Beneath Clouded Hills, Episode 1: Spectres of Old England
Artist-researchers Verity Birt and Una Hamilton Helle are on the search for Deep England, asking what the term means and where to find it? To help them on their journey they speak to artists, musicians and academics whose research and practices broaden the pastoral picture. In this episode we hear from proto-metal band Parish, folklorist Matthew Cheeseman and folk musician Angeline Morrison about how to reclaim a sense of Englishness; the imperial origins of folklore collecting and the power of music to re-story and bring to light previously hidden experiences.
CREDITS
Beneath Clouded Hills, of which these podcasts are part of, is a wider art and research project by Verity Birt and Una Hamilton Helle
This episode was commissioned as part of Legion Projects’ audio series Ploughing Old Patterns, Raising New Ground and co-commissioned by Bloc Projects
The episode was made by Verity Birt and Una Hamilton Helle
Music is copyrighted and courtesy of:
Jerusalem by Bob Davenport and Harvest Song by The Waterson’s are courtesy of Topic Records Ltd
By a Bandit’s Knife, Parish, Soil and Scythe by Parish are courtesy of Parish/Crypt of the Wizard
Cruel Mother Country, The Brown Girl, Unknown African Boy and Go Home by Angeline Morrison are courtesy of Angeline Morrison
Editor and sound designer is Una Hamilton Helle
To listen to a Deep England inspired playlist search ‘Beneath Clouded Hills’ on Spotify
The series theme tune composed by Stephen Crowe
Graphic design for the series is by Blue Firth
This episode has been supported by Arts Council England and the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 863944 THINK DEEP).
With thanks to Matthew-Robert Hughes of Legion Projects, Sunshine Wong, curator at Bloc Projects, Mark Dicker for editing help, all the interviewees and musicians who allowed us to use their music.
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