Kentuckiana Sounds
Take an audio trip around Kentucky, Indiana, and throughout our region. On each episode, we listen to a field recording from the Kentuckiana Sounds map, and hear from the contributor who made it. Produced by Louisville Public Media, and Kentuckiana Sounds.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 2 minutes
- Episodes
- 30
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
This Lot Is Vacant, But Not Empty
Kentuckiana Sounds curator Aaron Rosenblum stops to listen to the chorus of insects by a grassy lot in Okolona. This sound was recorded while he was artist-in-residence as part of the South Central R…
00:02:00 |
Thu 05 Sep 2019
In Germantown, Frogs Are Singing In The Rain
When archivist and musician Heather Fox heard a new sound behind her house, she set out her iPhone to capture it. Somewhere out there in the drizzly darkness, as her cats and dog wandered and cricket…
00:02:11 |
Thu 29 Aug 2019
The Voices Of Bardstown Road
Dan Bryan has always been interested in sound. When he walks down Bardstown Road, he hears a voice calling out as if from the ether, with a clear message: it’s safe to cross. Less clear is who’s doin…
00:02:12 |
Thu 22 Aug 2019
Rhythm Of The Night Or Noise Pollution?
Editor and musician Brian Manley used to sit out on his back porch on Preston St. to take in the sounds of the evening. Sometimes his block was alive with animals, insects, and humans. Other times it…
00:02:10 |
Thu 15 Aug 2019
Big Sounds From Big Birds
They’re four-and-a-half feet tall, their wingspans can reach up to seven feet, and their raucous call can be heard from two-and-a-half miles away. Every year, thousands of sandhill cranes stop throug…
00:02:11 |
Thu 08 Aug 2019
The Schnitzelburg Dainty Is Decadent and Depraved
A neighborhood tradition with unique sounds alongside the unique competition.
00:02:12 |
Thu 01 Aug 2019
Real Insects Call, Fake Birds Respond
On summer nights, Louisville’s Accessible Pedestrian Signals talk back to nature.
00:02:11 |
Thu 25 Jul 2019
Caught Between The Sacred And The Scary
This episode of Kentuckiana Sounds features both a call to prayer and a tornado warning — and one of them is just a test.
00:02:08 |
Thu 18 Jul 2019
A Spring Evening on the Sunny Side
A roadside turnout in Indiana takes the Kentuckiana Sounds curator back to his childhood in New York.
00:02:13 |
Thu 11 Jul 2019
Coming Soon - Kentuckiana Sounds
Take an audio trip around our region. On each episode, we listen to a field recording from the Kentuckiana Sounds map, and hear from the contributor who made it. Produced by Louisville Public Media, …
00:00:30 |
Fri 28 Jun 2019
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