Join me in the sanctuary of The Art Hand studio as a storm is raging outside on the Copper Coast, here, in Southern Ireland. It’s late October. Winter hasn’t kicked in yet. Infact the weather has been relatively mild recently with daytime temperatures of around 14 degrees Celsius, which is about 57 degrees Fahrenheit.

However the rain has been torrential for the last few days and with it came some dramatic wind! I wanted to capture the sensation of the wind and rain as it pelted against our cottage studio so I recorded the final 3 hours of it’s strength, just after nightfall. Infact about 2 hours into the recording seems to be the final surge of this weather belt as it begins to settle down from then on.

There’s a tiny little bedroom loft above our main studio space with a window in the gable end that faces South Westerly, directly into the prevailing wind. The view from here in daylight is spectacular, out across the grass roof of our adjoining home and across the cliffs and the Celtic Sea.

So I set up my microphone in front of this window. You’ll hear the wind howling outside and the salt laden rain pelting against the glass.

A cottage has stood in this location since at least the 1800’s. It was a tradition to face the gable end towards the worst of the weather like this. Nowadays houses are designed to face the best view rather than for protection from the elements. There would never have been a window in a gable like this but we liked the idea of having a vantage point from such a prominent position.

So I hope you enjoy the 2nd episode of ‘Sounds of the Copper Coast’. It’s actually the next day now and the wind has dropped and the sun has returned. That’s part of the beauty of living in a place like this, every day is different and the weather always has some surprises in store.

Immerse yourself in the sounds of nature from the comfort of your location wherever that might be.