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For over 500 years the Atlantic Ocean has transported people, objects and money around its coastlines. With every journey, new connections have been made and ideas exchanged. Over the centuries, cultures have bled into one another creating a vibrant patchwork of language, music and food. These movements have forged links between disparate people, weaving villages in Scotland, ports in Africa and cities in America into a rich and connected history. Rising sea levels now threaten these areas. Some are able to adapt to these changes. Others are not.
Our project draws upon the historical connections between Atlantic countries to build new relationships around the Atlantic rim. It confronts pupils with the different global experiences of climate change and shows them the realities of sea level change in other Atlantic countries.
"How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean"
Arthur. C. Clarke
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Listen to our latest work:
Gaelic Folk Singer: Ishbel MacLean
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What are we interested in?
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The history of this music is the history of the people’s movement, their struggles and their celebrations. As we travel around the ocean’s rim we will be recording different musical styles and the oral histories that accompany them. |
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Atlantic trade gave Europe the delights of chocolate, potatoes, sugar and chilli. In return we gave the Americas whisky, TB and custard. Just as people and music have moved around the ocean, so food stuffs and cooking styles have blended and mixed. Our project is exploring the impacts of these on communities and local cultures. |
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Architectural styles and techniques criss-crossed the ocean over the centuries. Materials such as mahogany (South America), gold (Ghana) and cotton (North America) created new styles of interior design, textiles and furniture making. We will be tracing the journeys of these objects and the effect they had on local communities. |
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Ocean and air currents provide corridors through which birds, insects and marine life travel around the ocean. These migrations link remote corners of the Atlantic, which are visited by passing flocks, pods and swarms. We will be wroking with ornitholigists and marine biologists to explore the connections made by the ebb and flow of these species. |
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Historical Atlantic journeys:
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Slave Trade |
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Irish Potato Famine |
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Acadian exodus |
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Coffee migrants |
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S.S Windrush |
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Highland Clearances |
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