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Thread #161921   Message #3851262
Posted By: Jack Campin
19-Apr-17 - 01:44 PM
Thread Name: the next frontier in folklore archiving
Subject: the next frontier in folklore archiving
First we had people writing the words of songs down. Then we had music notation. Then we had audio recording. Then we had video. Now...

the cultural heritage of smells

Didn't you always want to know what the people who sang for Bartok and Cecil Sharp smelt like?

(If you've played a flute that's been owned by a chainsmoker you'll know what the recordings leave out...)