That's a little piece of heaven Bernie, up around Mabou and Inverness. Some
of the recordings of Northern Coast came from a few Km from Glace Bay near
a disused mine called Donkin and the huge sand bar at Port Morien, which is
likely the same place you were. There was a Minke whale washed up on the
beach there that Eagles/Gulls were feeding on. The recording of the miners
you have I expect is something very unique. When the mines closed the
Miners formed a choir called the 'men of the deeps', so I would say you
likely have one of the first ever recordings of those men of the deep. They
are still going strong today and pack concert halls. Fascinating stuff!
Cape Breton for me is on par with Northern Scotland. A home away from home!
thanks for sharing that Bernie.
Mark
On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Bernie Krause <>wrot=
e:
> **
>
>
> Used to have a place (early 1960s) right on the coast a few km south
> of Inverness, Mark. So I know the area well. Especially remember the
> great fiddle music in and around the west coast of the cape. I recall
> that the soundscape was lovely all over Cape Breton but it was a few
> years before I had even considered that as a viable medium.
>
> I did manage to capture the coal miners singing as they plied their
> craft in the shafts that were bored under the ocean off of Glace Bay.
> Pretty remarkable story in itself.
>
> Bernie
>
>
> On Jan 9, 2012, at 11:17 AM, Mark Brennan wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone, some very interesting items on here lately. I have
> > been
> > working on a new soundscape album, From Shore To Sanctuary which
> > encompasses some of my favorite recordings from the last 2 years
> > edited
> > into three 22 minute long tracks. Each one is really an audio
> > 'journey'
> > through the soundscape of The Acadian Forest, Night (Sounds after
> > dark) and
> > the Northern Coastlines of Nova Scotia. You can find it here
> > http://wildearthvoices.bandcamp.com/album/from-shore-to-sanctuary
> >
> > All the recordings come from Nova Scotia. This is free right now to
> > those
> > of you on nature recordists for a few days. In the 'art world' I
> > often swap
> > paintings with other artists!
> >
> > Cheers all.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
> > sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
> > Krause.
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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