Field Recordings
A podcast where audio-makers stand silently in fields (or things that could be broadly interpreted as fields).
Wed, April 09, 2025
‘Hands Off’ March, New York, USA on Saturday 5th April 2025 – by Jon Moskowitz
Tue, April 08, 2025
Saucepan Symphony, Cobh, Ireland in November 2022 – by Damian Drohan
“I placed a hydrophone at the bottom of a large well-used saucepan and part filled it. The recording was a little disappointing, then I started playing with the speed and frequency of drips from the tap and managed to approximate a driving, but rather bass-free beat with a hint of melody.”
Tue, April 08, 2025
Spring early morning in South East London, UK on 7th April 2025 – by Cesar Gimeno Lavin
“Every morning, specially in the fine weather we are currently enjoying, I come out to listen to the birds, which all seem to be specially loud, managing to almost drown all the city noises.”
Thu, April 03, 2025
The ‘Largest Arcade in the World’, Brookfield, Illinois, USA on 20th March 2025 – by Jackson Roach
“Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, Illinois, claims to be the largest video game arcade in the world. They have over 1,030 arcade games, dating back to the 1970s. When I went on a recent Thursday night around 7pm, for a friend’s birthday, almost nobody else was there.”
Tue, March 25, 2025
The last performance of the world’s largest pipe organ, Philadelphia, USA on 22nd March 2025 – by Alex Lewis
“Thousands of people gathered on Saturday, March 22nd at Macy’s in Philadelphia, PA to hear the last performances of the Wanamaker Organ – possibly the world’s largest pipe organ – as the department store marked its final weekend in business. This is an excerpt from the final recital by John Wanamaker Grand Court Organist Peter Richard Conte. My wife gave this piece the unofficial title: ‘an elegy for in-person shopping’.”
Tue, March 25, 2025
Squeaky frogs, Watcarrick, near Eskdalemuir, Scotland on 25th March 2025 – by Geoff McQueen
Thu, March 20, 2025
Punta del Hidalgo’s night sea swell, Tenerife in March 2025 – by Tash Walker
“This recording is taken just off of the pier around midnight. The sea was so full of character I was completely enthralled and if you listen carefully you can hear the strong tide pulling the lava rock out to sea with it. I completely fell for its whispers and it was a real struggle to pull myself away to sleep.”
Mon, March 10, 2025
Dead leaves on a silver birch, Stanton Moor, Derbyshire, UK on 5th February 2025 – by Rose de Larrabeiti
“I took myself to Derbyshire for a few days in early February. I walked up to Stanton Moor with my dog Rosie (not named by me!) looking for a Bronze Age stone circle called the Nine Ladies. Nearby were silver birches with their dead brown leaves rustling in the wind.”
Mon, March 10, 2025
Outside the bookshop, Berlin, Germany in 2023 – by Damian Drohan
“A morning recording outside Curious Fox Books, Berlin. Children and adults voices, passing bicycles. General ambience from people socialising, children playing. An S-Bahn train arrives to the nearby Gorlitzer Bahnhof.”
Mon, February 24, 2025
Fulton Fish Market, NY, USA in January 2025 – by Harrison Malkin
“It’s quiet time at the Fulton Fish Market — though the forklifts still move fast and beep loudly. A fish hook is an extension of oneself, used to sling tuna, black sea bass, and salmon, from crates to weighing stations. The market moved from the South Street Seaport to the Bronx in 2005. Now, it’s in an industrial part of the borough, next to the city’s floating prison Vernon C. Bain Center and Rikers Island. It’s mostly wholesale buyers here from restaurants and gourmet markets in the early hours of the morning (open from 2-7 am). There have been less tourists, “cash people,” as they call them, since the market moved from Manhattan.”
Sun, February 23, 2025
Geothermal mud pools in Rotorua, Aotearoa (New Zealand) on 8th February 2025 – by Will Coley
Sun, February 23, 2025
‘Silence’ in Doubtful Sound, Aotearoa (New Zealand) on 15th February 2025 – by Will Coley
Sun, February 23, 2025
Steam train arriving and then departing, Haworth, West Yorkshire, UK on 17th February 2025 – by Cesar Gimeno Lavin
“The wonderful steam train arrives at Haworth station. I love how the arrival is reasonably quiet but upon departure you hear the power of the steam engine echoing around the […]
Sun, February 23, 2025
Buzzing and hissing cables in the early morning mist, South Yorkshire edge-lands in February 2025 – by Andrew Conroy
Sat, February 15, 2025
Primal scream atop Bernal Hill, San Francisco, USA on 20th January 2025 at 9am – by Kristina Loring
“A group of organizers had distributed flyers in our neighborhood for a timely cathartic moment atop the large mountain park that overlooks the city of San Francisco and the bay. […]
Sat, February 15, 2025
Woodpecker in back garden, south-east London, UK on 14th February 2025 – by Cesar Gimeno Lavin
“This morning I was delighted to find that, after quite a few months, this woodpecker has returned! Back to the very same tree. I love how the sound echoes around […]
Tue, February 11, 2025
Babble of Ta Ta Creek spring, British Columbia, Canada in early February 2025 – by PJ Howe
“Here is a little recording of our local spring. We hiked through 2ft of snow in the -10 temps to the head of our local creek. Due to the deep […]
Sat, February 08, 2025
A bright winter’s morning in south east London, UK on 5th February 2025 – by Cesar Gimeno Lavin
“It was a lovely, bright morning. The birds were loud, trying to compete with the sound of passing planes heading to Heathrow airport.”
