Walls Within Walls

By Bridie Jackson & Jude Irwin

Walls within Walls is a piece in 3 movements, each featuring short snippets lovingly edited from over ten hours of fascinating and insightful recorded conversations with local residents conducted during lockdown over Zoom by Bridie Jackson and local writer, Jude Irwin.

The listener is invited to consider the complex daily reality of life on the wall and the challenges this presents, including climate change, the impact of both farming and tourism on the environment and ownership of the landscape.

There is an inherent duality to these conversations, but ultimately residents are in agreement that there is no place they would rather be.

Vocals/ Piano/Recording, etc - Bridie Jackson Viola/Mixing/Recording - Nick Pierce Community engagement and additional writing - Jude Irwin

Contributors Stephen Middleton Neil Park Ian Brown Dave Walker Gary Pickles, Northumberland National Park Linda Rawlinson Gill Cowell Lyn Murray Dan Dowling Andrew Birley, Vindolanda Trust