Zipboingwow Show #9

Ragtime Piano

This week we travel back in time more than 30 years to hear me play some ragtime piano. I made these recordings on May 25, 1973. I was single then and for a short time I played piano in a bar in Dallas, Oregon. One day while practising I used an audiocassette recorder so I could listen to my performance. These are unedited recordings including bad timing, wrong notes and all.
Show Notes

Download the file: zbw9_1-15-05.mp3 (6.8 Mb, 64 Kbps, 22Khz).

Zipboingwow Show #8

South Falls Walk

This week we walk the canyon trail behind South Falls at Silver Falls State Park near Silverton, Oregon. The falls are full and the water roars over the top and crashes to the canyon floor 177 feet below. This is my favorite binaural recording. Listen for the subtle details such as how the water falls in sheets and the individual drops as they hit my head. I approach closer and closer until I am directly behind the falls. I turn and face the full power or the water, and then I turn and walk back the way I came. Use headphones to get the full experience.

Show Notes

Download the file: zbw8_1-9-05.mp3 (2.3 Mb, 64 Kbps, 22Khz).

Zipboingwow Show #7

Ankeny Overflight

This week's recording was made at the Ankeny Wildlife Refuge just south of Salem, Oregon on November 23, 2002. I made it in one continuous 20 minute stretch. As I stood there one flock of water birds after another flew over me. I turned and focused on them with the stereo cone mic as I would a video camera. Between groups you can hear blackbirds and songbirds and near the end a hawk flew in and landed in a nearby tree. This is a great recording to listen to on headphones just before going to bed. It's very relaxing.

Show Notes

Download the file: zbw7_1-1-05.mp3 (8.5 Mb, 64 Kbps, 22Khz).