Tyneside Sounds Society #13 - Tynedale Sounds

The Tyneside Sounds Society is a monthly broadcast dedicated to the recording and reinterpretation of the sonic environment and sound heritage of Tyneside in the North East of England.

This show is dedicated to the sounds of Tynedale in the North East of England.

Tynedale is to the west of Tyneside in South West Northumberland and is marked by the spilt in the River Tyne - which turns intro River Tyne North & South. It's main centre is Hexham, it includes towns and villages like Wylam, Corbridge, St John Lee, Juniper, Haltwhistle and Bardon Mill. Part of Hadrian's Wall runs through it. It was a former local government district with a population of 58,000 it's now part of Northumberland.

The show is a mix of field recordings made by participants of number of Record-A-Thons in Hexham and around Tynedale.

There'll be an exhibition dedicated to Tynedale Sounds at Queen's Hall Arts Centre in Hexham that opens 4 August and runs until 8 September.

Thanks to Dom, Jim, Jimmy, Chris, Sally + Core Music Collective & the Hexham Village Band.