Hot Air Balloon Liftoff, Bowman Field, Louisville, KY, 2018-04-27

Field recording of hot air balloons filling and lifting off from Bowman Field airport during the Kentucky Derby Festival, around 7:00am, April 27, 2018. Gas burners used to maintain inflation and lift are heard, along with child and adult voices, generators, fans, a Louisville Metro Police Department helicopter, and other sounds.

Recorded by Aaron Rosenblum.

Sound Devices MixPre-3 audio recorder, Audio-Technica AT8022 stereo microphone.

This recording is part of the Kentuckiana Sounds project: www.kentuckianasounds.org