Thu, February 06, 2025
Lake Ontario, Wellington, Prince Edward County, Canada on 1st February 2025 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick
Fri, January 31, 2025
Ice on Queen’s Park Pond, Glasgow, Scotland in January 2025 – by Katie Revell
“Recorded using a contact microphone at Queen’s Park pond on the Southside of Glasgow, during a cold snap in January. The pond had frozen over (which doesn’t happen often), and […]
Thu, January 30, 2025
Midnight by the river, Deniliquin, Australia in 2024 – by Sam Loy
“From a country town called Deniliquin. We stayed at a caravan park down by the river, and at about midnight, I snuck out with my mic and went down to […]
Thu, January 30, 2025
Starling murmuration, Beach Park, Worthing, UK in late January 2025 – by Charlotte Petts
“As soon you walked into the park it was like someone was playing the noise out over massive speakers… It was like a giant congregation point before they headed off […]
Sun, January 12, 2025
Ocean surf on a rocky beach at high tide, Ecola State Park, Oregon, USA on 11th January 2025 – by PJ Howe
“The surf was about 2.5m with a strong on shore breeze. The beach we recorded on was protected from the wind and made wonderful recording conditions. The beach is in […]
Sun, January 12, 2025
Cracking the ice underfoot over a frozen puddle, Low Bentham, North Yorkshire, UK in early January 2025 – by Charlotte Petts
Sun, January 12, 2025
Petrochemical drones and birdsong, Immingham, UK in January 2025 – by Andrew Conroy
“The drones are from the enormous petrochemical plant that dominates the skyline of the Immingham docks on the Humber.”
Sun, January 12, 2025
Pinares De Oromana, Alcala De Guadaira, Spain on 6th January 2025 – by Cesar Gimeno Lavin
“Lovely quiet winter morning, next to one of the two water mills.”
Sat, January 11, 2025
Squeaky ice cakes in Neris river, Vilnius, Lithuania on 8th January 2024 – by Vaida Pilibaitytė
“I went for my daily walk along the Neris river one sunny afternoon last year. It was all frozen just a couple of days ago. The weather had changed overnight. […]
Wed, January 08, 2025
Listening to the river flow as the snow melts into the water from the fields nearby, River Wenning, Bentham, North Yorkshire, UK in early January 2025 – by Charlotte Petts
“My dog Toby joins in by digging in the earth next to me.”
Wed, January 08, 2025
Snow slowly melting from a bridge next to Ribblehead viaduct, North Yorkshire, UK in early January 2025 – by Charlotte Petts
Wed, January 08, 2025
Snowy walk, Bentham, North Yorkshire, UK in early January 2025 – by Charlotte Petts
“Walking across some snowy fields with my dog, Toby, who joyfully runs up and bites the wind sock on my mic as he runs by.”
Wed, January 08, 2025
Father and daughter build a snowman in the backyard, Copenhagen, Denmark on 2nd January 2025 – by Joyce de Badts
Wed, January 08, 2025
Frozen puddles, Boelaertpark, Antwerp, Belgium in early January 2024 – by Joyce de Badts
“Walking with corduroy trousers into frozen puddles.”
Fri, January 03, 2025
Tawny Owls voicing the starry dark, the foot of Dartmoor, UK at 5am on 3rd January 2025 – by Kirsteen McNish
“I stood on the doorstep to look at the stars because of the ice bright visibility and heard them calling to each other.”
