Wings
Wings
Merry Christmas!
These bells (and cats) were recorded in Burlington and in Lincoln this December with help from my beautiful sister. The clock-tower bells are the College Street Congregational Church and…
Audio Advent
My pandemic sound booth (aka my closet).
Hello friends near and far!
This hear (*wink wink*) is an “audio advent calendar.” It’s composed of tiny bits of sound that have been kicking around my various recording devices (some for years!) and also some new sounds and compositions that have been joyfully co-created with friends around the globe! This will be a work in progress over the course of this month.
Each day I’ll share roughly 60 seconds of sound. This blog will be updated daily. You can also:
- follow this instagram account (@audio.advent.mw) if you’d like to find these posts in your feed.
- sign up to receive a daily email (only for the month of December!) with a link to that day’s audio moment.
Click anywhere on the photo to play the clip of the day. Click on the title to see notes about the image and the audio. Thanks for listening. ❤️
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Dec 25 2020
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Dec 24 2020 
Props
Props
Today an A-list guest list-reader: my friend Trish Denton, director of In Tandem Arts and Producer/Director of Retro Spec, a truly innovative pandemic-era piece of theater that will live…
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Dec 23 2020 
Shine
Shine
Sing-along recorded on 02/07/2017 at Helen Porter Rehabilitation and Nursing in Middlebury, VT where my grandmother volunteered for decades (an “activity aide” and “chief bingo caller!) before being welcomed…
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Dec 22 2020 
Summer
Summer
This time-traveling moment brought to you by the one and only Anna VanDine. Catch more of her on Vermont Public Radio’s podcast The Frequency (and many more places in…
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Dec 21 2020 
Light
Light
Poem by Wendell Berry (from his collection “Terrapin.”)
Candle lighting (12/20/2020) and starlings (12/19/2020) recorded in Burlington, VT
Photo taken in Burlington on 11/22/2016. -
Dec 20 2020 
Month
Month
Photo taken from the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC on 04/06/2014
Voices lovingly contributed in December 2020 by Pete, Sister, Connie, Robin, TC, Eliza, Trish, John-o, Martha, Dad… -
Dec 19 2020 
Tracks
Tracks
Poem excerpt from Robert Louis Stevenson’s From a Railway Carriage
Train ride on the Alaska Railroad between Anchorage and Denali Park recorded on 05/18/2015
Photo take on the same train… -
Dec 18 2020 
Waltz
Waltz
This recording was made at the Northeast Heritage Music Camp in Starksboro on 06/26/2019.
The musicians are Sarah Hotchkiss, Dave Surette, Becky Tracy, David Kaynor and Pete Sutherland.
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Dec 17 2020 
Boat
Boat
This recording was made at the Ferry Dock Marina in Burlington on 12/31/2016.
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Dec 16 2020 
Yours
Yours
This recording of my grandparents John and Margaret Wesley singing Yours (Quiéreme Mucho) was recorded on Christmas Day, 2012 in Burlington. They are accompanied on guitar by my dad, Ted.
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Dec 15 2020 
Ball
Ball
Photo and recording made at Centennial Field in Burlington, VT on 07/27/2019 at a Lake Monsters vs Brooklyn Cyclones game (my phone told me that).
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Dec 14 2020 
Tui
Tui
A little sonic postcard from Aotearoa, the Māori name for New Zealand, which translates to ‘land of the long white cloud.’
Thanks to James and Ali for the greetings… -
Dec 13 2020 
Desk
Desk
It’s been a busy week. This is a conversation with some things on my desk.
Desk sounds recorded on 12/12/2020. Chicken sounds from freesound.org
Photo of desk plan taken… -
Dec 12 2020 
Kan
KAN
These people are learning a kan ha diskan, a call and response song in Breton, the Celtic language spoken in Brittany, France. The recording was made on 03/07/2019 in…
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Dec 11 2020 
Time
Time
Cuckoo clock photographed and recorded in my living room in Burlington, VT at (guess what time?) on 12/10/2020
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Dec 10 2020 
Snow
SNOW
Poem by Wendell Berry from his collection “Leavings,” (Counterpoint, 2009)
Steps, snow and poem recorded in my backyard in Burlington on 12/09/2020…in the snow. -
Dec 09 2020 
Wheels
Wheels
Recorded during a spin on the Burlington Bike Path; bikes crossing the Winooski River on the bike path bridge between Winooski and Colchester
Photo snapped on the Dequindre Cut… -
Dec 08 2020 
Pipes
Pipes
Bagpipe sounds produced by Timothy Cummings; recorded by me on 12/05/2020 in Burlington, VT
I took this photo on 09/09/2018 at Shelburne Farms in Shelburne, VT -
Dec 07 2020 
Elliot
Elliot
Game of I Spy with my cousin (first once removed) Elliot recorded in Burlington, VT on 04/16/2018
This photo was taken on Elm St. in Montpelier, VT on 02/23/2017 -
Dec 06 2020 
Tunes
Tunes
This photo and recording were made during the Young Tradition Vermont festival on May 2, 2019. Genticorum performed at the BCA center on Church Street.
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Dec 05 2020 
Coffee
Coffee
Coffee brewed on 04/05/2020 in Burlington, VT
This photo was taken at Gotham Coffee Roasters on W. 19th St. in New York City, 12/04/2018
Gigi (the poodle) Insta handle:… -
Dec 04 2020 
Amelia
Amelia
Photo by Cassondra Tower
Baby by Cassondra and Adam Tower
Amelia’s hiccups recorded 11/11/2020 -
Dec 03 2020 
Crows
Crows
Poem excerpt from Landscape, © Mary Oliver, 1986
Crows coming in to roost for the night over the Barge Canal in Burlington, recorded 2/20/2017
Photo of crows overhead in Middlebury… -
Dec 02 2020 
Jazz
JAZZ
Recorded on a stroll up Church Street during the 2019 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival. Ran into friends Zack and Alina.
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Dec 01 2020 
Hello!
Hello!
Thanks to all the friends and family who sent me their hellos for this piece.
This photo was taken on the way to see an amazing pandemic-era piece of theater…