Field Recording
Sara Wolff also works as a sound recordist, collecting. bespoke soundscapes for films, sound libraries and her own compositions.
In February 2025 she started a soundwalk collective in Liverpool called Sound Pals — monthly guided listening walks around the neighbourhoods of Liverpool. The aim of the walks is to explore local areas through listening, connecting with our surroundings in a present and curious way. Follow on Instagram and message to join the Whatsapp community.
Sound Pals
Soundwalk 9th March 2025
On our first soundwalk we walked in a loop around Otterspool Park in Liverpool.
The group walked for about an hour and a half, and afterwards we had a coffee and spoke about the things we heard.We spoke about how challenging sometimes it can be to get our ears tuned in to active listening and how nice it was to listen in silence together with others. The Otterspool soundscape featured the sounds of spring birdsong, wind through the leaves and people jogging, all against the backdrop of the very noisy Aigburth Road. Although at some points during the walk you could barely hear the traffic!
I made a soundmap for each person on the walk, mapping out the route, our stopping points and the landscape around it. I also created a list of writing prompts, inspired by some of Hildegard Westerkamp’s writings on soundwalks.
