[comradio-l] Art Transmissions part 1 Press your Ear to the Rail on BRFM Bridge Radio

[Daniel Nash @ DPN]

Art Transmissions part 1 Press your Ear to the
Rail on BRFM Bridge Radio 95.6  based in Minster-On-Sea, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent,
  
BRFM the community radio
station from the Isle of Sheppey has embarked on a unique project to air new
broadcasts by three local community groups who have been working with artists
to capture the individual sounds of the groups.
 
Working with arts
organisation FrancisKnight, ‘Press your Ear to the Rail’ is the first of the
Art Transmissions, which features the Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway
and sound artist Jim Whelton.  Jim has
immersed himself into the daily routines and lives of the volunteers as they go
about restoring and maintaining the working railway. 
 
Jim has explored the
acoustics of the yard and recorded a wealth of anecdotes and technical detail
from the volunteers. From the throaty growl of the diesel engines ticking over,
to the gentle chug of steam power, listen to the evocative sounds that brim
with meaning and memory on the Daniel Nash, Arts and Community Show from Monday
7th April between 7 & 10pm.
 
Karen Day, BRFM Station
Manager, said: “This project has involved and enabled local community groups to
work with BRFM. Similar projects have been undertaken and then played on
air.  This project has been designed
specifically for radio and BRFM are proud to be the station to air it.  The Community Media Association (CMA) has
been very pleased with the progress and is being kept updated throughout by
Daniel Nash (Community Liaison Coordinator / BRFM Presenter).  It is very exciting to be a part of a project
recording social history as it is hoped it will be shared with the CMA and then
archived in the British Library when it’s completed.”
 
BRFM 95.6 is a Community
Radio station based in Minster-On-Sea, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, which
provides a wide range of music, news and local information, traffic &
travel. BRFM broadcasts 24 hours a day 7 days a week and is run by passionate
and hard working group of volunteers.  
 
Daniel Nash is an artist
and presenter on The Daniel Monday Night Community Show that is aired on BRFM
95.6 every Monday 7-10pm. Since launching his show in November 2006 he has
interviewed a wide range of guests with a focus on the arts in Swale.
 
FrancisKnight is an
independent arts consultancy based in Maidstone, Kent. Through the arts they
offer positive experiences and new ideas that inspire vibrant communities and
places delivering projects in north Kent and across the southeast. For
more information please visit http://www.francisknight.co.uk
 
 
Art Transmission is
funded by Ideas Test, (Creative People and Places: Swale & Medway), an
action research programme to find new routes into creativity and the arts,
embedded with and led by local people.
 
Background on Jim Whelton
 
Art Transmission #1
Jim Whelton is an audio
artist and sound designer. Over the last fifteen years he has produced
experimental radio shows and written original scripts for Resonance104.4 FM,
ORF Austria, CKLN, Toronto, Dutch National Radio, Radio Corax Halle, Sao Paolo
Biennale and for various internet radio stations.
 
A number of his sound and
musical pieces have formed part of interactive displays in the Tate Modern,
Science Museum, National Horticultural Museum, National Trust of Scotland and
most recently for the new Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth. He can also be found
performing live experimental music and making short films when time permits.
 
The Sittingbourne &
Kemsley Light Railway operates over almost two miles of the original main line
from Sittingbourne Viaduct station to Kemsley Down Station and crosses one of
the first and longest reinforced concrete viaducts in the world. The line was
formerly owned by Bowater papermaking and was used to carry raw materials and
finished products between the company’s two mills and Ridham Dock. This steam
railway is run entirely by volunteers who work together to keep the service
operating and open to the public between April – December each year.
 
For Art Transmission #1
Jim is exploring the acoustic spaces within the yard. He has also recorded a
wealth of anecdotes and technical detail from the volunteers and will use the
station tannoy system to produce some surreal station announcements.
 
For further information
contact Louise Francis at FrancisKnight on 07956 437242 
 



Thanks Daniel
Community Liaison  coordinator @ BR FM
Bridge Radio

The Daniel Monday night community show is aired on BR FM Bridge Radio  95.6 every Monday interviewing a wide range of guests with a focus on the arts in swale

 
you tube http://www.youtube.com/user/daniel15510
blog http://dpn.me.uk/danielmn/  
twitter @DanielMondaybr  http://twitter.com/DanielMondaybr
facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Daniel-Monday-Night-Community-Show-On-BRFM/118055191549943
flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielmondaynightcommunityshowonbrfm/  
iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/daniel-monday-night-community/id590384626  
podcast http://DanielMonday.buzzsprout.com
http://www.danielmondaynightcommunityshow.webs.com 
http://plus.google.com/u/0/b/112142768824592318428/112142768824592318428/posts


For more information about the station or to listen live online please visit;
 http://www.brfm.net/  
 
please contact me on;
E-MAIL dpnash at btopenworld.com
 
This e-mail contains yours and my personal details please make sure you delete or shred this e-mail properly

D.P.N. 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/pipermail/comradio-l/attachments/20140331/8013b114/attachment-0001.html