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The Roaming Ear

Around the World with a Mike – most people travel with a camera .. Victoria travels with her microphone too. With over 20 years as a radio producer and field recording tech, her ears are well tuned to hear the world in a surprising ways. She doesn’t just present the sound as she hears them. She turns them into documentaries, sound poems and audio portraits of a world alive with sound.
The Roaming Ear
The Roaming Ear

Episode 7 - Portraits of Appalachia

December 7, 2009
| You Can't Miss It - For a newcomer, it is very difficult to navigate the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky. A circular audio tour that brings listeners to surprising places.

24:43 minutes (22.64 MB)
The Roaming Ear
The Roaming Ear

Episode 6 - Two from South Asia

August 23, 2009
| Victoria Fenner revisits her trip to India, Nepal and Sri Lanka in 2006 and plays two of her favourite documentaries. Originally aired on The Green Planet Monitor.

16:36 minutes (15.2 MB)
The Roaming Ear
The Roaming Ear

Episode 5 - Meeting Place - Parliament Hill

July 26, 2009
| At the turn of the century, Victoria spent the summer recording the sounds of Ottawa and turning them into documentary poems. This is her slightly irreverent take on Parliament Hill.

17:45 minutes (32.5 MB)
The Roaming Ear
The Roaming Ear

Episode 4 - Soundwalking

June 18, 2009
| Doing a soundwalk focusses your attention on the sounds you hear around you. Victoria talks about what a soundwalk is for her, and how you can do one yourself.

17:17 minutes (15.83 MB)
The Roaming Ear
The Roaming Ear

Episode 3 - Three Squares on the Tundra

May 24, 2009
| Victoria Fenner explores the challenges of finding exciting, fresh and inexpensive food north of the Arctic Circle, and finds Pizza Hut, muktuk and $39.00 burgers and fries.

18:37 minutes (42.63 MB)
The Roaming Ear
The Roaming Ear

The Roaming Ear - Episode 2 - The Edge of Extreme

April 28, 2009
| There are a lot more sounds on the tundra than wind and gravel. A journey to Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.

16:02 minutes (29.36 MB)
The Roaming Ear
The Roaming Ear

These are a few of my favorite sounds - episode 1

April 16, 2009
| Victoria picks her favorite memories from over 20 years as a radio producer and field recording technician. Stories abound.

14:35 minutes (13.36 MB)
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