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Originally posted by Birdsong: Originally posted by Mr.Ilektrik:
[b] Does anyone have any further information about the walk and/or interview?
I am also thinking the interview that refers to this best may be from "In The City" in 1984:-
"The Pictures in the Church Book were taken in various parts of England. I decided to walk through various parts of the countryside where I knew there were overgrown buildings and gardens and ruins…Some of the photographs too, are actually two transparencies superimposed or montaged. This creates an effect of complicating the architecture and the foliage. Some of the places that I visited and photographed on my walk that can be visited are Rievaulx and Fountains Abbeys in North Yorkshire - two beautiful ruined medieval Abbeys. Rousham Hall in Oxfordshire - one of the earliest landscaped gardens in England, with many strange old statues and waterways. Scotney Castle, Kent, a ruined house overgrown by roses, surrounded by a moat of water lillies and black swans. At its best in summer, a riot of flowers and foilage.
Not sure if we're allowed to quote this here, but I'm sure bits will be edited if not.
Hope this helps. [/b]Thanks Martin, that helps a lot. Rievaulx Abbey was the other one I was thinking about.
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Ah, it looks delightful!
I have a bit of a thing for abbeys and ruins like that... unfortunately I rarely get the time to visit them!
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Originally posted by Alex S:
Ah, it looks delightful! They are both lovely - though, I've got to say, that I think Fountains is my favourite...  Rob
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Yes, both are wonderful. I think Fountains is my favourite, too. Alas I lost all my Fountains photos in a hard drive crash last year, so I reckon we'll have to return when we're in Whitby in September - any excuse!
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I used to go to Whitby each September. It's still my favourite chill-out place.
I really should get up to Fountains, considering it's not that far away...
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Originally posted by Cerise:
Yes, both are wonderful. I think Fountains is my favourite, too. Alas I lost all my Fountains photos in a hard drive crash last year, so I reckon we'll have to return when we're in Whitby in September - any excuse! I went during the early 90s.Just dug out my old analogue photos.Funny how lots of John's artwork makes me think of my trip to fountains.Well worth a visit.
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Originally posted by Birdsong:
Does anyone else here play music outside very often?
Fascinates me how you get different things from an album playing it in different environments.
In age where many of us listen to music through headphones rather too much, it makes a refreshing change to actually 'release' the sound and let it float around an open space.
I've just played Drift Music in the garden.
It was as if I'd never heard it before
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I've always loved music outside - for everything a nice hall or room can add to sound, there is something just as powerful can happen in the open air. I like to sit outside and play my guitar in the sun - it's different again in the dark! Throwing music into the shifting places of outside allows the breeze to play along. 
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Perhaps it is something of a compromise but I often listen outside, but always on headphones.
Can't beat ambient at the seaside on summer evenings!
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