Best Zigzag Podcasts (2025)

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Zigzag 3:39

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"I found out that Imfolozi means “zigzag” in isiZulu, so this was my inspiration to try and make a piece that never sits still, twists and turns. I wanted to reflect the sheer exuberance of the singing in the original piece where the clapping rhythm shifts and returns." Imfolozi Park, South Africa reimagined by Dermot Fitzsimons.…

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Eddie Chapman | From Career Criminal to Agent Zigzag 31:18

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Ways to support the podcast: Buy Me a Coffee: ☕ https://bmc.link/philipthompsonDonate via PayPal: 💸 paypal.me/PhilipT284Imagine a professional criminal who became one of Britain's most valuable spies, a safecracker deemed so dangerous by police that his photograph hung in just about every station across the United Kingdom. This man, who some said c…

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Peaceful gardens in historic Mantua 2:02

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This recording captures birdsong and locals passing through a quiet public garden in central Mantua. The recording was made on the 29th May 2012, about five minutes after a strong earthquake had struck the Emilia Romagna region, causing significant damage to the UNESCO World Heritage property of the Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande. Record…

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Emilia 4:34

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"In May 2012, two major earthquakes struck Northern Italy, causing 27 deaths and widespread damage. The events are known in Italy as the 2012 Emilia earthquakes, because they mainly affected the Emilia region. "The field recording captured birdsong and locals passing through a quiet public garden in central Mantua, five minutes after the Emilia ear…

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Fighting Signal Loss And Stiff Competition With A Full-Funnel Approach 19:30

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Fragmented marketing in a privacy-first world demands a full funnel approach. In this episode, Peggy Anne Salz reconnects with Avi Das, CRO at Aarki, for an “encore” conversation recorded live at MAU. One year after unveiling Aarki 2.0, the spotlight is where it should be. Marketers are rethinking how UA and retargeting work together, and this epis…

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Henal mariacki 4:21

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"The transitioning nature of the field recording made for some melodic transitioning in the background. The trumpet call ends abruptly but returns again and again." Krakow trumpet call reimagined by Moray Newlands. IMAGE: Oliszydlowski, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons…

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Hejnal Mariacki 3:59

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Probably Poland's most iconic sound, the hejnał mariacki (literally "Saint Mary's dawn") is a trumpet call that sounds every hour on the hour from the highest tower of St Mary's Church in Kraków's rynek glówny (main square). The bugler plays the same call four times, once in each of the cardinal directions. This tradition dates back to medieval tim…

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In concrete corridors 4:29

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In March 2025 we made a series of recordings in and around the Barbican Centre, with the idea of those sounds being folded back into the Observatory Station sound installation, so that the sounds of the Barbican itself become part of the stories being told by sound from around the world. This recording is a walkthrough of some of the exterior concr…

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EC2Y 8DS 4:57

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"I chose to work with a recording made at the Barbican centre in London. This complex has fascinated me for many years, and I have always been curious to seek out new nooks and crannies there. I took my curiosity about the place into how I approached the work. "The rhythmic footsteps are the core motif of the piece, even though they are not the mos…

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Jonathan Feinstein: How Lives Unfold for Exceptional Creators 45:22

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Dr. Jonathan Feinstein, a professor at Yale University, studies the developmental paths of creative individuals, including entrepreneurs, inventors, artists and scientists. His book Creativity in Large-Scale Contexts was published in 2023. He is also the author of The Nature of Creative Development (2006). His current work focuses on models of crea…

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Our Heads in the Cloud 21:31

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There are some good reasons to let AI into our brains. But how much do we know about the privacy of brain data? Host Bridget Todd explores how AI is interacting with our thoughts, memories and (dis)abilities, and what it all means for brain privacy. Ian Burkhart had an experimental brain implant that allowed him to move his hand and fingers after h…

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Train tracks 4:15

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"In my area of North America, train journeys are relatively rare. Taking a train feels like a special occasion because I only have the opportunity when I’m far from home. I’ve always enjoyed the exploratory feel of train rides: a train journey feels almost like stolen time, where normal responsibilities are paused and you are given freedom to simpl…