Wed, January 01, 2025
New Year’s Eve, leaning out of a window in East London, UK, one minute before midnight on 31st December 2024 – by Talia Randall
“Three minutes of fireworks recorded from 23:59 – 00:01 on New Year’s Eve. They get louder and more intense as midnight approaches. I leant out of a top-floor window and […]
Tue, December 24, 2024
The Sound of 2024
A slow weave of some of the past year’s Field Recordings, from a thunderstorm in Buenos Aires to whistling wind rattling the windows of a lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides. […]
Mon, December 23, 2024
Christmas brass and birds, London, UK on 15th December 2024 – by Eleanor McDowall
“On a cold December day, birds duet with a brass band”
Mon, December 23, 2024
Mynas, Amer Fort, Jaipur, India on 17th December 2024 – by Siddharth Khajuria
Mon, December 23, 2024
Whistling wind in lighthouse, Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland on 8th December 2024 – by Eleanor McDowall
“Climbing to the top of a lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides, wind sings through the crack in a window”
Mon, December 23, 2024
Pilot Boat Station, Cobh, Ireland in February 2023 – by Damian Drohan
“Timid water soothes and refreshes the thirsty kelp, which gratefully responds with a crackling chorus of tiny algal voices.”
Mon, December 23, 2024
Changing of the Guard, Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden on 6th April 2024 – by Alan Hall
“On the 50th anniversary of ABBA winning Eurovision”
Mon, December 23, 2024
River Thames near Greenland Dock, London, UK on 30th November 2024 – by Cesar Gimeno Lavin
“The tide was very high and choppy, hitting the side walls. You can also hear planes coming and going from the nearby London City Airport.”
Tue, December 10, 2024
Contact mics on metal fence during the storm, Stornaway, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK on 7th December 2024 – by Eleanor McDowall
Mon, December 09, 2024
Storm Darragh, Powys, Wales on Saturday 7th December 2024 – by Matt Faulkner
“I was in Powys for a few days, staying in a converted barn for a long weekend and was unexpectedly impacted by Storm Darragh. At first the heavy winds and […]
Sun, December 01, 2024
Frogs after the storm, Ko Lanta, Thailand in late June 2022 – by Sam Loy
“I don’t know their species, but we nicknamed them baby cows. Perhaps you’ll hear why.”
Sun, December 01, 2024
San Martín Railway at night in Vedia, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina in November 2024 – by Joaquín Conde
“My father and I got into the car and hurried to the railroad crossing, willing to get there in time to record: just minutes earlier we heard the distant sound […]
Thu, November 28, 2024
Deer, Parco nazionale d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise, Italy in September 2024 – by Cosmin Sandu
“Every year in September and October is the deer mating season, you can hear them all over the natural park. It is something unique, especially when you are fortunate enough […]
Wed, November 27, 2024
Frogs at Night in Yogyakarta, Java on 22nd November 2024 – by Arya Adyuta
“It’s the rainy season now, and at night frogs would show up and start making sounds—somehow it was like they’re talking to each other, forming a busy temporary town under […]
Wed, November 27, 2024
Snow falling on recorder and into a small stream, Devon, England, UK in November 2024 – by Meg Brooks
“Here is a recording of snow falling on the recorder and into a small stream that feeds into the River Dart. Plus a bonus call from the Jay that nests […]
Sun, November 24, 2024
A congress of geese preparing to fly south, Arlington Reservoir, Massachusetts, USA in the morning on 23rd November 2024 – by Julie Shapiro
Sat, November 16, 2024
Bells after dusk, Ludwigskirche, Munich, Germany on 7th November 2024 – by Eleanor McDowall
Wed, November 13, 2024
Frogtown, Los Angeles River, USA in April 2024 – by Alan Weedon
“I made it around dusk as I wanted to get the call of the Baja California frogs that live on this stretch of the river… it’s a part of the river which […]
Tue, November 05, 2024
Wetlands, Walthamstow, London, UK in late October 2024 – by Charlotte Petts
“Walking around Walthamstow Wetlands in late October, moments before the area was shut down due to a threat from an armed person.”
Tue, November 05, 2024
Ambient bus, Shadwell, London on 27th September 2024 – by Nada Smiljanic
“I made this crappy phone recording late one evening, passing through Shadwell on my way home. I was admiring the quaint docklands architecture along Cable Street (and the clear skies […]
Sun, November 03, 2024
Falling leaves and light rain in Brede High Woods, East Sussex, UK on 26th October 2024 – by Cesar Gimeno Lavin
“The sound of birds, constantly falling leaves mixed with very light rain, some forestry work in the background and the odd plane above.”
