The essence of South Holland has been captured through sound thanks to community project Transported.
Over the summer months, Transported commissioned sound artist Rebecca Lee to explore the sound and sense of place in several villages across South Holland.
Tulip Radio will be broadcasting Rebecca’s recordings between November 25 and December 30.
Rebecca is a musician and artist who has been visiting community groups and events collecting hundreds of sounds which reveal something of the history, personalities, unusual facts and life of these communities.
Rebecca visited Sutton St James, Holbeach St Johns, Moulton Chapel, Moulton Seas End, Bicker and Quadring during the summer and more than 400 people have given their voice, told a story or made a recording!
From youth groups, to gardening groups, local history talent competitions, these “quiet” villages are full of noises!
The project, called Outside Broadcast, aimed to broadcast the voices and sounds that are not usually heard in public – they are outside what we normally hear on the radio.
The audio documentaries Rebecca has created will now be broadcast as a series on Spalding’s community radio station, Tulip Radio – a full list of broadcasts are detailed below.
Rebecca said: “Outside Broadcast began because, growing up in small village in Lincolnshire, I know how important local radio stations are – for the weather, community news and connecting people.
“So I wanted to find a way to use the medium of radio to share something about the villages I was working in.
“I wasn’t sure how interested people would be, but in each of the villages, I have been overwhelmed by generous suggestions and invitations for me to go make recordings.
“People seem to really like the idea of collecting sounds, and importantly, local stories told by local voices.
“I am also pleased that I’ll be able to leave the recordings with the villages so they have a record for the future. These villages are so often thought of as quiet and sleepy but there’s so much going on!’
Rebecca has recorded over 40 hours of sounds across the project!
The growing library of sounds from each of the villages can also be explored via Rebecca’s Audioboom page which can be accessed at http://beaker.powweb.com/rebeccalee/
Broadcast dates:
- November 25 – Holbeach St Johns
- December 2 – Quadring
- December 9 – Moulton Chapel
- December 16 – Moulton Seas End
- December 23 – Bicker
- December 30 – Sutton St James
The broadcasts are from from 12pm to 1pm.
