Kitchener Railway Soundwalks May 16-18 1998
The railway route starts by crossing the same bridge as the water route, turning the opposite way, towards the Victoria Park pavillion, where we hear drummers taking part in the Festival's drumming workshop. We walk to the end of the lake, and cross a working railway line into a scrub brush area where many varieties of birds become audible. Just past this is an abandoned railway line, now used as a walking and biking trail. Cinders underfoot, occasional bicycle bells and wheels humming along. We cross a low gully at the far end, and as we rise at the other side begin to hear children in the playground at the park. We sit for a while at the picnic tables, then walk back towards the pavillion and gazebo.
The map below shows all three routes, and links from the map lead to sound files recorded at around 10 o'clock on the Sunday morning at various places. If you cannot hear these sound files, return to the introductory page for help.
distant churchbells * under tree * emerging * Lutheran * rushing * clock
downtown * railway * water concourse * listening * acoustic ecology * andra *
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