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Hamish Sewell

@hamish-sewell.bsky.social
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Locative audio, place memories, oral history, sound stories, orality

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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
What if the world's oldest knowledge could remain alive in places where it was created? When irreplaceble knowlege is fast disappearing what are ways to bring it back on country? #Soundtrails #OralHistory #Storytelling #PlaceBasedStorytelling #Birdsville #CulturalHeritage #WattiWatti
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Talking with Dr Shirleene Robinson about The Memory Tapes, her ten-part series created from the NLA's oral history collection. www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6Re... #Soundtrails #OralHistory #Storytelling #PlaceBasedStorytelling #AustralianHistory #CulturalHeritage #TheMemoryTapes
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Street Music as Cultural Memory In the latest Soundtrails chat, Dr Hamish Sewell speaks with Dr Daniel Bacchieri, journalist, researcher, documentary producer & founder of Street Music Map. youtu.be/UyP3H9zStow?... #Soundtrails #StreetMusicMap #CulturalMemory #OralHistory #DigitalStorytelling"
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Listening isn't something we do only with our ears. It begins the moment we slow down enough to truly notice. soundtrails.com.au/about/ #Soundtrails #Storytelling #AttentionEconomy #Stewardship #ThePowerOfListening @Soundtrails
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
"The issue this parliament had to address today was not whether to mine or not to mine. Nor was it whether to grant land rights. Native title was not on the table. The sole question was whether to listen." Naku Dharuk: The Bark Petitions. Wright, C, 2026, p415 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y9N...
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Voices that Connect Us
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Because every destination has a story worth hearing. Soundtrails simply helps you listen. soundtrails.com.au/walcha-sculp... #Soundtrails #Storytelling #CulturalHeritage #PlaceBasedLearning #CommunityHistory
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Walcha Sculptures - Soundtrails
A highly original sound walk that takes us into the heart of the towns Open Air Gallery and makes clear why Walcha is increasingly renowned in the arts circuit today.
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Technology That Connects: Dr. Hamish Sewell on Geo-locative Storytelling www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T2v...
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Henry F Halloran Soundtrail: "It was creative, it was fun. By the end of the day, you weren't tired. You were on a high as it was so much fun." Details of our collaboration youtu.be/MA_-4Hxpi1A?... #Soundtrails #GeoLocativeStorytelling #CulturalHeritage #CommunityEngagement #PlaceBasedLearning
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Discover how #Soundtrails partners with communities, cultural institutions, and heritage organizations to transform local stories into immersive place based experiences. Link to Portland sound trail soundtrails.com.au/portland-nsw/
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Portland, the Town that Built Sydney - Soundtrails
A gritty, rich and powerful sound walk around the town of Portland NSW: the 'town that built Sydney'
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Technology That Connects: Listening Turns Geography into Relationship At first glance, Soundtrails appears to be a technology platform. Look more closely, however, and it reveals itself as something far more human. soundtrails.com.au/explore/ #Soundtrails #GeoLocativeStorytelling #CulturalHeritage
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Music, Memory & Place: A chat with Mal Webb. Soundtrails = the opportunity to collaborate with the remarkable artists. Stewardship, storytelling & connection in action: A great Soundtrail is never just an audio walk. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldVA...
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Our sincere gratitude to Bettina (Bee) Walter as she concludes her chapter as Co Director of Soundtrails. For your leadership, generosity, and belief in the power of stories to connect people with place, thank you. soundtrails.com.au/bye-bye-bee/ #Soundtrails #Storytelling #Leadership #Community
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Soundtrails champions something profoundly human: the power of place-based storytelling. soundtrails.com.au/create/indep... #Stewardship #Storytelling #Connection #Soundtrails #PlaceBasedStorytelling"
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
"Writer / Strategist / Futurist | Mind of a chess player; heart of a poet." A big thanks to Jennifer Sertl (and her bestie, Josie Gibson who introduced us) for her care, belief and time given in shaping up Soundtrails. It means a lot. www.linkedin.com/posts/soundt...
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#soundtrails #placebasedstorytelling #geolocative #storytelling #narrative | Soundtrails
Dr. Hamish Sewell: Mapping the Future Through Story, Place, and Listening In a world increasingly shaped by algorithms and endless digital content, Dr. Hamish Sewell is championing something profoundl...
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Sad but true: we rarely hear from the people whose lives, loves and voices are hewn in the ground. Sidelined by our thirst for information and to see 'places of note,' such voices that hold the real authority, agency and power are generally muted into silence. www.linkedin.com/posts/collab...
