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25 October 2011

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The best train announcement in the UK

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over 2 years ago1294699232

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brummig commented on a boo

10 June 2011

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Rushall Canal Lock, Birmingham Road

brummig

almost 2 years ago1307432648

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“Thank you. I'm pleased you liked it as it is one of my favourites. All that tranquillity just metres from a major road.”
brummig commented on a boo

07 June 2011

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Forge Mill Lake, Sandwell Valley

brummig

almost 2 years ago1307433365 West Bromwich, Sandwell, England

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“An RSPB bird reserve near an industrial part of the West Midlands.”
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07 June 2011
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Forge Mill Lake, Sandwell Valley

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brummig An RSPB bird reserve near an industrial part of the West Midlands.
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07 June 2011
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Rushall Canal Lock, Birmingham Road

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brummig Thank you. I'm pleased you liked it as it is one of my favourites. All that tranquillity just metres from a major road.

soundmap Just fabulous! Thanks, Chris at UK SoundMap
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07 June 2011

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Longmoor Pool, Sutton Park

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02 June 2011

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FoxBoo

Amortize

about 2 years ago1298675468 Birmingham, England

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“I've never had the nerve to go into The Fox. Did you go in disguise?”
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02 June 2011

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about 2 years ago1299322794

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“Heh - I had the exact same message on my answering machine last week. I didn't think to boo it.”
brummig commented on a boo

01 June 2011

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Hurst Street During Gay Pride

brummig

almost 2 years ago1306944906 Birmingham, England

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“Behind is the fun fair, to the left is music from the Village Inn cabaret tent, and to the right is music from a dance tent. Towards the end of the recording the West Midlands Fire Brigade bring up the tail of the parade, adding sirens and air horns to the sound of the crowd. It's Gay Pride, as it is every year at the end of May, and Hurst Street is heaving with party goers. The photo was taken just a few metres further down the road in 2009.”
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01 June 2011
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Hurst Street During Gay Pride

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soundmap Many thanks as ever, your recording's now on the UK Soundmap.

brummig Behind is the fun fair, to the left is music from the Village Inn cabaret tent, and to the right is music from a dance tent. Towards the end of the recording the West Midlands Fire Brigade bring up the tail of the parade, adding sirens and air horns to the sound of the crowd. It's Gay Pride, as it is every year at the end of May, and Hurst Street is heaving with party goers. The photo was taken just a few metres further down the road in 2009.
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01 June 2011

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Birmingham Gay Pride Parade

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almost 2 years ago1306929490

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“These are the sounds in Birmingham's Victoria Square on the last Saturday in May every year as the Gay Pride parade gets under way. The parade took over 15 minutes to pass, and so this recording is a medley. It starts with the Dhol Blasters, moves on to Chicken Mick revving up all 492 litres of his motortrike, and finally after various floats are a motorbike, a Range Rover, a fire pump, and an aerial rescue platform from the West Midlands Fire Brigade, all making an absolutely splendid racket. Pictures here: https://picasaweb.google.com/BrummigTheBear/BirminghamPride2011#”
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01 June 2011
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Birmingham Gay Pride Parade

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soundmap Great recording, many thanks for sharing it with the UK Soundmap!

brummig These are the sounds in Birmingham's Victoria Square on the last Saturday in May every year as the Gay Pride parade gets under way. The parade took over 15 minutes to pass, and so this recording is a medley. It starts with the Dhol Blasters, moves on to Chicken Mick revving up all 492 litres of his motortrike, and finally after various floats are a motorbike, a Range Rover, a fire pump, and an aerial rescue platform from the West Midlands Fire Brigade, all making an absolutely splendid racket. Pictures here: https://picasaweb.google.com/BrummigTheBear/BirminghamPride2011#
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31 May 2011

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Easter Chorus

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20 February 2011

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Bus, Maryhill

bulldozia

over 2 years ago1297023340 Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland

