We are making chords from Tyne caught salmon scale images. A scale reveals how many years a fish has been in the river before going to sea, then how many years at sea before returning to breed and die. The direct data to pitch and rhythmic instruction is enthusiastically devoured,  even by Mrs Walsh. The questions around where they really go, why they might return and whether Prudghor has anything to do with it remain inspirational.

 We are looking at different regions of the river with salmon eyes. Yesterday’s local underwater listenings have given new ways in and therefore words out. We chant the streams and sykes and burns and mills from sea to source and the map changes again. We revisit yesterday’s river listening drawings and sing Corey’s sketch. It becomes a water sandwich with percussive surface filling. The bottom finale is sublime.

Listening to the surprising calm inside the River Derwent with 20 x 10year olds is delicious. We are back seeking the answer to the Prudghor question, investigating sounds and voices and scores from the river and the things we find. Day One of a 3 day workshop working with Blaydon primary school begins today. This is the school we are working with nearest to the sea and Greenland.

Laura Harrington, Jon Shelley, Kaffe and Professor Callum Roberts departing the V&A after presenting ‘Where are the wild ones?’ to the Supersonix conference. Fantastic to have such minds and ideas contextualising the project at this stage. Also the final session of a ground breaking sound conference in London.  Onwards!