Chillingham Castle, Northumberland. Jan 31st - Feb 2nd 2010 : Rachel and ms2, VN2100 recorder
We were staying in the Tower Apartment and did recordings here and in other areas. Apart from the caretakers, we were the only people resident in the castle whilst recording all of the following clips.There are a great many more clips than posted here, some sound incredibly loud and we could not expect you to believe they are not our voices!
In the Tower Apartment
1.Rachel : ...and you’ll be able to show us in light, 'cos x got something on her recording - a bit busy ( an older mans voice ) - Rachel : that lights here, so...
2. Rachel : You can wake x up tonight if you like [x laughs] - I’m here
3. ms2 : ...put a little bit of water with it, just to dampen it - you can't just f**k with those two
The Still Room and Dungeon
4. Rachel : Did you see that program on... - Buxley - Rachel : ... BBC2?
5. Rachel : Are you Captain Wakefield - ask for paper ( feint ) - Rachel : Be nice if you could leave something - Tomas - ms2 : Noise over towards the horse brasses - Guttentag - Rachel : If you were in here before...
6. Rachel : Do not shut that door ! (recorded in the dungeon) - Get out
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The Furzey Hill Physical Circle
spirits in the material
Field Recordings
Standing on the Courtyard Steps
7. We’re cheaper than blood now - Rachel : there’s like screams of battle...
8. She’s a widow, can I rape her? - Rachel : that’s where the erm, there’s like a museum thingy there at the top
9. Rachel : Its an amazing place. It’s a shame they got rid of the seat... - they need a f**king ( male ) - he needs me I know it ( female )
10. ( you may need headphones ) Voice 1 : where are they? - Voice 2 : they’re right behind you - Rachel : did you hear men’s voices? - ms2 : eh? - Rachel : did you hear men’s voices? - ms2 : no, no men’s voices, sorry - Voice 2 : are they stupid
The Chapel
11. Rachel : I just heard the name Geoffrey - ms2 : a ha - Rachel : Geoffrey Wakefield? I don’t know... - no ! - Rachel : I keep thinking there’s someone behind me, to my right - hello - Rachel : I’ll just offer up a little prayer to say thank you
In the Great Hall
12. Rachel : ....saying old John Sage is still around, you can hear it perfectly - Bobby : can you? - ms2: that was from home though wasn’t it - Rachel : yeah - would he have my hair? - Rachel : I wasn’t doing the research then...
13. This voice referred to above was recorded in my home when I was preparing for a séance and not at the castle. John had come forward in a previous séance before visiting the castle on this occasion - old John Sage is still around