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#collaboration #codesign #communitypartnerships #culturalstewardship #immersivestorytelling | Soundtrails
At Soundtrails, collaboration is not treated as a secondary part of the creative process. It is foundational to how meaningful storytelling is developed, shared, and sustained. The strongest place bas...
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Soundtrails reflects a shift across higher education as uni's move toward experiential, interdisciplinary, and publicly accessible learning models. Research is no longer just inside academic journals. Communities now want to participate in the preservation & sharing of their histories.
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Landscape is hewn with stories. Our stories are hewn into landscape: if we slow down, we'll hear it all around us. www.facebook.com/share/p/1Dqe...
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I am genuinely inspired to be working with Jennifer Sertl and @agility3R. After 15 years building audio walks, and loving what it offers, here's a woman who can encapsulate so succinctly what we've been doing. #stewardship #storytelling #connection. Stay tuned! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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#soundtrails #placebasedstorytelling #geolocative #storytelling #stewardship | Soundtrails
A New Season of Presence for Soundtrails Soundtrails has spent more than a decade working across audio, documentary, and cultural storytelling, and what has become clear to us is that the work is not...
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Looking forward to presenting #soundtrails at the #ainsleyartscentre here in Canberra on the 17th of March, and opening the discussion up to working creatively with other artists.
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Sea as place + Sea as a library
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Sea stories/place-stories
Anna Iltnere's Latvian Sea Library
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
That contemplative time of year again. Peace be with you. HS
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Words to incite a resolution
New Year's creative resolutions
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Babak Fakhamzadeh @babakfakhamzadeh.com · 16/12/2025
This is great for those who want to create compromising porn of their ex. On the other hand, pretty soon, because of this, few people will have an ex, as the OpenAi porn bot will become the de-facto life partner for every young adult. ino.to/gJB8yAG
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ChatGPT's 'Adult Mode' Is Coming in 2026
Gooners rejoice.
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Yikes!
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Please check out our latest newsletter and pass it around. It's been big year for Soundtrails. Thanks to all the many who have worked with us and all your support as we go forward. We hope you have a safe and happy Christmas. us10.campaign-archive.com?e=__test_ema...
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Soundtrails - Mapping Stories onto Country
Soundtrails' latest news and events is out - for audio walk creatives, educators and commissioning organisations.
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Quality is what we’re after as we map the media landscape before the end of 2025 and old magnetic tapes fall off the cliff. What's your succession plan?
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In deference to sound archivists
ASRA conference, 2025, Sydney
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
MQ students checking out binaural sounds using Soundtrails. Barangaroo—surely one of Australia's most iconic sites, is notably mute as a site specific storied experience today. Audio, as a way into a people, places and stories, is so much more granular and accessible than video.
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Barangaroo Soundtrails
Macquarie University sound students doing their at Barangaroo in Sydney
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Wasn’t aware of this one. An amazing writer. I tried to interview Coetzee for the national library. He was very gracious in his decline.
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
And here I was sitting in the #1 seat in the big hall at Macquarie Uni. Might be 20 years too late, but so much fun. Graduation day. My PhD on Soundtrails: awarded a Vice Chancellors commendation.
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
If we've got international competitions for creative storytelling across the spectrum—from books and film to radio and podcasts—then what about judging an audio walk? hamishsewell.substack.com/p/how-to-jud...
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How to judge an audio walk
Sound Walk September/Walk Listen Create
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Hey Michael. What’s your DM?
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
A window into mapping and cultural mapping from someone involved in locative media. #Papola #Soundtrails hamishsewell.substack.com/p/locative-m...
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Locative mapping
The power and perfidy
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Soundtrails wishes to celebrate and acknowledge the publication of her new book, "Growing up at Sheep Station Gulley," by local #Inverell artist, writer and #Gomeroi elder, Tanya Connors. Tanya and her brother, Leroy were instrumental in the production of the #GoonoowigallSoundtrail. Go Tanya!
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Feedback from recent workshops etc that #Soundtrails has been involved in with tertiary music/media sector has been so inspiring. Born storytellers, music students 'get' the whole idea of audio walks & 'place-story.' #soundtrailsacademcy lnkd.in/gwi7-3kV
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We're super excited to be working with Soundtrails at our Sydney, Melbourne and Perth campuses! 🎵🎶 Our students completing the Community Music unit (MUS213) are collaborating with Soundtrails to...
We're super excited to be working with Soundtrails at our Sydney, Melbourne and Perth campuses! 🎵🎶 Our students completing the Community Music unit (MUS213) are collaborating with Soundtrails to cre...
