"Meet the Wind Gatherers.
They are seeking out the wind, trying to catch it in nets and bottles.
They have huge ears; they are windbags and huffer puffers, raspberry blowers and virtuoso farters.
Huddled together they hum.
On high hills they prepare wind fields and sound farms, places for the wind to play.
They love weather and sudden silences, the whirl of playgrounds and hubbub of crowds.
In a strong wind they open their mouths and let wind play inside them.
These...wind eaters.....sound munchers....story crunchers....noise eating monsters....
They love stories; in fact they have stories coming out of their ears, a constant muttering of fable, fairy and fanciful f**k ups.
They feast on torrid tales and are hungry for more and more, ‘what happens next’, ‘tell me more’.
Greedily they gather up sounds and gobble down stories.
They love songs and hear them everywhere, the songs of tree and pylons, streets and streams, chapels and pubs.
Their carts jingle jangle across hills and down lanes, full of nets and charms and sound recorders, wind chimes at each corner, horns and rattle bags.
Through side streets and bye ways they call out for scraps of old stories and songs, bits of sound to refashion into new symphonies.
They dream of jingle jangle journeys where giant horns float down rivers, of myths of now and then, where the ancient and modern all get mixed up, machines tell stories and songs are written on the wind..."
Elemental Fixer (below)
Also known as Tarn Aitken. Elemental Fixer constructed the vehicle which houses the 'Ark-Hive', the storage device in which the sounds, songs and stories of Somerset are collected in. He loves nothing better than to tinker with machines and fix them.
Ruth the Chime Child (below):
Storyfinder and maker. Also known as Francesca Dunford. Based on Ruth Tongues, story teller and song collector.
Wind Conductor (below)
Also known as Tim Hill.
Thunder and Lightening Man (below)
An elemental storyteller. Also known as Michael Loader. Based on the character of Andrew Crosse, Wizard of Broomfield.
The ensemble includes storyteller Michael Loader, performer, maker Tarn Aitken, artist Francesca Dunford and musician Tim Hill. Together they have worked with No Fit State Circus, Horse and Bamboo theatre, Welfare State International, Cirque Bijou, Bristol Old Vic and many more...
The Gatherers will be aided on their journey with the help and direction of, 'Nat The Navigator' aka Natalie Parsley.
*Costumes made and designed by students at The Arts University College at Bournemouth.
The costume design work is in progress, with lead designer Sarah Dicks, a current masters student at Arts University College Bournemouth, heading up a team of design students from AUCB.
At special events we will also be joined by 'The Big Noise' :
"The Big Noise is a new street band for 2012 and a project to encourage outdoor music making in Somerset. Based in Taunton, The Big Noise will also work with musicians and existing bands across the county, offering rehearsals, workshops, music and presentations/resources on street bands. The band will perform at various events for the London 2012 Olympics and form the basis for projects exploring outdoor music and sound. A key part of the project will be making contacts with similar bands across the world."
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