Frank explores the role played by sound in long-distance communication within ancient cultures. 

Source material:

‘The Breath of The Ancestors’ poem: https://www.alexburgerart.com/poetry-mourning-part-2/

‘Congo: the epic history of a people’ by David van Reybrouck: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Congo-David-van-Reybrouck/dp/0007562934/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1670791024&refinements=p_27%3ADavid+van+Reybrouck&s=books&sr=1-1&text=David+van+Reybrouck

‘The Original of The Telephone’ article: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ME18981213.2.16

Songline: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songline

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/0099590085/ref=asc_df_0099590085?tag=bingshoppinga-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=79989527880090&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583589103071631&psc=1  

Music:

Tribilin Sound - Bilongo Con Sandunga (Umoja Remix): https://selloregional.bandcamp.com/album/xitos-regionales-seleccionados-por-mur-a

Biomigrant ft. Fredys Arrieta & Toño García - La Muerte: https://selloregional.bandcamp.com/album/xitos-regionales-seleccionados-por-se-or-chancho

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag Presents podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Not On Top: The Herman Dune Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2z8Ah7hhhsSJjozHedi3LB

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A sound experiment with a selection of children's toys results in the recording of the song, 'Squeak, Rattle, Shake, Twang'.

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag Presents podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Not On Top: The Herman Dune Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2z8Ah7hhhsSJjozHedi3LB

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Why do so many people dislike the sound of their own voice? Frank explores this question with the help of regular contributors Steph Fuccio, J Hacha De Zola and Not Another Poet.

More about our guests:

Steph Fuccio: https://www.stephfuccio.com/

Not Another Poet / New Age of Decay: https://daftpop.bandcamp.com/album/new-age-of-decay

J Hacha De Zola: https://www.jhachadezola.com/

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag Presents podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Not On Top: The Herman Dune Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2z8Ah7hhhsSJjozHedi3LB

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Frank talks to his real-life brother, Not Another Poet, about the sound of sport.

Check out Not Another Poet's work here: http://linktr.ee/notanotherpoet

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag Presents podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Not On Top: The Herman Dune Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2z8Ah7hhhsSJjozHedi3LB

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Frank talks to the great Steph Fuccio about her favourite sounds, which include clicking, liquids and voices. The episode also features a quote from The Sound of Life's Unspeakable Beauty by Martin Schleske.

Steph Fuccio's website: https://www.stephfuccio.com/

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag Presents podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Not On Top: The Herman Dune Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2z8Ah7hhhsSJjozHedi3LB

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Frank has a fun conversation with the great J Hacha De Zola about the sounds we associate with drinking.

Featuring Frank's unique rendition of Ten Green Bottles.

Check out J Hacha De Zola's music here: https://www.jhachadezola.com/

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag Presents podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Not On Top: The Herman Dune Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2z8Ah7hhhsSJjozHedi3LB

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Frank turns a trip to the supermarket into an interesting audio experiment.

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag Presents podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Not On Top: The Herman Dune Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2z8Ah7hhhsSJjozHedi3LB

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Frank talks to journalist and podcaster Reg Seeton about his experience of surviving a coma. Their wide-ranging conversation touches on sight loss and epilepsy, as well as exploring the sounds Reg heard while unconscious.

For more information about Reg Seeton, visit https://regseeton.com/

Listen to the Starting Overdrive podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2mmOBiUUfNvAYIdhu8TNoZ

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag Presents podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Not On Top: The Herman Dune Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2z8Ah7hhhsSJjozHedi3LB

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In this episode, three guests share their stories of experiencing unfamiliar sounds while traveling the world. With David Ivar from Herman Dune, Neo Geo and Martin Austwick (Pale Bird). 

More from this week’s guests:

https://hermandune.net/

https://palebird.bandcamp.com/

https://neogeo.bandcamp.com/

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag Presents podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Not On Top: The Herman Dune Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2z8Ah7hhhsSJjozHedi3LB

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Three extra-special guests, Steph Fuccio, Not Another Poet and J Hacha De Zola, discuss their experiences of extreme weather.

More about our guests:

Steph Fuccio: https://www.stephfuccio.com/

Not Another Poet / New Age of Decay: https://daftpop.bandcamp.com/album/new-age-of-decay

J Hacha De Zola: https://www.jhachadezola.com/

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag Presents podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Not On Top: The Herman Dune Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2z8Ah7hhhsSJjozHedi3LB

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