The Island Festival 2017

3 day music event spread over 3 main areas of the island. Organised by Ivo Devereux, to highlight the beauty of the island’s natural wonders. 13-16 July 2017, 130 attendees.

Sound Matters was invited to Eilean Shona in 2016 for a listening retreat. With very few permanent human residents on the island, they were able to capture largely natural soundscapes impacted by very little anthrophony (human-made noise). After recording the indicator sounds of the island they composed music which was inspired by the sounds of the island including: oystercatchers, curlews, birds of prey, seals, larch forests, the sounds of the sea and, even, a grand piano which is located in the main house.