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.
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:
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- 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
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