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2013

Cody Words Walk

Stephen Shiell

 
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Star Lane DLR Station (Platform 1), London E16 4SR, UK
12 minutes
Sound walk

As Artist in Residence at Cody Dock, Stephen Shiell worked with writer Melaina Barnes on a composition inspired by the natural, industrial and historical landscapes of the dock that sits on the banks of the River Lea.

The composition is made with field recordings, music box and voice, using one-minute observational poems written by Melaina during her time as writer-in-residence at Cody Dock.

The composition follows a circular walk from Star Lane station(London E16 4SR) along South Crescent to Cody Dock, through the Dock and along the River Lea path before turning back into the industrial estate to come back to Cody Dock.

APA style reference

Shiell, S. (2013). Cody Words Walk. walk · listen · create. https://walklistencreate.org/walkingpiece/cody-words-walk/

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The Scottish and English word plodging has been wading through the lexical muck and mire since the late 1700s, and it refers to icky, slow, molasses-type walking. Plodge is probably a variation of plod. This word isn’t totally out of use, as a 1995 use from British magazine The Countryman illustrates: “Northbound Pennine Wayfarers, plodging through the interminable peat-bogs of the North Pennines.” Even if you have a spring in your step, it’s tough to skip merrily through the peat-bogs. Credits to Mark Peters.

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