Thursday 26 April 2012

What is 'Sounding out Somerset'?




Sounding out Somerset

Listen…………….

we are the wind gatherers, sound crunchers and story munchers  We love noise!. We would love you to join us on our quest to sound out Somerset

Our journey begins in Taunton on the 21st of May from where we will visit schools, hill tops, beaches, coves, pubs, town centres, village greens and anywhere where the wind takes us

Who are we?
We are a group of performers, musicians and story tellers known as, ‘The Wind Gatherers’, who collect and exchange sounds, stories and songs as we travel.

How to get involved
-          Perhaps you know a song that is local to your area? Past or present.
-          A local story that you want to share with us? No tale is too tall or too small.
-          A sound that you think is beautiful or perhaps unusual in some way?
-          A place that you know where sounds are amplified or sound different?
-          A place where the wind sings or makes a great sound

If any of the above strike a chord, we would love to hear from you. Please get in touch with our route navigator, Natalie Parsley on somersetjourney@yahoo.co.uk
These sounds, stories and songs will be Somerset’s contribution to a big celebration of the South West on Weymouth Beach on July 28th. This is called The Battle for the Winds’ and marks the opening of the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Events. Go to www.battleforthewinds.com for more details.

Thank you for listening.
Natalie Parsley
Coordinator and navigator
Greetings and welcome to the first post on the 'Somerset Journey: Sounding out Somerset' blog!