Sun, November 03, 2024
Cyclist’s perspective, Melbourne, Australia on 14th April 2023 – by Corey Marie Green
“A field recording of Melbourne city from a cyclist’s perspective. This is the combination of two recordings that were made simultaneously. One was made with a contact mic attached to […]
Wed, October 23, 2024
Two cows in conversation, Eagle Bridge, New York, USA in late September 2024 – by Lu Olkowski
Sun, October 20, 2024
On a small boat off the coast of Ithaca, Greece on 2nd August 2024 – by Cesar Gimeno Lavin
“We rented a small boat for the day to explore the island. We found several coves only accessible by sea. While anchored at one of these coves I noticed how […]
Tue, October 15, 2024
6pm at Haworth Cemetery, West Yorkshire, UK on 10th April 2023 – by Cesar Gimeno Lavin
“After all the day tourists have left and the evening starts to set in Haworth becomes very quiet and eerie. With the church and Brontë parsonage to one side and […]
Wed, October 09, 2024
Partially submerged handrail next to the pier, Cobh, Ireland in February 2024 – by Damian Drohan
“Cobh, February. A slimy slipway with uncertain footing. A microphone collects a rasping tone as the tape, holding it to a barnacle encrusted hand-rail, gives way. Secured, it reveals a […]
Wed, October 09, 2024
Wind, ocean and gulls, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada in Summer 2024 – by Laura Nerenberg
Wed, October 09, 2024
Late night tennis match, North Carolina, USA in July 2024 – by Stuart Barefoot
“Here I’m at a late night tennis match. I think it started just before 8 PM and went until around 10:30. It was at a tournament in North Carolina”
Wed, October 09, 2024
After the race, Old Town, San Sebastian, Spain on 8th September 2024 – by Eleanor Chalmers
“Recording taken from the streets of the Old Town in San Sebastian after the final race of the Bandera de la Concha rowing regatta. This day was the final race of […]
Wed, October 09, 2024
Tooting Bec Lido, London, UK on 15th September 2024 – by Eleanor Chalmers
“Recorded on a Sunday morning at the glorious Tooting Bec Lido where swimmers were enjoying the last of the summer sun.”
Wed, October 09, 2024
Broken handrail on a fisherman’s hut, Cobh, Ireland in February 2024 – by Damian Drohan
“A metal tube, maybe 30cm long, 3cm diameter, is threaded by a weathered rope whose hair-like filaments protrude in multiple directions. The rope sags in places and is taut in others […]
Sun, October 06, 2024
National March for Palestine, Russell Square, London, UK on 5th October 2024 around 1pm
“From October 2023 to May this year, the Government issued over 100 new licences allowing UK companies to sell arms to Israel. On the 2nd September David Lammy revoked just 30 […]
Wed, October 02, 2024
Early morning, RSPB Lakenheath Fen, Suffolk, UK in May 2024 – by Talia Randall
“An early morning wander through RSPB Lakenheath Fen, Suffolk, on a bright May morning. According to my bird identification app, throughout the recording, you’ll hear sedge warblers, blackbirds, a pheasant, […]
Wed, October 02, 2024
Sunday afternoon football in the rain, Sheffield, UK on 22nd September 2024 – by Andrew Conroy
“Please find attached a recording and image of an amateur men’s football match in Sheffield on a very wet and gloomy Sunday. If the date in the calendar said 22nd September, […]
Mon, September 30, 2024
A pickup baseball game in Providence, Rhode Island, one summer evening in August 2024 – by Conor Gillies
Mon, September 30, 2024
Marking the Autumn Equinox by a stream in Epping Forest, 22nd September 2024 – by Talia Randall
“The autumn equinox fell on Sunday 22nd of Sept 2024 at exactly 1:43 pm. In the northern hemisphere, this is the moment when the sun is exactly above the equator; when day […]
Wed, September 18, 2024
Moon rise with an orchestra rehearsal through an open door, North London, UK on the night of 18th September 2024 – by Eleanor McDowall
“At the top of a hill in North London, as the Harvest Supermoon rises, the sound of an orchestra rehearsing pours into the night through an open door. Buses, children […]
Sun, September 08, 2024
Herons at night, Isle of Mull, Scotland in late summer 2024 – by Paul Ridout
