Visiting the Folklore Archives
Meri Kytö Last week, we visited the Acoustic Environments in Change project archive at the Folklore Archives (Tampere University, Finland). Helmi Järviluoma, who led the 2000 project, came to our aid to make sure everything was in the right place. For me (Meri) and Heikki, the material was familiar, but for Anne and Kaj, there […]
Someco website is now up and running!
If you are interested in soundscapes, don’t miss this opportunity to follow us! In the spring of 2025, the Someco research team will be documenting European villages and sharing their thoughts, images and soundscapes on this website. We are following in the footsteps of previous projects Five Village Soundscape (1975) and Acoustic Environments in Change […]
Heading to the Field
Heikki Uimonen — Dear all This is to let you all know that the Someco research team is packing their fieldwork bags and preparations are well underway. Collecting recording equipment and related documentation tools, filling in the necessary research forms, contacting villagers, etc. is slowly but surely being done. We’re familiarising ourselves with the existing […]