National Life Stories Goodison Fellowship 2020-2021: Suzanne Joinson
Suzanne Joinson introduces her work on Barbara Mullins, Juliet Pannett, and Ann Sutton. read more
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Recording of the week: where there’s a whip there’s a will
This week’s selection comes from Cheryl Tipp, Curator of Wildlife & Environmental Sounds. Many birds are a dab hand when it comes to singing their name and the Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferous) is no exception. This nocturnal bird inhabits woodla… read more
Recording of the week: Ntozake Shange
This week’s selection comes from Steve Cleary, Lead Curator of Literary and Creative Recordings. Ntozake Shange, November 1978, by Barnard College; digitally restored by Chris Woodrich. CC BY-SA 3.0 This week’s selection features the American playwrigh… read more
Recording of the week: "If Not, Not"
This week’s selection comes from Andrea Zarza Canova, Curator of World & Traditional Music. You may be familiar with the tapestry featured in this photograph if you visit the British Library every now and then. If its bright colours and mysterious symb… read more
Waves and resonances: Catherine Smith’s adventures in the sound archive
The British Library has been very lucky to have Catherine Smith volunteering with our World and Traditional Music team over the last year. As part of Unlocking Our Sound Heritage, Catherine worked closely with various collections of sound recordings ma… read more