Field Recordings from Nan Province

Home, Bangkok, Thailand, 2019-05-11 16:53 +0700

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While up-country in Nan province last weekend we visited Wat Ket and Wat Kong where there were some interesting sounds. Unfortunately I didn’t have my proper rig so these were captured on an iPhone.

At Wat Ket a novice monk and his entourage circumambulated the temple before entering it for his ordination ceremony. This is what it sounded like:

We also recorded the temple gong:

At Wat Gong a percussion band playing traditional instruments performed this music for visitors: