Belfast- Marching Season- Aidan Deery by Bivouac Recording

19:49 / July 2, 2013 / Marching Season / Vernon Street / 54.588311, -5.928182 / Loaded with historical significance, few sounds provoke such polarized response during the Belfast summer / Orange bands march throughout the season, the most important occurring on 12th July each year to mark the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 / Trouble regularly flares at flashpoints along contentious routes, though the majority pass without incident / Dissonance is often created by competing bands, and contrast is sharp between shrill fifes, punchy snares and pounding lambeg drums / It is a warm summer evening and a band is filtering through a housing estate on the far side of the train tracks / The ensemble dominates the soundscape for a short time, before fading into the distance, replaced again by the regular rhythms of the street //

About the Artist:
Aidan Deery @aidandeery is a Belfast-based composer and sound artist / Aidan completed a PhD in composition at the Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast, in 2014 / Often making use of field recordings, Aidan's output has included fixed medium compositions, works for instrument with electronics, as well as installations, and has had regular performances at a range of international festivals / Aidan has also collaborated with various artists including arts collective Mak9, and works with Matilde Meireles to form the field recording duo bunú //

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