So we were back to school this week; teachers, small chairs and nostalgic puddings included. Craig and I had planned a two day workshop for the P4-P7s at Lumsden Primary and we had been excited about it all weekend. The radio station build was simultaneously gathering momentum back in the workshop and it feels like this unique project is really coming together. But we want it to grow wings… So that’s where the children play a huge role. Not only […]
Workshop participants, led by Pete Stollery and Ross Whyte, will use sounds recorded in Bergen and Aberdeen to create pieces of music and sound art working with editing and transformation software. Venue: MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen 29 October 2011, 10:00 – 17.00 As part of the partnership between sound, Music Factory (Bergen) and Sound Ways (St Petersburg), the Three Cities Project brings together composers, musicians and communities in Aberdeen, Bergen and St Petersburg. The workshop will explore and engage […]
As a first post for the SSW blog I have selected a few images from Sunday’s demonstrations by local talented artists, crafts people and tradesmen. It was a privilege to meet the artisans and observe their ease around the materials. They will be here again this Sunday (18th) to continue the process as part of The Lost Hand Programme running during NEOS at the Scottish Sculpture Workshop. The images include a Specialist Painter, a Stone Mason, a Cooper, a traditional […]
Sign maker Ali at SSW NEOS open studios We’ve arrived! Me and my shining brilliant assistant and radio consultant Craig Priestley are in the depths of Lumsden ready to begin all things radio. We’ve already been fortunate to stumble across a bustling NEOS weekend and met with a signmaker, Ali, who’s begun work on our own Radio logo. Watch this space I’m sure. The aim this week is to touch base, learn, collate and start building a unique radio […]
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