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American trains 9:11

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This recording features train horns as the trains pass by a level crossing just outside Palo Alto train station. The tonality of the train horns and the level crossing warning alarms are clearly identifiable as North American trains, and the sonic identity of the trains themselves as they pass are typical of Californian trains. Palo Alto is a small…

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Ember 8:01

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"Listening to the original field recording, I was engrossed in the dichotomy of the space - the waterfall and open area versus the man-made sounds of jet and helicopter fly overs. In this scenario, the man-made sounds overtaking the environmental quiet have an intentionality to preserve the space of the forest and the livelihood of people within it…

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A landscape in flames 4:22

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Captured during the devastating wildfires of September 2024 in Benfeita, Portugal, this recording reflects the dramatic challenge faced annually. The sky vanished behind ash-laden fog as fires erupted from all sides. Near the waterfalls, the relentless hum of helicopters and planes filled the air, battling the flames alongside over 5,000 firefighte…

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Kintsugi 4:14

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"“Kintsugi” is field-recording-based piece honouring both the original sample (from the Hill of the Buddha in Japan) as well as a form of Japanese art. Instead of using lacquer and precious metals to mend broken pieces of pottery, I use sound to bind other field recording samples together while still making that sound part of the design. "I use the…

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Hill of the Buddha 0:19

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An architectural space of deep spiritual meaning in Sapporo, Japan. Recorded by David Mintom.By Cities and Memory

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Movement amongst the trees 6:35

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"A response to a chorus of tree frogs." Frog chorus in Yokohama, Japan reimagined by Alex Vald.By Cities and Memory

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Schlegel's green tree frog 20:00

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This is the call of the Schlegel's green frog, a frog endemic to Japan. When one of them starts croaking, a call and response begins. The contrast between stillness and movement is beautiful. Recorded in Yokohama, Japan by Tadamitsu Mizuno.By Cities and Memory

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Aequoreus 10:00

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A hydrophone recording from the Adriatic Coast of Italy captures the fascinating and vibrant sounds of marine life. You can hear the clicks, pops, and crackles of mollusks, including shrimps, crabs, mussels, lobsters, and barnacles. As we venture further from human activity, the true richness of these underwater soundscapes comes to life. Recorded …

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Siennacircle 8:45

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"In retrospect, this was a tricky choice of audio file, as the original recording is hard to better in terms of sheer absorbing alien sound quality. I had no idea lobsters were that loud & communicative. They sound quite lively and otherworldly, so I felt the music woven around their sounds should be too. It seems to have evolved into something lik…

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Local street market, Mtskheta 4:02

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Mtskheta is one of the oldest cities of Georgia and its former capital. The beautiful city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, features a winding market just outside the 11th century Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. This sound walk captures local stall holders laughing and chatting as we meander through the historic streets. Recorded by Colin Hunter.…

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Zulu songs in a game reserve restaurant 5:22

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An a cappella performance by the staff in the resort restaurant at the end of the evening meal. The waiters and chefs and kitchen staff gather in rows in front of the diners and sing local songs in Zulu, harmonising, dancing, clapping, ululating and whistling. KwaZulu means place of the Zulu. Harmonies of male and female voices singing traditional …

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On Gilbert Bridge 6:24

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In March 2025 we made a series of recordings in and around the Barbican Centre, with the idea of those sounds being folded back into the Observatory Station sound installation, so that the sounds of the Barbican itself become part of the stories being told by sound from around the world. A sound walk starting at Gilbert Bridge, which leads into the…

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Branches and blades 3:44

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"I had a passing notion of a ’concerto for chainsaw and strings’ after hearing this recording - this is a fumbling exploratory sound sketch in that direction." Tree disposal in Greenwich Park reimagined by Fiona Conn.By Cities and Memory

