In this episode of "Orkney Sound Waves", Mark Jenkins and Rebecca Marr take a deep dive into Orkney Library and Archive's sound archive to create a lyrical and immersive audio ballad. This episode is called "Home".

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Orkney Library & Archive’s sound archive is home to hundreds of voices on reel to reel tapes and cassettes, rich in dialect and broad in content. Creatives Mark Jenkins & Rebecca Marr (Kolekto) take a deep dive in to this archive and emerge with a different way of listening. Travelling across time, this audio ballad is a lyrical and immersive experience.

Let the Orkney Sound Waves wash over you.

Production: Mark Jenkins & Rebecca Marr, Kolekto (www.kolekto.co.uk)

Source material: Orkney Library & Archive / BBC Radio Orkney

Music: James Watson

Supported through The Space and Creative Scotland as part of the Creative Digital Initiative, funded by the Scottish Government.