Songs of Hope, Wild Woodberry, Inside Out Festival

A demo for The Cornhill Mysteries, a potential future podcast celebrating the history of Dorset's food, farms and fairs. Listen in to some gossips chatting at Cornhill Market in 1629, where the local constable Henry Maber has been caught poaching the from the King's estate at Fordington.

First song

Listening to poetry is incredibly therapeutic and has the potential to unlock emotions and memories that have been long hidden. Take a walk through our historic garden and enjoy recitals by local poets along the way.

A sound walk celebrating the River Allen, Dorset, and the wildlife that lives there. Developed in association with Wimborne Community Theatre as part of their river project, 'Our rivers run through us'. www.wimbornecommunitytheatre.co.uk Extracts from 'Liquid gold' by Hugh Miles reproduced with kind permission. Nemeton digital arts: nemeton.org.uk electricbackroom STUDIO: electricbackroom.org.uk

The Collective Memory Archive is an investigation of memories, commissioned by Activate in 2020 as part of their micro-commissions programme. Artist Izzie Jobbins began the project in her hometown of Sherborne, gathering memories from local residents before producing two walks that explored the local area and created a shared experience with those who took part. Connecting past lived experiences with new people, this work promotes a sense of community and togetherness, encouraging new perspectives on familiar places. For Inside Out Dorset, The Collective Memory Archive is relaunching in Poole: explore the city, and follow the sights and experiences of local memories, discover new areas or layer new histories over familiar spaces.

The People's Park. By the Park's People. This sound walk was created as a contribution to Poole Park Celebration Day, held on 29th July, 2021. The audio materials were sourced from online video clips, in which people documented their own experiences while visiting the Park. These were combined with excerpts from interviews with local people, to provide some additional perspectives about the Park and how it has changed over time. Together, this mosaic of sounds provides a unique insight into how people value the Park, and how they use it to have fun in so many different ways. Credits: Sound collage by Adrian Newton. Visuals created by Lynn Davy, Arthur Newton and Adrian Newton. The accompanying texts are derived from "Poole park - the people's park", by Geoffrey Budworth, Sutton Publishing Ltd., 2008. Many thanks to everyone who agreed to be interviewed, including Prof. Genoveva Esteban; Rob, Emilie and Veronique Palmer; Daniel Somogyi; Aisha Begum; Doreen Hassett; Fraser Huskinson; Haydn Wheeler; Sheila Wiggins; Hayley Johnson; Judith Hewitt; Nigel Bridie; Pauline Cowling; Sarah Coles; Valerie Davies and Michele O'Brien. Thanks also to the Bournemouth University students who conducted some of the interviews: Hamzah Ali, Gerald Aliaj, Faye Bowsher, Vivian Davies, and interview coordinator Dr Kate Terkanian.

Chalk rivers are recognised throughout the world as an important habitat for many plants and animals, including otters, kingfishers and fish. Yet many river species are difficult to see, because they live under the water surface. Might we be able to hear them instead? We have been fishing for sounds in the River Stour, by placing special microphones (called hydrophones) in the water, suspended from fishing rods. This enables us to listen to the sounds being made by creatures living underwater. This soundwalk presents some recordings that we've made using this approach. These reveal a strange and complex soundscape, full of chirrups, churring, clicks and pops. Very little is known about the sounds made by the species that live in rivers, but we know that water beetles and caddis flies both produce sounds. Some fish are known to vocalise too. And on these recordings, you can also hear the sound of water plants photosynthesizing. We hope that this soundwalk will help you to appreciate the River Stour in a different way - as a place teeming with life, much of which is hidden from view.

Studland Bay has stories to tell. Within the sand and under the heather are hidden noises and untold tales. And they ask you… Do you know what sound a pine tree makes? Or the calls that happen at night? How about the stories from the war or perhaps the wonders of our dune dynamics? Well now you can put your headphones in, go for a walk and experience an exploratory soundscape at Studland Bay. Dotted across the dunes are echoes for you to find, some are in popular spots while others are hidden in the wilderness. On your exploration, please be mindful of tough vegetation, cattle grazing and the wildlife that lives at Studland. The dunes are home to some wonderful species, like nightjars that make their nest on the ground or adders that live in the heather. To keep yourself and the wildlife safe please walk carefully, wear appropriate clothing, keep dogs on a lead and take any litter home. Each echo has a different theme, species or story to tell and has been developed by two sound artists, Laura Reid and Adrian Newton (both members of EAP, Environmental Art Practitioners). Laura blends music with conversation to further deepen our understanding of history, culture and ecology at Studland Bay. Adrian, who worked with Lynn Davy and Arthur Newton, uses specialist equipment to record hidden nature sounds and gives us a window into a noisy world we rarely hear. The development of this sound walk is all due to Dynamic Dunescapes, a nationwide project to restore sand dunes across England and Wales. So far at Studland Bay, we have re-created patches of bare sand and reintroduced cattle grazing, but everyone can play a part in restoring this special place. The sand dunes have become over-vegetated, and as a result are declining in biodiversity. By exploring the ‘listening to the sand dunes’ soundscape, you will be taken off-path to trample on overgrown vegetation and create space for rare life. If we leave no trace, and are mindful of the local wildlife, we can help the dunes simply by exploring them. So, take an immersive trip to Studland Bay. The soundscape works best with headphones, and by downloading the walk before you go. There is also an instruction sheet to collect at Knoll Beach if you wish. You can start at either Shell Bay or Northern Boundary, and the experience will take you approximately two-hours. Get lost in sound, discover untold stories and know that by doing so, you are also helping restore our sand dunes

A ship in danger - a crew forbidden to go ashore - a cabin boy terrified of climbing the mast... This is the soundtrack of The Resilient, a musical drama set on a tall ship. The film, by children at St John’s Primary School in Weymouth supported by professional filmmakers from Dorset arts organisation ScreenPLAY was premiered at the school in July 2022. A nice warm bed wouldn’t do us any harm, sing the homeward-bound crew of the tall ship Resilient but will they make it safely back to port when storms threaten to dash them onto the treacherous Chesil beach? Sit on the beach by the rocks at Greenhill or anywhere around the school to hear to their story. You can also watch the Resilient film: https://youtu.be/h9h4GP9lP74 Cast in order of appearance Bosun - Vhiel Captain - Joanne First Mate - Isabel Wheelhouse - Fibi, Libby, Isaac Cabin boy - Jamie Deckhands - Jacob, Jason, Lucas, Ellie, Lalani, Nicole, Bella, Oliver Harbourmaster - Oscar, Assistant harbourmaster - Yasmin Rigging hands - Lucas, Ellie, Lalani Crew Fishing - Ken-Right, Bella, Millie, Darcy, Serena, Ava Singers - Phoebe, Ellie, Lelani, Serena, Lucas Song Lyrics - Jamie, Ellie, Lucas, Piotr, Isabel Set painters Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes Woodgrain painters Children from years 3,4,5 and 6 Set riggers - Year 5 Supported by ScreenPLAY mentors Phoebe Coombes - Scriptwriting Sharon Hayden - Drama development and directing Clare Munford - Set design and painting Kathie Prince - Song composition and Music Sean Kirby - Music production Alastair Nisbet - Film production Made with funding from Dorset Council Community and Culture Fund, Jigsaw PSHE