The Quiet (W11)
Sound by MaynardQ. Can you recall a particular sound which strongly evokes a place or memory?
The quit
Q. Where do you remember hearing this sound?
Egilsay, Orkney
Q. What is your memory or story surrounding this sound?
Egilsay was the first place I stayed when I moved to Orkney – for just over four years. What I always noticed when coming home and the ferry leaving was the quiet. It’s a different kind of quiet from Orkney Mainland – no background hum of everyday life – traffic, farm machinery, voices etc. Just particular sounds emerge every now and again – the sea, birdsong, cattle, sheep, wind, tractor, ferry etc – a sound and then no sound, except the air, I suppose. I really noticed it in those early days – so different from living in the city down south. I’ve never noticed such peace anywhere else and I miss living within it
Q. How does this sound make you feel?
Nostalgic, Rooted
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