A Salford sound walk created as part of a European residency.
Hidden Canal
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When Salford born musician Ewan Maccoll wrote "Dirty Old Town" he included the line "Dream a dream by the old canal". This project rediscovers Salford's hidden gem of a canal enabling it to wake from its slumber and be a source of recreation, play, heritage and community.
Please scroll down for info on 18th & 19th May
Hidden Canal
Inspired by the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal we have paired Salford / Greater Manchester artists with European artists to create a Sound Walk along the route of the old canal. The canal begins at the River Irwell at Middlewood Locks and then disappears from sight until near Agecroft Cemetery.
5 artists from Greater Manchester and 5 artists from Europe are working on the Sound Walk and it started at the end of February with an international residency at Cobden Works. The artists involved are:
- Anne Louise Kershaw
- Caro C
- David McFarlane
- Fionnuala Dorrity
- Tom Kitching
- Mauro Amaral (Faro, Portugal)
- Robert Klapcic (Rijeka, Croatia)
- Selma Ebbans (Leeuwarden, the Netherlands)
- Ugne Maksele (Kaunas, Lithuania)
- Wytse Dijkstra (Leeuwarden, the Netherlands)
More information on the artists here
Developed as part of the Creative Embassies Network www.creativeembassies.com
Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May
On Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May you can join the sound artists at each of the locations to hear the commissioned pieces of audio played from speakers on our mobile stage: please meet at each of the following locations 12.30pm for 1pm outside Salford Museum and Art Gallery then location 2 at 2pm, 3 at 3pm and 4 at 4pm - more information here
NB please make your own way to each of the locations as we won't be processing as a group from place to place with one exception
At 2.30pm on Saturday 18 May we'll pass through Middlewood Locks: if you'd like to meet here and then follow the canal down to the Irwell for the 3pm performance - accompanied by a short dance piece - before joining Fat Cat Brass for the parade back to the Locks for the 4pm performance please do: look out for the guides and stewards who will accompany you
Saturday 18th May - This walk covers about 1.5 miles
Sunday 19th May - This walk covers about 3 miles and ends with refreshments at Walk the Plank's premises on Cobden Street
After these dates the sound walk will be available via the Echoes app: more details to follow after the opening weekend. A PDF of the route as well as descriptions will also be uploaded. Please note parts of the walk are not fully accessible and involve uneven ground and steps with additional care to be taken if it is wet weather
There is also a canal side celebration at Middlewood Locks on Saturday 18 May from 2.30-10.00pm: more information here. On Sunday 19 May we'll end at Walk the Plank's base on Cobden Street. For more information please contact [email protected]
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