Blackdown Voices. A CD with singing sheep, birds, insects, dripping water, church bells and jazz solos.
Released September 2007
price £13.00 including p.& p.
A peal from the bells of St. Mary’s, Uffculme, morphs into a light rock rhythm. We use the clap of wood pigeons’ wings - their alarm call - as percussion.
The six bells, cast in 1801 from a previous peal of five, are tuned to a scale of Eb.
The six bells, cast in 1801 from a previous peal of five, are tuned to a scale of Eb.
special thanks to
The Uffculme bell ringers
Jim Newton drums
Sounds of the Blackdown Hills set to music by Charlie Hearnshaw & Maxine Green