“We stayed on the shore of Loch Scridain and the night air brought with it a slightly disconcerting sound. I eventually established that it was not babies being murdered in the […]
Tue, August 27, 2024
Late August night in the Berkshire mountains of western Massachusetts, USA, 2024 – by Leah Kopperman
Thu, August 22, 2024
Fog at Swallowtail Lighthouse, Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada in July 2024 – by Lu Olkowski
Sat, August 17, 2024
Symphony of sheep bells, near Telti, Sardinia on 10th July 2022 – by Samantha Hodder
“I was travelling with my family on the island of Sardinia. We turned off the highway near Telti, a mountain town outside of Olbia, heading to an Agritourismo for dinner. […]
Tue, August 13, 2024
Hurdles and high jump at the Stade de France, Paris Olympics, France on Wednesday 7th August 2024 – by Alan Hall
Thu, August 08, 2024
Stop the Far Right, Waltham Forest Immigration Bureau, London, UK at 8pm on 7th August 2024
“Hundreds of people gather in solidarity at one of the locations threatened by far right violence last night, as anti-racist groups across the UK respond to a list encouraging attacks […]
Wed, July 24, 2024
Cave, Assos, Kefalonia in the morning, 24th July 2024 – by Alan Hall
“It’s a cave at the foot of the hill at Assos under the old Venetian fortress. There’s a sea entrance (the light in the centre) and a small hole that […]
Wed, July 24, 2024
Fizzing pylon, Chopwell Woodland Park, Gateshead, England, UK in July 2024 – by Tash Walker
“I was on a walk in Chopwell Woodland Park which is on the fringe of Gateshead, and I came across this beautiful pylon. I heard it first fizzing with static […]
Sun, July 21, 2024
Pétanque, Saint-Savin, France on 20th July 2024 – by Siddharth Khajuria
“Full of chaotic bells from an 11th or 12th century Abbey in the town we’re staying in. Listen out for one of the Pétanque players stepping away from the game […]
Sun, July 21, 2024
Northern Line, London Underground, London, UK in April 2024 – by Joe Wilkins
“A journey on the underground. Eight and a half minute field recording. London, April 2024.”
Fri, July 12, 2024
Cowbells, Dolomites, Italy in early July 2024 – by Alex Lewis
“Around the Dolomites in Northeastern Italy, you frequently come across herds of cows. Munching on grass and wagging their heads, their cowbells echo around the mountain valleys like wind chimes or […]
Fri, July 12, 2024
Egg, London, UK on 12th July 2024 – by Harpreet Purewal
“disgusting – shall I put it up? Lol sure. It was so squelchy. Never heard an egg like it.”
Tue, July 09, 2024
After the election, Cours Julien, Marseilles, France just before midnight on Sunday 7th July 2024
“People gather to celebrate in Place Jean Jaurès hours after the Nouveau Front Populaire (an alliance of left wing movements in France) beats both Emmanuel Macron’s centrists and the far […]
Tue, July 09, 2024
Sweet Caroline behind a hedge, Bratch, England, UK on 6th July 2024 – by Helen Zaltzman
“We were in a place called Bratch, talking a walk along a canal towpath. We had a big trivial argument, saw some baby moorhens and nice houseboats, and on the […]
Thu, June 27, 2024
Summer solstice at sunrise, Stonehenge, Salisbury, England on 21st June 2024 – by Yu Leng
“It was recorded on summer solstice 21st of June in Stonehenge last week, where thousands of people gathered there to wait for the sunrise. Loads people brought drums and all kinds […]
Wed, June 26, 2024
Dyke March greets Restore Nature Now March in solidarity as they pass each other in central London, UK on 22nd June 2024 – by Laura Hurley
Fri, June 21, 2024
Bamboo in the wind, Fire Island, New York, USA in June 2024 – by Will Coley
Fri, June 21, 2024
Emergency alert test signal, Bergen, Norway at midday on 12th June 2024 – by Joe Harvey-Whyte
“I made this recording recently whilst on tour in Norway. There was a national alarm test (similar to what we had in the UK a while back) and I was […]
Fri, June 14, 2024
Inside of the cabinet under the sink in the laundry room, New York, USA on 10th August 2023 – by Jon Moskowitz
“Don’t know if it qualifies as a field recording–it’s water draining through the pipes after a washing machine spin cycle.”
