FIVE VILLAGE SOUNDSCAPES
SKRUV, Sweden
Main street, Skruv
Winter Imagesthe glassworks (acid bath); near the railway station (a passing train); village stream; in a home; the main street at night (footsteps on frozen ground, factory ambience in background); railway station (local electric train); brewery (creek and shift whistle)
BISSINGEN, Germany
Main street and Church, Bissingen
Village & valley (right top)
Farmhouse (right bottom)
Bells of Bissingenchurch bells, outdoor ambience, passing military helicopter whose low frequency throbbing is amplified by the bowl-shaped valleyHome and Factorywalking out of the church, overlooking fields and yards; home of Frau Weber; sewing with a treadle sewing machine; cross-fade to textile factory (110 dBA)
CEMBRA, Italy
Easter Eve, St. Maria's Churchstart of church service, with bell; choral singing; moving outside to piazza where other bells are heard; choir from inside the churchSnow gameschildren playing in the snow in a maze of closely spaced houses and lanes; mother calls to them
LESCONIL, France
Point d'Eckmuhl Lighthousefoghorn; history of the lighthouse (built 1897); "moaning" foghorn; climbing to the top; outdoor ambience from the top with the hornLa Criéearrival of the fishing boats; airhorn signalling start of the sale; unloading of fish
DOLLAR, Scotland
Acoustic profiles of the church bell and pipe band, Dollar;
(right) profiles and incoming sounds on the acoustic horizon, Dollar
Main street (A91)
The Gates of Dollarsequence of metal gates, and comments by the former Town Clerk, David GrahamPipe Musicpipe band at the Dollar Academy
The Railway StationDavid Graham's reminiscences at the former railway station of the sounds he heard there as a boy
David Graham being interviewed by Bruce Davis
More photos from the European field trip, 1975