Saddleworth, United Kingdom on 18 April 2011, in the morning. Soundscape: rivers, streams & waterfalls, contact-mic recordings and soundwalks.

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2:57CC BY-SA 3.0by Dan Fox / Sound InterventionInternet Archive

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Recordist's notes

Contact mic recording of a wire fence. The start of a four day walk down the River Holme capturing sound and video enroute. A mix of all the sounds is at Holmfirth Parish see http://www.holmfirthartsfestival.co.uk/event-detail/event-30-59.html

About the place

Saddleworth is a town of about 25,441 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 13 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Contact microphones. Piezo pickups that record vibrations in solid materials instead of airborne sound.

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