Harrogate Sound Survey Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:27:13 -0400 https://www.thestraywalkers.org/ en © 2026 Harrogate Sound Survey yes Harrogate, UK Support this Podcast fc1d3dc2-99dc-5aff-8a86-fb1c36323048 The Stray Walkers episodic false Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.


Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. Sound Map of Harrogate does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.


It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.


This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.


Best listened to on good quality headphones, this podcast used to be called 'A Sound Map Of Harrogate.'

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Field recording The Stray Walkers https://storage.buzzsprout.com/pjryrpij9beggsbtrh0uqybj541l?.jpg Harrogate Sound Survey https://www.thestraywalkers.org/ A Walk Around Christchurch, Harrogate A Walk Around Christchurch, Harrogate Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.


Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.


It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.


This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones. 

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.


Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.


It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.


This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones. 

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]]> The Stray Walkers Buzzsprout-19833635 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:00:00 -0400 1283 full false Wet Railings Recorded Using a Geophone Wet Railings Recorded Using a Geophone This episode is a tree dripping water from an earlier shower on to metal railings. It was recorded through a LOM Geofón Geophone.

Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.
It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

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]]> This episode is a tree dripping water from an earlier shower on to metal railings. It was recorded through a LOM Geofón Geophone.

Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.
It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

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]]> The Stray Walkers Buzzsprout-19829828 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:00:00 -0400 95 full false Residential Basement Carpark - Dawn, Sunday Residential Basement Carpark - Dawn, Sunday Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

This episode was recorded in an underground carpark between 6am and 7am.

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]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

This episode was recorded in an underground carpark between 6am and 7am.

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]]> The Stray Walkers Buzzsprout-19795996 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:00:00 -0400 669 full false Harrogate Train Station Platform, Night Harrogate Train Station Platform, Night Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Recorded by Allan Smyth.

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]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Recorded by Allan Smyth.

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]]> The Stray Walkers 3ebf2c06-92de-42e3-9849-30d0bd5171aa Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:25:00 -0400 141 full false Sunrise on Mowbray Square, Harrogate Sunrise on Mowbray Square, Harrogate Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

This was recorded on 3rd March 2026 between 5am and 6am.

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]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

This was recorded on 3rd March 2026 between 5am and 6am.

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]]> The Stray Walkers e8239da6-3d03-47a2-beeb-b945620fabd3 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:10:00 -0500 2700 full false Mic drop, dawn - Mowbray Square, Harrogate Mic drop, dawn - Mowbray Square, Harrogate Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

This was recorded June / July 2025 as part of a short course I did with OCA. To see the photography project that this is part of, please visit https://backhouse.wtf/project/east-parade-2025/

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]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

This was recorded June / July 2025 as part of a short course I did with OCA. To see the photography project that this is part of, please visit https://backhouse.wtf/project/east-parade-2025/

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]]> The Stray Walkers c4d8a5ce-2e71-4ced-8104-da212f4bce37 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 03:20:00 -0500 911 full false Kicking my heels outside Community House Kicking my heels outside Community House Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers a9938f8e-b62a-4a8c-a3eb-fdf5c4958266 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:45:00 -0500 391 full false Walking over Skipton Road, down Westmoreland Street at night Walking over Skipton Road, down Westmoreland Street at night Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Popped to the Devonshire Tap House for a few pints with close friends. This recording works best on a pair of headphones, it is a binaural recording so microphones were placed either side of my head in the pub and my head acted as a baffle.

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]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Popped to the Devonshire Tap House for a few pints with close friends. This recording works best on a pair of headphones, it is a binaural recording so microphones were placed either side of my head in the pub and my head acted as a baffle.

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]]> The Stray Walkers d4e7a163-c84e-4332-b95b-074f172e4329 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:00 -0500 278 full false A breeze blowing through a beech tree one warm autumn evening A breeze blowing through a beech tree one warm autumn evening Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Recorded one evening in September as the breeze blew through the beech tree out the front of our communal doorway. Please see www.backhouse.wtf for more details.

Mowbray Square, Harrogate.

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]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Recorded one evening in September as the breeze blew through the beech tree out the front of our communal doorway. Please see www.backhouse.wtf for more details.

Mowbray Square, Harrogate.

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]]> The Stray Walkers 4cf1ab52-4d71-41e1-9182-a76d549647cf Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:25:00 -0500 1569 full false East Parade Take-Away East Parade Take-Away Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