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Travels to Walmajarri Country: a great night - packed house - in Canberra @ Manning Clark House with poet Kerrie Nelson & writer/artist Kim Mahood holding forth on 20 years of cultural mapping with TOs at Mulan and Balgo WA. #culturalmapping #deeptimestories #haikusonbushflies #soundtrails
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Memory and Place: going hand and glove...
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🤨 Have you ever walked into the kitchen… and forgotten why you went there? | Pelle Guldborg Hansen | 65 comments
🤨 Have you ever walked into the kitchen… and forgotten why you went there? So you go back to the living room, sit down again 🛋️ - and suddenly remember 💡. It feels trivial. But what it reveals isn’t...
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Calling all Oz sound aficionados: up-and-coming conf Sydney/ late Oct 2025. "...the real power here, let alone authority, is most salient when listeners enter into genuine cultural, creative embodied relationship with/attunement to the physical world." Fingers crossed, CU there!
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Vale David Stratton. In April 2025, I interviewed movie critic, David Stratton for the National Library’s Eminent Australian’s oral history collection.I wish to pay tribute to David as an archivist: as encapsulated in his converted car garage/ personal cinema: 30,000 films & a lifetime of reviews.
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The latest indie #soundtrails. Well done #ALPM soundtrails.com.au/australian-l...
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Australian Living Peace Museum No. 2: Perth - Soundtrails
Soundtrails congratulates the Australian Living Peace Museum for publishing their second Soundtrail: this one in Perth, WA.
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Funny- up to a point
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
A pleasure to be part of this project as an oral historian over the last few years. Well done the #NLA. The Indian/Australian community, in all its culture, languages and commerce, is such an important tonal element in the weft of poetry, politics and people of Australian society today
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We asked Australians with Indian heritage to help us build our collection. | National Library of Australia
We asked Australians with Indian heritage to help us build our collection. Photographs and oral history interviews documenting the Indian-Australian community are now available on Trove. Discover ...
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
"…torn away from the movement of history, then returned; no longer quite life, not yet death, like shells on the shore when the sea of living memory has receded." Nora, Pierre. "Between Memory and History: Les Lieux De Mémoire." representations 26 (1989) 12 @papola #soundtrails
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Big shout out to this one. Doesn't appear to be working with voice and narrative or be walked on location. An interesting re-take on the value of in-situ audio & GPS tagging them via online map. #soundtrails #papola Thanks, @babakfakhamzadeh.com. citiesandmemory.com/what-is-citi...
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What is Cities and Memory?
Cities and Memory is a global field recording & sound art work that presents the present reality of a place and also its imagined, alternative counterpart.
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Big shout out to SAE University Colleges in Syd, Melb & Perth: up and running with our Soundtrails Academy program. We're proud of the teaching modules, the tiered system for teachers and students & believe more than ever in the power of audio walks #storiedworld. soundtrails.com.au/elementor-19...
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SAE Joins the ST Academy - Soundtrails
The Soundtrails Academy is excited to work with Melbourne, Perth and Sydney campuses of the global creative media network SAE University College. The Soundtrails Academy has been developed to accommod...
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
The attention we pay to the (storied) world around us. Some good things coming out of Substack #papola #soundtrails The Art of Noticing robwalker.substack.com?r=20rrxe&utm...
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The Art of Noticing | Rob Walker | Substack
Ideas, inspiration, and provocations for creativity, work, and staying human. From author Rob Walker. Click to read The Art of Noticing, by Rob Walker, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of...
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
What better way to come back into BSK after kicking off @papola substack acc: a wonderful approach to tourism that isn't cram-em-in & nasty: www.linkedin.com/pulse/courag...
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The Courage to Host Regeneration
It took nearly a year and an almost insurmountable level of courage and vision for the Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon’s Julia Heiroth to put together a very different kind of annual tourism...
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Democracy sausage + Museum style forays in former PMs offices + cool quizzes on Australian democracy en-route in a long line. Heartening to exercise this right. Voting at old Parliament House rocks!
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
So slow to cross the coast. Fingers crossed Cyclone Albert will not wreak too much destruction my Qld friends.
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Taxim Trio. Jazzy Greek music - my hang out! Smiths Alternative, Canberra
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
1/2 hour east of Canberra. Its evening. Washing up & my view out the kitchen window. Often the young males are boxing.
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Hamish Sewell @hamish-sewell.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Yay @francescalejeune.bsky.social has just joined the ranks of BS
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