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“Ahh, the delights of bus travel! The horse-cart suspension, the child coughing germs in your face, and if only you could hear it above the racket, the gentle crackle of burning spliffs. ”
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20 February 2011

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Passing Trains

brummig

over 2 years ago1298214238 Birmingham, England

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“Bournville station is sandwiched between part of the Cadbury site and the canal. In this recording you can hear two stopping class 323 electric multiple unit trains from opposite directions, and a canal barge heading South through the night. You will also hear what sounds like Julian Clary using the PA system to warn of "slippery services" at the station. British station announcements have long been a source of amusement. This recording was originally nearly seven minutes long but I have reduced it to the Audioboo maximum of five minutes by cutting chunks out of the near-silences. ”
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20 February 2011
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Passing Trains

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soundmap Many thanks, your recording's now on the UK Soundmap.

brummig Bournville station is sandwiched between part of the Cadbury site and the canal. In this recording you can hear two stopping class 323 electric multiple unit trains from opposite directions, and a canal barge heading South through the night. You will also hear what sounds like Julian Clary using the PA system to warn of "slippery services" at the station. British station announcements have long been a source of amusement. This recording was originally nearly seven minutes long but I have reduced it to the Audioboo maximum of five minutes by cutting chunks out of the near-silences.
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20 February 2011

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Arrival at New Street

brummig

over 2 years ago1298211651 Birmingham, England

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“A class 323 electric multiple unit arrives at a busy platform on Birmingham's New Street station, but what was that first announcement? Station announcements in Britain tend to be somewhat comical. Towards the end of the recording you can hear someone saying "What's that?". An occupational hazard of making field recordings is strangers asking what you are doing, something they would never bother to do if you were using a camera (unless they were some moron in a high-vis jacket looking to book another "terrorist"). ”
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20 February 2011
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Arrival at New Street

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soundmap Many thanks, your recording's now on the UK Soundmap.

brummig A class 323 electric multiple unit arrives at a busy platform on Birmingham's New Street station, but what was that first announcement? Station announcements in Britain tend to be somewhat comical. Towards the end of the recording you can hear someone saying "What's that?". An occupational hazard of making field recordings is strangers asking what you are doing, something they would never bother to do if you were using a camera (unless they were some moron in a high-vis jacket looking to book another "terrorist").
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20 February 2011

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Diesels at New Street

brummig

over 2 years ago1298205859 Birmingham, England

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“I sat for ten minutes breathing the exotic odours of Birmingham's New Street station for this recording. I cut it down to the Audioboo five minute maximum by taking out chunks of the diesel multiple unit to my left that eventually pulled out right at the end of the recording. I left in all the station announcements.”
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20 February 2011
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Diesels at New Street

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soundmap Many thanks, your recording's now on the UK Soundmap.

brummig I sat for ten minutes breathing the exotic odours of Birmingham's New Street station for this recording. I cut it down to the Audioboo five minute maximum by taking out chunks of the diesel multiple unit to my left that eventually pulled out right at the end of the recording. I left in all the station announcements.
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20 February 2011
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Following Krishna

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brummig I wanted to get a longer recording of the Krishna devotees I had seen shortly before in New Street and chased after them, but they kept changing direction randomly. Then they stopped chanting altogether when the man with the microphone handed the under-arm megaphone to a boy of about 14 who then continued the chant. I left them at the end of Lower Temple Street as they disappeared down Navigation Street.
brummig followed soundmap

12 January 2011

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Moderating the British Library's Evolving English accent map (http://www.bl.uk/evolvingenglish/maplisten.html) and UK Soundmap projects.

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12 January 2011

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Music librarian & listening post. Tweets as @bulldozia among other things.

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brummig favourited a boo

07 January 2011

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garden in Moseley

rockscottage

over 2 years ago1285409552 Birmingham, England

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07 January 2011

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gate in a gale

rockscottage

over 2 years ago1285278743 Stonybreck, Orkney Islands, Scotland

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