Watch two films that profile Brooklyn-based musician Loren Connors – on what will be his 74th birthday.
Archive
Full of Noises is a sound art and new music organisation based in a public park on Cumbria's Furness Peninsula
Events
Festive FON’s Christmas Rewind Saturday 16 December 2023 11-5pm
Join us at Piel View House in Saturday 16 December for a journey through Christmases past. This FREE drop-in event runs from 11am-5pm. Trawl through the archives of found recordings, festive greetings, carol concerts and audio Christmas cards from long distant relatives. Meet the FON team and enjoy a mince pie or two. This programme […]
Concert: Sophie Cooper – Saturday 20 January 2024 7pm
A special double-bill of lights from the sonic ether – Teresa Winter and Powders.
Concert: Teresa Winter / Powders – Saturday 24 February 2024 7pm
A special double-bill of lights from the sonic ether – Teresa Winter and Powders.
Workshop: Mark Vernon – Sunday 26 November 2023 – 11am-5pm
Join sound artist Mark Vernon this free workshop working with tapes. Explore tape editing with reel-to-reel. Jumble the order and create random compositions…
Concert: Mark Vernon – Saturday 25 November 2023 7pm
Mark Vernon is a Glasgow based sound artist who works with found tapes and acousmatic presence. His work explores themes of magnetic memory, audio archaeology, voyeurism and nostalgia.
Concert: Sarah Heneghan – Thursday 19 October 2023
Sarah Heneghan’s ‘Power Out’ is a performative mish-mash of live drums, electronics, and lights to create a whirling atmosphere of beats; some dancey, others immersive.
Film: ‘Gestures’ and ‘Captured in the Air’ – Sunday 22 October 2023
Watch two films that profile Brooklyn-based musician Loren Connors – on what will be his 74th birthday.
Half-term sounds at FON – Free family activities Oct 23-27
We have host of FREE sound-tastic activities at half-term for all the family. Join us at Piel View House in Barrow Park between 1-4pm each day of the holiday. Monday 23 Oct: Chopping Board Orchestra Tuesday 24 Oct: Bird Bath – immerse yourself in bells and birdsong Wednesday 25 Oct: Room on the Broom with […]
Concert: Ex-Easter Island Head – Friday 13 October 2023
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Workshop: Ex-Easter Island Head – Saturday 14 October 2023
Ex-Easter Island Head workshop at Full of Noises, Piel View House, Barrow Park on Saturday 14 October 11-1pm.
Concert: Brìghde Chaimbeul – SOLD OUT – Tuesday 26 September 2023
Brìghde Chaimbeul is a one of the leading lights of experimental Celtic music and will perform at Full of Noises’ Piel View House on Tuesday 26 September 2023.
Workshop: Brìghde Chaimbeul – Tuesday 26 September 2023
Brìghde Chaimbeul is a one of the leading lights of experimental Celtic music and will perform at Full of Noises’ Piel View House on Tuesday 26 September 2023.
Film & Talk: By Biro and Umbrella Spring – Sunday 24 September 2023
Sarah Heneghan’s ‘Power Out’ is a performative mish-mash of live drums, electronics, and lights to create a whirling atmosphere of beats; some dancey, others immersive.
Sound Rangers – Wednesdays in summer 1-5pm
Join us as we explore experimental music and sound on Wednesdays throughout summer.
Drop into Piel View House in the heart of Barrow Park – and bring the family!
Concert: Mémoires d’un Amnésique – Alex Metcalfe performs Erik Satie – Saturday 26 August
Alex Metcalfe turns back time to become legendary pianist Erik Satie. Join us for a night of sound and vision dedicated to the maverick and innovative French composer.
‘Ambulation’ Sound Walks with Tim Shaw – Thursday 24 August 2023
Join Tim Shaw for a sound journey around Barrow Park. Ambulation is a walking performance that uses listening technologies to harvest diverse sounds from the immediate environment.
Workshop – Laila Sakini – Sun 30 July 2023
Workshop – Laila Sakini – Sun 30th July 1-3pm. Piel View House, Barrow Park, Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BD Free – click here to book a space Multi-instrumentalist Laila Sakini plays a concert at Piel View House on Saturday 29 July and will run a workshop the following day (Sunday 30 July 1-3pm). The workshop […]
Concert: Laila Sakini – Saturday 29 July 2023
Multi-instrumentalist, composer, vocalist, producer and performer Laila Sakini will head to Full of Noises on 29 July 2023.
