The Drowners
Sea monsters
It's been a long time since the last episode (I got buried under work. Nearly actually buried in some cases).
During this time, amongst other projects, I was working for a local oral history project producing a podcast series which will be released soon. While doing this I met Joanna Thomson who was working to save the Goodwin Sands sandbank from being dredged and disturbing thousands of wrecked ships and sailors' graves. I interviewed her and by coincidence was invited by Sam Bailey at Free Range to perform another live show, just for old times' sake. I had collected a slew of interviews for the next series that was never going to materialise and it energised me to get the band back together for one more show.
Recorded live in front of an audience at Canterbury's Free Range series of arts and music events in May 2024.
Haunting stories are not just for fiction.
Feedback and stories welcome. Email here. Instagram @theaudiosphere
Performers:
Sam Bailey (piano, singing bowls)
Oliver Perrott-Webb (guitar, electronics)
Kat Peddie (poetry)
Peter Kelly as the Announcer
During this time, amongst other projects, I was working for a local oral history project producing a podcast series which will be released soon. While doing this I met Joanna Thomson who was working to save the Goodwin Sands sandbank from being dredged and disturbing thousands of wrecked ships and sailors' graves. I interviewed her and by coincidence was invited by Sam Bailey at Free Range to perform another live show, just for old times' sake. I had collected a slew of interviews for the next series that was never going to materialise and it energised me to get the band back together for one more show.
Recorded live in front of an audience at Canterbury's Free Range series of arts and music events in May 2024.
Haunting stories are not just for fiction.
Feedback and stories welcome. Email here. Instagram @theaudiosphere
Performers:
Sam Bailey (piano, singing bowls)
Oliver Perrott-Webb (guitar, electronics)
Kat Peddie (poetry)
Peter Kelly as the Announcer
Charlie Connelly
Author and Shipping Forecast explorer
Jim Hawkins
Coastal journeyman
Sonia Overall
Psychogeographer and gothic author
Joanna Thomson
Goodwin Sands Conservation Trust: goodwinsands.org.uk/
Music: Sam Bailey & Oliver Perrott-Webb
Sam Bailey (piano and harmonium) is a musician, teacher, improviser, composer, curator and promoter. He lives in Canterbury, Kent and runs the award-winning arts charity Free Range that presents world-class, free-entry experimental music events every week from October to March.
https://www.sambailey.space/
www.freerangecanterbury.org
www.pianointhewoods.com
https://www.sambailey.space/
www.freerangecanterbury.org
www.pianointhewoods.com
Oliver is a multidisciplinary artist and curator active in Kent, London and Edinburgh. He is mostly involved with sound art and composition for movement. Here he is playing electric guitar and electronics. https://norlove.bandcamp.com/album/pilots
