On Sonorous Seas

Am bi luchd-ealain ag èisteachd ann an dòigh eadar-dhealaichte o luchd-saidheans? Gu dearbha, am bi gach neach againn ag èisteachd ann an dòigh eadar-dhealaichte o chèile agus, am bi sin a’ toirt buaidh air mar a chì sinn an saoghal agus mar a thuigeas sinn e?

Show Notes

Am bi luchd-ealain ag èisteachd ann an dòigh eadar-dhealaichte o luchd-saidheans?  Gu dearbha, am bi gach neach againn ag èisteachd ann an dòigh eadar-dhealaichte o chèile agus, am bi sin a’ toirt buaidh air mar a chì sinn an saoghal agus mar a thuigeas sinn e?  Bidh sinn ag èisteachd gus brìgh a thoirt às an àrainneachd againn agus tuigse fhaighinn; agus, a thaobh na h-eanchainn dheth, ’s e ar cluasan a dh’innseas dhuinn far am bu chòir dhuinn coimhead: mar a tha fhios againn a-nist, bidh an cortex lèirsinneach a’ cleachdadh fiosrachadh o ar cluasan a thuilleadh air ar sùilean is sinn a’ coimhead air an t-saoghal.  Mar sin, bidh ar n-eanchainn a’ cur fuaim gu feum gus tuigse fhaighinn air an rud air a bheil sinn a’ coimhead; ach gu dè thachras dar a chluinneas sinn fuaim is sinn sgarte on tùs: mar eisimpleir, dar a dh’èisteas sinn ri fuaimean domhain na fairge tro hàidrea-fòn.

What is On Sonorous Seas?

Have you ever heard the sounds of the sea, of whales and dolphins, snapping shrimp, boat noise, and military sonar?

Welcome to the On Sonorous Seas Podcast Series, hosted by Iona artist Mhairi Killin. Join her as she encounters vastness, complexity and wonder in the sounds of the seas that surround the chain of Scottish islands known as the Hebrides. On Sonorous Seas is s a story told with the voices of science, art, music, and poetry, and it explores the impact of military sonar on the ecology of the seas surrounding the Hebrides.

The story begins with a stranded whale and takes us deep into another world of human and non-human sounds, come listen to the sea and what it can reveal to us.