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Mtskheta 2:33

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"The voices of the people in the market were so richly expressive and full of life, so I wanted to keep the emphasis on them and utilize their unique intonations and dialogues as the basis for a fun sample-heavy beat. Looping different snippets of voices and overlapping them brought about some interesting textures and tones. "All the while, it's dr…

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Industrial log disposal 4:32

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The extremely loud business of tree and log disposal in Greenwich Park. Trees are trimmed, and the branches and logs are thrown into the back of the wood chipping truck, creating a violently loud industrial sound as they are turned into sawdust in an instant. Recorded by Cities and Memory.By Cities and Memory

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Breathe brick ghosts 3:29

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"A drone of "stimvocals" and fountains below mechanical concrete." Gilbert Bridge soundwalk at the Barbican Centre, London reimagined by Dee Fry.By Cities and Memory

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Traditional silk weaving, Skye 2:25

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Traditional silk weaving on a countermarch floor loom, as it has been done for thousands of years. Thanks to Skye Silks for letting us record them at work and taking the time to talk us through their practice. Recorded in April 2025 on the Isle of Skye, Scotland by Cities and Memory.By Cities and Memory

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Caller ID 5:13

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"This piece reimagines a field recording of everyday people calling out, treating their voices not just as source material, but as the foundation. Approached with deep intention, it aimed to honour the original rhythms and harmonies of the callers without overpowering them. "The composition moves between ambient stillness and percussive energy, lay…

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Voices of the Delta 14:32

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What began as a simple request for a song became an unforgettable moment. Deep in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, at Gomoti Plains Camp, I asked the staff if they could sing for a recording. Instead of just one song, they formed a choir and gifted me a spontaneous concert of sheer energy in their native language. Recorded by Christina Antoniadou.…

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Roaming silence 8:14

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As I began losing my hearing, the urgency of archiving memory through everyday sounds became more pressing. This work invites viewers to gain a deeper understanding of hearing loss and relate to my personal experience of losing the ability to appreciate the mundane. The audio was captured through my hearing aids in my hometown of Tucson, Arizona, U…

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Tucson AZ 3:49

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"I wanted to take the dreamy, on the road vibe of the sample and put it in a totally different aural world." Hearing aid recording in Tucson, USA reimagined by Coxidelic [Tracy Cox].By Cities and Memory

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Mountain echoes 2:50

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"The sound of wood whistles and singing stretched to form a sonic memory of a moment embracing regional songs. Regional music that has been passed down and remembered, likely evolving subtly over time. "The time spent on the Greek terrace, sipping tsipouro and sharing music, is not immune to the same change. It will soon be an impression, the songs…

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Music in the mountains 6:28

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This is Angelos, one of the permanent residents of the village of Mikro Papingo, which is one of the 46 stone villages in this mountainous region of northwest Greece called the Zagorochoria. Angelos is one of our neighbours; he is retired now but continues to contribute to the musical heritage of this region. He makes his own wooden whistles which …

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96 unread 4:36

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"I created several samples from the original field recording and used 2 that dictated the direction of the rest of the composition. Silk weaving is traditionally quite repetitive work so I wanted to convey this in my piece, aiming to subtly change the tone of the track throughout. I rushed to finish this track as I kept putting it off, like address…

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Okavango Delta jam 2:38

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"The Okavango Delta is a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to several indigenous communities, including the Batswana and San people, who have lived in the area for centuries. This piece is comprised of audio fragments of a Botswana chant field recording combined with percussion." Okavango Delta songs reimagined by Scott Lawrence Whitman.…

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12 noon at the Lutheran church 7:53

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Huge 12 noon Sunday bells peal out over a sustained period from the Marktkirche Lutheran church in Hannover, preceded by a walk along a street with several cafes lined with Hannover 96 fans about to head to the match. Recorded by Cities and Memory.By Cities and Memory

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Bells way out of confusion 3:34

