Tuesday, 7 June 2011

ABC Wednesday - Near Ulverston

Strange sounds were heard on the upland near the small town of Ulverston where usually sheep graze, people walk their dogs and children play.  Strange objects on the top making noises  Boom, bang, clank clink wizz, howl. We were here on Friday when the sky was blue, the sun was warm but not a lot of wind just a
zephyr which meant that the wind was not whistling this corridor but there was still things to hear
and to see
Dancing to the sounds
Or just the closing of eyes and relaxing
But watch out for the UFOs
There is Ulverston clustered down below as the contraptions whirl on Birkrigg Common.

This was Harmonic Fields brought to the area at the beginning of June by Lieux publics (France) as part of the Lakes Alive 2011 events. 500 instruments creating a musical soundscape.  Here is a video from someone who was here here at the weekend on a greyer but windier day
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17 comments:

  1. Tumblewords:7 June 2011 at 23:00

    Wow! Utterly unusual! Love it!

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  2. Kay L. Davies7 June 2011 at 23:10

    Ultra-extraordinary.
    — K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  3. Gigi Ann7 June 2011 at 23:16

    That was fun and interesting.

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  4. Sylvia K7 June 2011 at 23:30

    What a fun, different post for the U Day! I love it! It would be fun to see this for real, but your terrific photos are the next best thing! Hope your week is off to a good start! Enjoy!

    Sylvia
    ABC Team

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  5. EG CameraGirl8 June 2011 at 00:03

    Fun to see and even more fun to listen to! :)

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  6. Roger Owen Green8 June 2011 at 00:40

    lessee..unique, unusual...
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  7. photowannabe8 June 2011 at 03:31

    Roger said what I was going to say...utterly unusual and unique.

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  8. Rajesh8 June 2011 at 04:41

    This is really unique.

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  9. Leslie:8 June 2011 at 06:09

    An ultra-unique display, but I must say I think it would eventually drive me insane! lol

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  10. jane8 June 2011 at 11:04

    Wow - that is something else - but I am sure those sounds would be ringing in my ears long after my leaving the area - but Ulverston is certainly now on my list of places to go

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  11. Meryl8 June 2011 at 15:31

    What a neat post!!! I leave with my world opened just a bit more. Thank you.

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  12. Jane and Chris8 June 2011 at 16:34

    I think I could play all day....then leave with a headache!!
    Jane x

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  13. jabblog8 June 2011 at 21:57

    Fabulous! Visual as well as aural - but you wouldn't want it all the time;-)

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  14. Maryhocam8 June 2011 at 23:24

    Unusual and interesting, but I think I wold need earplugs after a while. It's a little unharmonious. Good post for U

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  15. Chubskulit Rose9 June 2011 at 01:12

    Interesting choice of U.

    "U" are invited to see the "U" at my page. Have a great evening.

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  16. Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio9 June 2011 at 05:36

    Brilliant! I love it and want that in my town too!! Except we have a lot of sand when the wind blows.

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  17. Francisca9 June 2011 at 20:25

    Now that is an unusual installation! And this spot upland from Ulverston seems the ideal spot for it. Thanks for including the video.

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