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'We Were There' – eyewitnesses to conflict, Imperial War Museum

13 Nov, 2022 · Radio Walks & Sound Stories
As the BBC launches its initiative to document the lives of Second World War veterans, experience an award-winning outreach programme of the same name: 'We Were There' is a unique experience for museum visitors to meet veterans and eyewitnesses to conflict...

Sounds of the Earth – City sparrows, wallowing elephants

8 Nov, 2022 · Slow Radio
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds. Sparrows in the heart of the City of London, birds on Shapwick Heath in Somerset, and frogs and elephants in the Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. Wildlife recordings from Radio 3 Sunday Breakfast listene...

Missing a Walk

2 Nov, 2022 · This Morning Walk
Alex and Libby talk about missing a walk and still pressing forward.Pre-Order Alex’s new book, HOW WE HEAL: https://www.alexelle.com/buythebook__________THIS MORNING WALK is mixed & produced by Wayne Bertram.Connect with Alex + Libby on Instagram:...

Underground Wales

30 Oct, 2022 · Slow Radio
Poet Owen Sheers explores the strange sound world of the underground spaces of Wales, from slate caverns to sea caves, from Snowdonia to the Gower peninsula. In a new poem, he contemplates these dark and hidden places integral to Welsh myth, industry and p...

Mindful Mix 03 from Calming Times

26 Oct, 2022 · Walks around Britain
Relax, unwind and delve into the moment with a third specially-curated mix of soothing yet inspirational music and sounds from Calming Times. In these uncertain times, it's more important than ever to take time out from the day and be mindful of our place...

Campfire Heritage Stories 2022 at Chiltern Open Air Museum (COAM)

23 Oct, 2022 · Radio Walks & Sound Stories
At Chiltern Open Air Museum (COAM) our mission is to document and conserve the story of the Chilterns. Whether it’s the buildings and objects we save, or the people who lived and worked in and around them - our responsibility is to tell those stories to ...

Happy WalkTober

19 Oct, 2022 · This Morning Walk
Libby walks and talks about some new data that emphasizes the benefits of walking.Pre-Order Alex’s new book, HOW WE HEAL: https://www.alexelle.com/buythebook__________THIS MORNING WALK is mixed & produced by Wayne Bertram.Connect with Alex + Libby...

Gwilym Bowen Rhys in Aberdaron

13 Oct, 2022 · Folk on Foot
Come for a wild, wet and windy walk on the beach at Aberdaron on the Llyn peninsula in Wales with the singer and songwriter Gwilym Bowen Rhys. Then join us in the local church where  Gwilym demonstrates his musical versatility, accompanying himself on the...

Sounds of the Earth – Cows, Rain and a Wren

4 Oct, 2022 · Slow Radio
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds. Cornish waves, Welsh cows, a wren in a walnut tree and rain in the Galician mountains, recorded by Radio 3 Sunday Breakfast listeners Adriana Flores, Sean Tobin, Penny Lawrence and Alex Lisle.

The Vagabond’s Way, Tactics for Immersive Travel, Pilgrimages, and More — Rolf Potts

Rolf Potts is the author of the international bestseller Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel. His newest book is The Vagabond’s Way: 366 Meditations on Wanderlust, Discovery, and the Art of Travel. He has reported from mo...

Walking While Sick

29 Sep, 2022 · This Morning Walk
Alex and Libby talk about walking while sick and honoring our bodies.Pre-Order Alex’s new book, HOW WE HEAL: https://www.alexelle.com/buythebook__________THIS MORNING WALK is mixed & produced by Wayne Bertram.Connect with Alex + Libby on Instagram...

Folk on Foot Trailer

19 Sep, 2022 · Folk on Foot
What is the multi-award-winning Folk on Foot all about? The Telegraph calls it “a restorative breathing space in sound”.  In this sampler, host Matthew Bannister shares beautiful extracts from episodes featuring Karine Polwart on Fala Moor, Eliza Cart...

365 Days of Walking

19 Sep, 2022 · This Morning Walk
Alex is celebrating 365 days of walking! She and Libby sit down and talk about the journey so far.Pre-Order Alex’s new book, HOW WE HEAL: https://www.alexelle.com/buythebook__________THIS MORNING WALK is mixed & produced by Wayne Bertram.Connect w...

The Dance of the Commons at the Englefield Estate

15 Sep, 2022 · Folk on Foot
On a hot August day, scores of walkers in weird, wacky and wonderful costumes inspired by old English traditions, accompanied by morris dancers and musicians, set off to stage a peaceful and joyful mass trespass.  Led by Herne the Hunter (Book of Trespass...

Bonus Episode: Maddy Prior and Peter Knight in conversation at Cecil Sharp House

12 Sep, 2022 · Folk on Foot
Singer Maddy Prior and violinist Peter Knight were at the heart of the success of folk rock pioneers Steeleye Span. In this candid interview with Matthew Bannister on stage at the Indoor Festival of Folk at Cecil Sharp House, they recall the heady days of ...

When We Heal

7 Sep, 2022 · This Morning Walk
Alex and Libby sit down to talk about walking, healing, and what comes up when they do both.Pre-Order Alex’s new book, HOW WE HEAL: https://www.alexelle.com/buythebook__________THIS MORNING WALK is mixed & produced by Wayne Bertram.Connect with Al...

Fair Winds

1 Sep, 2022 · Slow Radio
The ever-present and changing sound of the wind on Fair Isle.

Every Walk isn't that Deep

24 Aug, 2022 · This Morning Walk
Libby and Alex sat down to chat about how every walk isn't transformative, but still, we go.Pre-Order Alex’s new book, HOW WE HEAL: https://www.alexelle.com/buythebook__________THIS MORNING WALK is mixed & produced by Wayne Bertram.Connect with Al...

Be where your feet are

17 Aug, 2022 · This Morning Walk
Libby and Alex are traveling so we thought we would record our personal thoughts as we walk. This micro episode Libby considers the impact of aligning breath with each step and walking in sacred spaces.Pre-Order Alex’s new book, HOW WE HEAL: https://ww...

Fay Hield at the Soundpost Weekend in Dungworth

11 Aug, 2022 · Folk on Foot
The singer, songwriter and academic Fay Hield invites us to a Soundpost Singing Weekend in the village of Dungworth on the outskirts of Sheffield. Guests include Sean Cooney of the Young’uns and Rowan Rheingans who wrote special songs for the event. But ...

skirr

To hurry about in search of something, to take a short walk, to hike. “Send out horses, skir the country round.” (Shakespeare, Macbeth.)from the Dictionary of Newfoundland English (University of Toronto Press, 1982).

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