hiraeth (sound poems, 03:47, 2023)

 

full album available to hear on alula down bandcamp, here.

 

in 2023 as part of a Three Choirs Festival community project, we (alula down - me & mark) worked with the Music Memory Café (MMC) in St Briavels, Gloucestershire.

 

over 3 monthly sessions in the early spring we brought themes and sounds to the cafe to prompt stories and discussion, and made audio recordings of cafe conversations, songs and music.

 

using only these recordings and no additional sounds, audio collages were created back in the studio, aiming to convey something of the care, companionship and laughter of the lovely community who meet in St Briavels.