Thu, June 13, 2024
Goats – protected landscape managers on 5th June, 2024, in Pervalka, Lithuania – by Vaida Pilibaitytė
“In the first week of summer in June 2024, I was out recording some interviews for my radio program on environment at the Curonian Spit National Park. There I visited […]
Thu, June 13, 2024
Humming a very old song on the 171 bus, London, UK at 11.20pm on 30th April 2024 – by Melissa Viney
Tue, June 11, 2024
Donkeys in Dol, Hvar, Croatia on 29th May 2024 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick
Tue, June 11, 2024
Waves on a pebble beach, Hvar, Croatia on 26th May 2024 – by Eleanor McDowall
“Waves fizz and crackle on the shoreline”
Thu, May 30, 2024
Aulus-les-Bains, France on 4th May 2024 – by Tess Davidson
“Recorded on Saturday 4th May 2024 in Aulus-les-Bains, a little village nestled in the French Pyrenees. I was out for a walk around the village watching the soft colours of […]
Mon, May 20, 2024
Gibbon morning chorus, recorded in the car park of Fota House, near Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland in April 2024 – by Damian Drohan
“This is a gibbon morning chorus, recorded in the car park of Fota House, near Cobh, Co. Cork. The car park is seperated from Fota Wildlife Park by a fence. […]
Mon, May 20, 2024
Sea organ in Zadar, Croatia on 17th March 2024 – by Marta Medvešek
“Created by the architect Nikola Bašić in 2005. Everytime I visited the sea organ it was crowded with tourists. This time – although only for a brief moment – I […]
Mon, May 20, 2024
Stone mill milling corn, a village near Otočac, Croatia, on March 17th 2024 – by Marta Medvešek
“When I asked if I may record, the lady said of course – she loves the sound, too, and plays it back from her phone when she’s away from the […]
Mon, May 20, 2024
Freight train and waves, White Rock Beach, B.C., Canada on 15th May 2024 – by Martin Zaltz Austwick
Mon, April 22, 2024
Rattling corrugated iron roof and singing fisherman, Pilot Boat Station, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland on 23rd August 2023 – by Damian Drohan
“It’s a contact mic recording of a corrugated iron roof sheet rattling in the wind. There was a fisherman in a nearby hut singing and you can just pick him […]
Mon, April 22, 2024
Flag poles drumming in the wind, La Napoule, France on 15th April 2024 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick
Sat, April 20, 2024
Solar Eclipse, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Québec at 3.24pm on 8th April 2024 – by Suzie McCarthy
Sat, April 20, 2024
Wren and cathedral bells, Exeter, England, UK in early April 2024 – by Paul Ridout
“I was in Exeter last weekend and as I walked round the north side of the cathedral this wren was singing louder than the bells.”
Thu, April 11, 2024
Dawn, Chewton, Victoria, Australia in April 2024 – by Camilla Hannan
“I recorded this while Easter camping the other week at my friend’s place in Chewton, Victoria. Nothing like sleeping in a tent to get you up early! But this was totally worth […]
Wed, April 10, 2024
In the path of totality, Limerick Forest, North Grenville, Ontario, Canada on 8th April 2024 – by Laura Nerenberg
“It’s a park with marshes, trails and boardwalks. It was in the path of totality, so we traveled there to witness the total solar eclipse — about 45 minutes from […]
Wed, April 10, 2024
Singing extractor hood in an easterly wind, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary, Ireland on Friday 29th March 2024 – by Damian Drohan
“…a singing extractor hood in my mum’s kitchen which makes this deep rumbling tone when the wind catches it from outside the kitchen window. It only happens with an Easterly […]
Wed, April 10, 2024
Micro Bats, Dularcha Railway Tunnel, Mooloolah, Queensland, Australia on 15th August 2023 – by Glenn Legge
“Micro bat (large footed myotis bat) sounds and voice reflections from inside the disused (since 1932) Dularcha Rail Tunnel, Mooloolah, Queensland, Australia. Audible sounds include: bat sounds, bird sounds, footsteps, […]
Wed, April 10, 2024
Westminster Palace Clockmaker’s Workshop on 14th November 2023 – by Andrew Strangeway
“The various heritage clocks belonging to parliament are serviced here. The sound of two clock movements on test after repair. Their ticks drift in and out of phase with each […]
Tue, April 09, 2024
Evening waves, La Napoule, France on 9th April 2024 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick
Tue, April 09, 2024
Partial eclipse, Morro Bay, California, USA at 11.11am on 8th April 2024 – by Rebecca Nolan
Mon, April 08, 2024
Two minutes before the total eclipse, McGill Campus, Montreal, Québec at 3.24pm on 8th April 2024 – by Cristal Duhaime
Thu, March 28, 2024
Mary Valley Rattler, Gympie Steam Train 967, Queensland, Australia on 22nd November 2023 – by Glenn Legge
“The sounds of a working steam tourist railway as engine 967 winds it’s way from Gympie to Amamoor in the Mary Valley, Queensland, Australia. Sounds include ambiences from inside the […]
Thu, March 14, 2024
Seashore, Chapadmalal, Buenos Aires, Argentina in August 2023 – by Joaquín Conde