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"I love bells, and this is a beautiful recording. I feel like Bells have a really unearthly sound. I just let the Bells lead me along as bells do. I also felt a context of bells warning, and the falling apart of things around us, but they also were leading a way out." Bells from Gloucester Cathedral reimagined by Lostworldsounds - Michelle Breslin.…

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Gloucester Cathedral bells from inside the antiques market 1:53

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It was a Saturday afternoon and I was browsing antiques at the Gloucester Antiques Centre when I heard the muffled sound of bells. I moved to the back of the shop to a barred door that led to the backyard and set my recorder. Through the cracks in the door came the sound of Gloucester Cathedral’s bells ringing a few hundred meters away. They had be…

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Where the wild things whisper 4:50

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A nighttime recording from the Ecuadorian Amazon reveals the hidden world that awakens after dark. Bats flutter overhead, insects create an otherworldly symphony, and distant howls echo through the trees. A gentle stream murmurs beneath it all, weaving a tapestry of life, survival, and mystery. Recorded by Rafael Diogo.…

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Malapascua Island fishing village 8:59

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As dawn stretches gently over the bay, the village stirs to life. The soft clatter of fishermen preparing their lines mingles with the playful clinks of children spinning an old bicycle wheel with a bamboo stick — a game as timeless as the tide. Nearby, the metallic hum of the village well echoes through the dusty sand alley, as barefoot kids dash …

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Takeshita Street, Tokyo 6:02

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Takeshita Street, located in Harajuku, Tokyo, is a bustling pedestrian-only street known for its fashion boutiques, cafés, and restaurants. In the recording, made in late October 2024, you can hear the sounds of footsteps, lively conversations, and a mix of languages. This constant flow of people and linguistic diversity reveals the dynamic nature …

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Lifeforms in the brush 7:38

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"When listening to the field recording I kept imagining movement all around me. Then I began going to a darker place where I felt large unseen creatures moving toward me and the feelings of slight panic one might experience in that situation, despite the beauty of natures surroundings. My attempt here was to capture the mood and ambience these thou…

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Takeshita Street (Andy Lyon reimagining) 11:20

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"Takeshita Street is a busy pedestrian street, I've taken a perspective of being someone who is lost in the crowd / distracted by their phone to create an experimental / ambient / glitchy / tape loop track. "I've used the recording in a number of samplers to create ambience and create those snippets of conversation you tend to hear in passing. It w…

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An imperfect cadence 7:26

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"I was inspired by the melancholy and foreboding tone of the bells in direct contrast to the modern chatter like the call of the ancient with the bells dominating the streets almost like they were haunted. "I used it by picking the tone of that bell and enhancing the eerie, haunting atmospherics, weaving the voices in with it." Midday bells in Hann…

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Malapascua Island (Head Like a Hole remix) 2:46

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"Remix of Malapascua Island Fishing Village field recording merged into music with inspiration from Head Like A Hole by Nine Inch Nails. All samples apart from the main synth sound are from the original recording and used to create drum and percussion sounds as well as ambience." Malapascua Island reimagined by Gareth Eckley.…

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Designing products people trust with Robinhood’s Dheerja Kaur 29:56

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Episode web page: https://bit.ly/4l51qH3 ----------------------- Got a question? Want to recommend a guest? Or do you want to tell me how the show can be better? Send me a voice message via email at [email protected] ----------------------- In this episode of Insights Unlocked, we sit down with Dheerja Kaur, Vice President of Product Manageme…

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It happened so fast 2:39

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"This is a strange pub scene, the kind where all of a sudden you’re inside your own head, as if flashing back years later. The premise came from the first intelligible bit of speech—“It happened so fast”—with flashes of conversation breaking in on that withdrawn mental space, with tones built up from the pub’s background music and the intonation of…

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Spending the night in a traditional Irish pub 6:45

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Ambience from inside Kelly's Cellars, a traditional Irish pub in Belfast, including traditional music, pub chatter and the sounds of drinking and general merriment. Recorded in November 2023 by Cities and Memory. IMAGE: Albert Bridge / Kelly's Cellars, BelfastBy Cities and Memory