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]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 9d84bd3b-f13a-49bf-80b3-26acc4d05c2f Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0500 184 full false Clap for carers, Dragon Parade Harrogate Clap for carers, Dragon Parade Harrogate Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 9ca38805-0d7f-4369-944d-a879122f8e4e Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0500 260 full false Skipton road, midday Skipton road, midday Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 8abac6a6-24f7-418d-a655-f1ad1102bf9c Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:55:00 -0500 89 full false A Cross Section Of Dragon Parade, During The Pandemic A Cross Section Of Dragon Parade, During The Pandemic Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 933eb7a9-b5b7-464f-b4eb-f6162b9496ea Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:55:00 -0500 438 full false Dawn chorus, Back Dragon Avenue Dawn chorus, Back Dragon Avenue Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 3594bce7-4fad-4507-ad35-49371bbfea6b Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:55:00 -0500 2538 full false Pride march, Montpellier Pride march, Montpellier Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers e25b3f13-1639-41cf-b6d9-fd425da295d2 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:50:00 -0500 116 full false Distant fireworks Distant fireworks Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 765c61e5-1123-461c-a6a5-6b0c8ea38f58 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:50:00 -0500 47 full false The Ginnel, outside Space The Ginnel, outside Space Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 8828a2c7-434d-4503-8d5b-6209541f0ff0 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:50:00 -0500 50 full false Fish & chips Fish & chips Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers bf7b32de-0808-43c1-a2f1-0ff873caa1fd Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:50:00 -0500 413 full false Pride march launch (2018) Pride march launch (2018) Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 7641d9c0-be1a-4af9-9459-eb5717a55f3b Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:50:00 -0500 44 full false Pothole repairs, Dragon Road Pothole repairs, Dragon Road Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 3510fce2-26b5-4095-bf50-3ede1988e48d Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:50:00 -0500 250 full false Inside Creao Studio Inside Creao Studio Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers a7aaf9ba-451d-4bdc-9356-86c857a65444 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:50:00 -0500 212 full false Leaves blowing around a fire-escape, Back Dragon Parade Leaves blowing around a fire-escape, Back Dragon Parade Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 9a7819df-4b45-453c-8407-ef3e1179e5f4 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:45:00 -0500 101 full false Cold Bath Road Cold Bath Road Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers ca4d75da-a2bc-4ed2-b5c7-12e0d709a222 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:45:00 -0500 66 full false Breeze in the trees, Valley Gardens boating pond Breeze in the trees, Valley Gardens boating pond Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers b0588163-1b88-4734-8897-baa9a12df595 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:45:00 -0500 119 full false Back Dragon Parade, Dawn Chorus Back Dragon Parade, Dawn Chorus Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers eb151e6f-d72a-46dd-9fa2-3b8af191114c Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:45:00 -0500 196 full false ASDA, Bower Road ASDA, Bower Road Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 876db5d9-923f-4d09-a1f3-b0bafe7a242f Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:45:00 -0500 117 full false Blackbird, Dragon Parade Blackbird, Dragon Parade Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

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]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

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]]> The Stray Walkers fdbae9c6-20f9-4ced-b7bf-4a4fe6d49811 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:45:00 -0500 60 full false A grapevine in the breeze A grapevine in the breeze Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers f809dc87-ee7b-4ae6-a4b2-54bab846eb6d Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:45:00 -0500 231 full false Brown Long-Eared Bat, Valley Gardens Brown Long-Eared Bat, Valley Gardens Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers e0ce3007-bb4d-4d5b-9ca5-8bb5b770e9bc Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:40:00 -0500 113 full false Outside Bass & Bligh Outside Bass & Bligh Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

A great camera shop.

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]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

A great camera shop.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 8471d688-7c1f-4828-9cb3-aa89fe2ab8e4 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:40:00 -0500 118 full false Outside Jessops, Harrogate Outside Jessops, Harrogate Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 7124d7d0-1190-40bc-8b09-c996668d5646 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:40:00 -0500 104 full false Outside M&S, Harrogate Outside M&S, Harrogate Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 13640fd1-1b7e-4986-b285-a8d87d000bca Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:40:00 -0500 110 full false Gambaru crossing Gambaru crossing Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 7f396d56-ccaa-4c63-b1a2-ba2b25bb17f7 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:40:00 -0500 67 full false Christmas tree, Harrogate town centre Christmas tree, Harrogate town centre Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 25193944-7c36-4574-bf5b-0b54dd6baef8 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:35:00 -0500 133 full false The sound of melting snow The sound of melting snow Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 8780bb7a-b262-46c7-acef-e957e984c952 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:35:00 -0500 600 full false WH Smiths, Harrogate WH Smiths, Harrogate Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Mapping the soundscape of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 5e80a0c6-d1f8-485c-995d-920791f672e5 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:35:00 -0500 120 full false A noisy fan in a ginnel A noisy fan in a ginnel Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Support the show

]]> Every episode in this series starts the same way. I walk out with a recorder and no fixed plan, and let the town decide the route. That is close to what the Situationists called the dérive: instead of choosing where to go, you let the place choose for you.

Flâneurs used to walk a city to see it properly. The Harrogate Sound Survey does the same with a microphone, working through the town one place at a time. Some of these recordings come from streets everyone in Harrogate already knows. Others come from corners most people walk past without a second look. Either way, the point is the same: to hear the town rather than move through it.

It shares the aim behind everything else The Stray Walkers do: becoming a stranger in your own town again.

This is part of an ongoing project called The Stray Walkers, a Harrogate based not-for-profit collective of artists, activists and urban wanderers interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city. Find out more at www.thestraywalkers.org.

Best listened to on good quality headphones.

Support the show

]]> The Stray Walkers 4b7b2617-77b0-4022-a14c-86aea3284085 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:30:00 -0500 56 full false