Talking Birds’ Podcasts

Into The (Russian) Ice

New Orkestrion created & played by Slava Mishin; Piano composed & played by Derek Nisbet

Into The Ice

Composed and played by Derek Nisbet

Danse Macabre

Composed and played by Derek Nisbet

Resilience & Remembering Installation Extract

Part of piece created for Coventry Moves as part of Coventry 2021, a multi-speaker installation in the ruins of Coventry Cathedral.

Montague's Song Listen Along

To mark the 105th anniversary of the loss of Coventry Violinist Montague Johnson at the Somme. 

Words: Chris O'Connell

Music: Derek Nisbet

Singer: Elinor Middleton

Producer / Textile Artist: Julia Negus

Sound: Bungle

You can see Montague's medal on display with Julia's stitched cushion in the War Memorial Park visitor centre.

A Conversation with Ickworth : Researching Ickworth and the First World War

Our first trial of the "Conversation with Ickworth" panel idea, the topic was ‘Researching Ickworth and the First World War.’ Our panel comprised of Peter McGee, the volunteer who led this research stream, Iris Taylor, who also volunteers in the research team and Chloe Woodrow, Assistant House Manager. The Chair was Graham Parker, an ‘Exemplar Champion’ volunteer who has trialled the other ‘people phase’ concepts as well as being a member of the research team.

Panel:
Peter McGee, Volunteer Researcher
Iris Taylor, Volunteer Researcher
Chloe Woodrow, Assistant House Manager
Chair:
Graham Parker
Engineer:
Jonathan Blackford

Recorded at Ickworth House, Suffolk on 26.7.14

This panel discussion was convened as part of Ickworth's Exemplar Project, and is one of the 6 ideas put together by Talking Birds as part of the project. It is designed to disseminate the work of the volunteer research team at Ickworth.