First, I have sad news to report. When I went back to the bridge on Thursday, the cute pigeon featured in the last post was no longer on his ledge.. and there was a squished pile of feathers in the road :'( RIP cute pigeon!! I found it a comfort that at least, before he died, the pigeon was able to enjoy the delightful experience of being serenaded by my fiddle.. until my Grandad suggested that the pigeon might have made a suicide bid so that he wouldn't have to hear my fiddle playing any more. Now I feel a bit guilty.....
So far this blog has been very quiet.. so here's some noise :-). A quick sketch that highlights some of the characteristic sounds of the bridge - chiefly the busses, trains, and pigeons - and which features me playing the High Level Bridge Hornpipe (not very well - my fingers were freezing after having taken about 300 photos of graffiti, so playing in tune was somewhat difficult...!)
So far this blog has been very quiet.. so here's some noise :-). A quick sketch that highlights some of the characteristic sounds of the bridge - chiefly the busses, trains, and pigeons - and which features me playing the High Level Bridge Hornpipe (not very well - my fingers were freezing after having taken about 300 photos of graffiti, so playing in tune was somewhat difficult...!)
More audio stuff to come soon - I did some improvisation on the bridge on Thursday, so I'll put that up soon. I found improvising on the bridge really interesting, as I felt it was helping me to connect and interact with the sounds and sights around me as I played. I'm going to develop this practice further, and I'd also like to try group improvisation up there - if anybody is interested in joining me, get in touch.