Screening: Laurence Campbell sharing event – 08/07/23
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Concert: Ecka Mordecai & Tom James Scott – 1/7/23
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Workshop: Eggflutes with Ecka Mordecai – 2/7/23
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Ecological Radio Workshop – 22/04/23
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Soundcamp – Eskdale – 06/05/2023
Join Full of Noises, RE Drift and invited artists at Eskdale for Soundcamp 10…
Lee Patterson @ Piel View – 18/03/23
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Screening: Still Waters & Horngarth – 04/03/23
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Yo No Bi – Waste Ethos Exhibition @ Piel View – 17-25/02/23
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Sarah Angliss @ Piel View – 24-25/02/23
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Secluded Bronte @ Piel View – 21/02/23
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Natalie Sharp – SPUME + Ellie Hoskins – 24/09/22
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Acoustic Commons Exhibition, 08-09/10/22
Acoustic Commons Exhibition Location: ESAAix and neighboring locations in Aix en Provence Online: Live audio streams from open microphones at acousticommons.net Dates: Sat 8th / Sun 9th October 2022 – Public Programme Acoustic Commons is a collaboration between sound art organisations (CONA, Full of Noises, Locus Sonus & Soundcamp) & a range of associate partners, […]
Land to Return, Land to Care, 05/11/22
Land to Return, Land to Care Online broadcast: Live audio streams from open microphones in the Ukraine at: acousticommons.net Dates: Sat 5th November 2022 – 09:00–21:00 (UTC+1/UK) / 11:00–23:00 (UTC+3/Ukraine) http://acousticommons.net/listen/land-to-return/index# Land to Return, Land to Care is a collaboration between artists in Ukraine and the UK, presented as a 12-hour live transmission work, mixed in […]
Nearly Present – Julian Weaver
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PITCH in Barrow Park – 23-24/08/22
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Hanna Tuulikki – Seals’kin – 17/07/22
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Acoustic Commons – A European Co-operation Project
Acoustic Commons A Creative Europe Small Cooperation Project Full of Noises are excited to be a partner in the Acoustic Commons project, which has recently received support from the European Union’s Creative Europe program. The Acoustic Commons is an emerging network of live environmental streams which draw attention to the unique sounds of particular places […]
Soundcamp – Ravenglass Estuary – 30/04/2022
Join Full of Noises, RE Drift and invited artists at Ravenglass estuary for Soundcamp 9…
Piel View House – Redevelopment
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Duke Street Soundwalk – Dan Fox – 10/09/2021
Artist Sarah Angliss presents her new automaton sound sculpture “Mechanical Nightingales” which has been specially commissioned for Barrow Park.
Hannah Kemp Welch – Research Residency 09/2021
Hannah Kemp-Welch will be undertaking a research residency at Full of Noises in September 2021.
Sarah Angliss – Mechanical Nightingales – 04/09/2021
Artist Sarah Angliss presents her new automaton sound sculpture “Mechanical Nightingales” which has been specially commissioned for Barrow Park.
Events in July – 23+24+28/07/2021
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Duke St. Sound Walk – Summer 2021
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Artists
Tim Shaw
Tim Shaw is an artist working predominantly with sound. He presents work through musical performances, installations, walks and site-responsive interventions. Collaboration is central to his approach, he has been lucky enough to make artistic work with Chris Watson, Phill Niblock, Tetsuya Umeda, Dirty Electronics, John Bowers, Tess Denman-Cleaver, Jacek Smolicki and Sébastien Piquemal. Recently his […]
Helen Frosi
Helen Frosi is an artist and curator who has found herself in many roles, inside and outside of the art world. Her work is preoccupied with the idea of the gift, especially within collaborative and cross-disciplinary practice, and motivated by an interest in the creative, social, and political dimension of sound. In 2010 Helen founded […]
Tony Doyle
Tony is a creative digital artist, with experience ranging across academic work and professional practice. Originally from a pure music background (classical and jazz performance/composition), his practice has become focused on digital arts. Since being introduced to computer music during his masters studies, he continued to develop this interest for sonic and coding intersections during […]
Sam Underwood
Sam Underwood is a musician, sound artist and musical instrument designer. His work in musical instrument design focuses on the development of new musical instruments; predominantly acoustic and mechanical, with a particular penchant for those in the bass/sub-bass register. One of the central aims of his work in creating new musical instruments is to develop […]
Minoru Sato
Minoru Sato is a sound artist with an interest in acoustic phenomena, explored in the form of installations, multiples, performances and texts. Since 1989, he has presented work under the name “m/s”, establishing his own label called “WrK” for creative activities in 1994. in addition, he also produces sound works under the name SASW, collaborative […]
Andie Brown
Andie Brown is a musician from London. An interest in sound and experimentation led Andie to begin working as These Feathers Have Plumes in 2007, creating sonic landscapes using traditional and non-traditional instrumentation (primarily glass), found-sound and field recordings. Andie has performed solo in the UK and Europe. Additionally, Andie has collaborated live with artists […]