The Gathering (A Journey in sound to Great Douk Cave)

This soundwalk can be downloaded, or experienced as a series of GPS located zones and streamed whilst on location via the Echoes app. This soundwalk takes the listener back in time to the Mesolithic era approximately 7,000 years ago. The soundtrack imagines people traveling through the landscape visiting locations of ritual importance to their tribal communities. The walk allows you to hear the 21st century soundscape around you, the walk the artist took in the Summer to create the soundtrack, and gradually introduces the landscape and sounds of 7,000 years ago. The sound walk imagines tribes gathering together at certain times of year to celebrate the mountain, the cave, their ancestors and new lives. You will be immersed in a soundscape combining all these aspects. On this walk you will visit the cairn field or burial site adjacent to Great Douk cave and then the cave entrance itself where you will hear the finale to the soundwalk. Take great care when entering and leaving the area of Great Douk cave. For those with hearing impairments this walk has been created to allow for ease of hearing the narration. The text for each narration is provided at the head of each GPS zone as you walk with the soundtrack. If you have downloaded the complete soundtrack then you will find the narration and details of what is being played, in the pdf info pack accompanying this soundtrack. We recommend that this is printed out and read at each zone on the walk. Pause your audio whilst you read. This soundwalk is suitable for use with in ear or over the ear headphones whichever is suitable for use with your hearing aid, if you wear one.