On today's show we listen to spring soundscapes from the region of Canada where "Making Waves" is produced. This year and last year, residents of the Almaguin Highlands region in Northern Ontario had the opportunity to place sound recorders out overnight in order to share the soundscape that is familiar to them. The Almaguin Highlands is a collection of rural villages with populations under 2,000 people that are locating North of Huntsville and South of North Bay in what is often referred to as the Near North. Last year in May on "Making Waves," we featured some of these recordings, and on today's show, we will listen to a new collection recorded these past two months. 

Featured today are recordings made at the following locations: Old Highway Road in Magnetawan on April 9 at 7:20 a.m.; the village of South River on April 14 at 6:30 a.m.; Bray Lake in Machar on May 19 at 4:15 a.m.; Chapman Strong Road in Strong on May 20 at 1:10 a.m.; and Highway 534 in Powassan on May 31 at 5:00 a.m.

This monthly one hour program is about radio art and sound art, and is produced by New Adventures in Sound Art's Artistic Director Darren Copeland in South River, Ontario, Canada. The show features Canadian, US, and international artists creating sound-based media art. It focuses on the techniques, processes, and motivations of the artists it features as well as individuals supporting the field through dissemination and curatorial activities. The show is a snapshot of what is happening in sound-based media art in the here and now from a northern perspective.