Down the Midway
Air Date: October 12, 2007
Producer Emily Taylor captures the sounds of the Rochester Fair in Rochester, New Hampshire in this audio postcard. Giant pumpkins, anyone?
Transcript
SOUND OF HORNS, PEOPLE TALKING
CURWOOD: Horse cart racing, pumpkin weigh-ins, and arcade games are just some of the many activities at the Rochester Fair in Rochester, New Hampshire.
BELL RINGS, CHILDREN SHOUT
CURWOOD: And what better way to celebrate the fall harvest then by taking a stroll along the fairground midway. Living on Earth’s Emily Taylor took her recorder and did just that. She put it all together in this audio postcard.
ACCORDION PLAYS, MAN SHOUTS TO PASSERSBY “YOU CAN”T WIN BY WALKING BY, COME ON IN GIVE IT A TRY FOLKS . . . “
ANIMAL NOISES, DUCK QUACKS, CHILD SAYS “WHY’S HE MAD AT US?” OTHER CHILD SAYS “HE’S NOT MAD AT US,” FAIR MUSIC PLAYS
CURWOOD: Our audio postcard of the Rochester Fair was recorded by Emily Taylor.