“In August 2023, I participated as an editor in the 2nd “Encuentro Provincial de Bibliotecas Populares” in Chapadmalal, which brings together librarians, independent publishers, and officials from the province’s cultural […]
Thu, March 14, 2024
Air escaping from a wet, upturned jar on a drainer (on a windy day), Scotland on 20th February 2024 – by Katie Revell
Thu, March 07, 2024
Singing Escalator, Greenwich, London, UK on the morning of 7th March 2024 – by Alan Hall
“When we worked on Monument together in 1993 (the musicalised documentary that launched BBC Radio 3’s Between the Ears), my old friend Ian Gardiner was keen to capture what he called a Singing […]
Tue, March 05, 2024
Summer storm, Vedia, Buenos Aires, Argentina in January 2024 – by Joaquín Conde
“After nearly three consecutive years of drought (caused by La Niña phenomenon in the surface waters of the Pacific and exacerbated by increasing climate change), El Niño brought relief to […]
Sun, February 25, 2024
Birds, Northern Manhattan, NY, USA on 3rd February 2024 – by Jon Moskowitz
“This was recorded in a courtyard of a building on Fort Washington Ave., in Northern Manhattan, a few blocks south of Fort Tyron Park and The Cloisters. The birds sound […]
Sun, February 25, 2024
Palestina Libera فلسطين حرة Free Palestine protest, Rome, Italy on 28th October 2023 – by Cosmin Sandu
Wed, February 21, 2024
Heating pipes, Manhattan, New York, USA on 2nd January 2024 – by Jon Moskowitz
“This is the sound of some sort of building heating system that I encountered on a walk on Riverside Drive by Grant’s Tomb in Manhattan. It was a freezing cold […]
Tue, February 20, 2024
Sunday Afternoon Snores, Pittsburgh, PA, USA on 11th February 2024 – by Dennis Funk
Wed, January 17, 2024
Bow Bells, London, UK at 7.36pm on 17th January 2024 – by Eleanor McDowall
“Bow bells – absolutely going for it – folding off the walls of the buildings surrounding the church. Inside, a brass ensemble is starting to rehearse”
Sun, January 14, 2024
Sunday morning footballers, Oak Hill Park, Barnet, UK on 14th January 2024 – by Siddharth Khajuria
Fri, January 12, 2024
Capitola, California, USA in December 2023 – by Sara Maino
“Quite noisy rain on the ocean…”
Fri, January 12, 2024
Harbour market, Kep, Cambodia in August 2022 – by Oliver Young and Lauren Lai
Thu, January 11, 2024
Loch Lomond, Scotland, UK in April 2023 – by Joe Wilkins
“We’d arrived at our campsite in the evening and pitched our tent just as the A82 was being closed, we didn’t find out why but I decided to take advantage […]
Wed, January 10, 2024
Storm from the greenhouse, Sheffield, UK in June 2023 – by Joe Wilkins
“Our greenhouse had a few panes of glass missing as a result of recent weather, as another summer storm blew through I set up to record in a dry corner […]
Thu, January 04, 2024
Boxing Day cacophony, Hampstead Heath Fayre, London, England, UK, 2023 – by Jodie Taylor
“A cacophony of clashing sounds at Hampstead Heath fayre on boxing day. Standing among it felt both assaulting and weirdly hypnotic. Sounds of the fairground organ along with the thumping formless music […]
Mon, January 01, 2024
Moments after midnight on New Year’s Eve 2023, London, UK – by Joe Harvey-Whyte
“A party joyfully sings Auld Lang Syne whilst fireworks explode overhead. Recorded using DPA 4060 matched pair.”
Wed, December 27, 2023
Naples, Italy, just before Christmas 2023 – by Mair Bosworth
Wed, December 27, 2023
Wind chimes and bells, Provincetown, Massachusetts on the Winter Solstice after the light fades 2023 – by Eleanor McDowall
“I’d arrived in Provincetown three nights before the solstice, just after a storm had knocked out power to part of the town. Finding my way down a pitch-black Commercial Street, […]
Tue, December 19, 2023
The Sound of 2023
A slow weave of some of the past year’s Field Recordings, from a church in Vilnius to a floating choir in Copenhagen. Orthodox Christmas service, Catholic Church of St. Johns, […]
Sat, December 16, 2023
Radio with Palestine by Soundcamp, streamed from London, Bruxelles and Chania on 11th November 2023 – by Cat Byrne, Nele Möller, Inne Eysermans, Emily Moore and Maria Papadomanolaki
Radio With Palestine is a series of live transmissions. The broadcast on 11 November 2023 included streams from: London (Cat Byrne) Bruxelles (Nele Möller, Inne Eysermans) London (Emily Moore) Chania, […]
Fri, December 15, 2023
Edith purring, Glasgow, Scotland in December 2023 – by Steve Urquhart
Fri, December 15, 2023
Santa Lucia kayak parade, Copenhagen, Denmark on 13th December 2023 – by Kara Oehler
“Paddling in the Copenhagen harbor with hundreds of people and looking up at thousands of people lining the shores singing together…”
Fri, December 15, 2023
Chimes outside the monastery, Stanstead Mill Stream, after dark on Sunday 10th December 2023 – by Eleanor McDowall
“17mph winds rattled these chimes so much that their sound rose up over the noise of the road and the nearby canal. Suspended on top of a tall metal pole, […]
Sat, December 02, 2023
Frog song, Mount Wilson, New South Wales, Australia in July 2022 – by Alexander Moffatt
“Limnodynastes Peronii, Litoria Verreauxii and a mystery frog one evening near the water tank.”
