Derbyshire Makes Part 1 - Why listen?

Curator Clare Savory tells the stories behind the making of episode 31’s full Glossop audio tapestry.

Whilst out walking ‘the nab’ near Chunal and Charlestown, she explains why it’s become her mission to help people reclaim ‘sound’ to better their health - and their connection to others and the world around them. 

By recording everyday sounds, she hopes people who live in the area will take notice of the town’s and moor’s wonderful noises - before it’s too late.

In this episode, you can enjoy willow warblers, a horse purring, meet some of Gamesley chippy’s regular customers and drift off to a wonderful soundscape of dawn chorus in Glossop as recorded by Kaleb.

Longer versions of these soundscapes are available on our digital map, visit www.longdendaletales.co.uk and search ‘soundscapes’ where you’ll see/hear plenty more pins across the whole of Glossopdale! (Thank you Helen Newman for doing this)

All of our Longdendale Tales episodes are also available as video podcasts, you can watch visualised film versions via YouTube: www.youtube.com/@longdendaletales

Or audio versions are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Longdendale Tales, presented and produced by Clare Savory of ASFB Productions.

Films directed and produced by Glossop filmmaker, Owain Paciuszko.

Thank you to funding support from Derbyshire Makes and High Peak Community Arts.

Our podcast theme tune is called ‘Begging’ and is by the wonderful, once-Glossop-resident - Harry Heart.