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Hearing Loss

Anna explores how music is experienced with hearing loss & how we can protect our hearing.

Evie Waddell is a Gaelic & Scots singer and fiddler hailing from Stirlingshire. As a deaf musician, Evie hopes to raise awareness of the many talented hard of hearing and d/Deaf musicians out there and weaves BSL seamlessly into her performances. Her visual EP "Cluich!" offers an immersive audio-visual experience with three distinct Gaelic songs connecting the d/Deaf comunity with Gaelic and Scottish identity and heritage. Evie joins Anna to talk about the EP and her experience as a deaf musician.

According to a study carried out by the Hearing Health Foundation (USA), musicians are four times more likely to develop noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) as the general public and 57% more likely to develop tinnitus. Another survey, by UK charity Help Musicians, found that 40% of professional musicians across a range of genres have experienced some type of hearing loss as a direct result of their work. Now an audiologist, fiddler and former Young Trad champion, Shona Mooney joins Anna to explore the issue of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss for musicians and live music lovers alike. Musician Seth Tinsley joins the discussion to share his experience of NIHL as a result of his work.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Thu 19 Sep 2024 20:00

Music Played

  • Neil Young

    Harvest Moon

    • Harvest Moon.
  • Beth Malcolm

    Edward

    • FOLKMOSIS.
  • Evelyn Glennie & Michael A. Levine

    Switch

    • Double Crossings.
  • Tom Campbell Trio

    Billy Connolly’s

    • Tom Campbell Trio EP.
  • Billy Connolly

    D.I.V.O.R.C.E.

    • D.I.V.O.R.C.E..
  • Evie Waddell

    Fios no Fois

    • Cluich!.
  • Evie Waddell

    Chan Eil

    • Cluich!.
  • Evie Waddell

    Cailleach Mhòr Stadhlaigh

    • Cluich!.
  • Zoë Nutt

    Like You

    • Like You.
  • Amy Laurenson

    Shetland Reels

    • Strands.
  • Paul Simon

    Loves Me Like a Rock

    • There Goes Rhymin’ Simon.
  • Rachel Sermanni

    Jacob

    • Dreamer Awake.
  • The Shee

    Starlings

    • Murmurations.
  • Elephant Sessions

    Ebbe

    • For The Night.
  • Mike Vass

    Cold Iron

    • In The Wake of Neil Gunn.
  • Lorne MacDougall

    MacDougall’s Gathering

    • Hello World.
  • Malin Lewis

    Elision

    • Halocline.

Broadcast

  • Thu 19 Sep 2024 20:00