Sun, November 12, 2023
Palestinian Solidarity March, London, UK on 11th November 2023
“On 11th November 2023, hundreds of thousands of people marched peacefully through London calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Chanting “ceasefire now” and “stop bombing children”, organisers estimated 800,000 people […]
Sun, October 29, 2023
Midnight Soundscape, Sedona, Arizona, USA on 5th October 2023 – by Joe Harvey-Whyte
“A strong wind blows across the canyon, rustling trees. The sound of crickets can be heard all around.”
Wed, October 18, 2023
Metal drum by the sea, Sint-Idesbald, Belgium on the morning of 16th October 2023 – by Sara Maino
“Through this sound, I was trying to find a connection to the historical context of the beach, and to link it with the idea of the distant groan of glaciers.”
Sun, October 15, 2023
Nighttime chorus by the pool, Westchester, New York, USA on 25th August 2023 – by Jon Moskowitz
“Recorded on a late night in August, up at my brother-in-law’s house in Westchester, north of NYC. Heavy cricket and cicada season, but also on a flight path for a […]
Wed, October 11, 2023
Spanish Point (Rinn na Spáinneach), County Clare, (Contae an Chláir), Ireland on 8th June 2023 – by Kalli Anderson
Tue, October 10, 2023
Crown green bowling club in Macclesfield, England, UK in June 2022 – by Geoff Bird
Sun, October 01, 2023
Argentino Lake shores in front of Spegazzini Glacier, Santa Cruz, Argentina in April 2023 – by Joaquín Conde
“When I went to Los Glaciares National Park in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, I had the chance to leave my recorder by the shore of Argentino Lake for […]
Sat, September 30, 2023
Summer dusk with birds near Vedia, Buenos Aires province, Argentina in January 2023 – by Joaquín Conde
“I recorded this landscape on a summer afternoon, in a pasture land where a canal and a country road intersect; around 5 kilometers away from the center of town. Over […]
Sat, September 30, 2023
Alcudia Beach in the morning, Mallorca, Spain on 18th September 2023 – by Sam Clements and Louise Owen
“We woke up at 6am on our last day in Mallorca to squeeze one final sea swim into the trip. We were the first ones in at the local beach […]
Sun, September 24, 2023
Gaggles of geese, River Thame, England, UK on 23rd September 2023 – by Paul Ridout
“I was out in the fields by the River Thame yesterday morning and the geese were clearly excited by the amount of water across the meadows and were making a […]
Mon, September 18, 2023
Electrical storm, East London, UK on 18th September 2023 at 1am – by Joe Harvey-Whyte
“A binaural recording of an electrical storm followed by heavy rain from a back garden in East London at 1am” Image credit: The Rebecca Project
Wed, September 13, 2023
Tywardreath ringing the bells of St Barts, Lostwithiel, UK on 9th August 2023 – by Celia Robbins
“These are the church bells of St Bartholomew in the town of Lostwithiel around 8.30pm on a still evening. The next morning I put my foot in it by congratulating […]
Fri, August 25, 2023
Delta del Tigre, Argentina on 4th August 2023 – by Eva Moeraert
“The Tigre Delta is among the world’s largest, and it is one of the only major deltas in the world that does not empty into a sea or ocean. It flows […]
Thu, August 10, 2023
Whippoorwill and bullfrogs, St-Pierre-de-Wakefield, Quebec, Canada on 30th June 2023 – by Laura Nerenberg
Wed, August 09, 2023
Demonstration at the Italian Embassy, London, UK on 2nd August 2023 – by Lisa Hack
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/07/24/italys-mounting-attack-lesbian-parents “In January, Italy’s right-wing government ordered state agencies to cease registration of children born to same-sex couples. Now they’ve taken it a step further: a state prosecutor in northern […]
Tue, August 08, 2023
Moncrieffe Island, Perth, Scotland at midday on 12th June 2023 – by Eleanor McDowall
Mon, July 24, 2023
Loons of Lac Forbes at Sunset, Mont-Tremblant National Park, Québec, Canada on 19th July 2023 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick
Thu, July 06, 2023
Competing fireworks, Hamilton Heights, Harlem, New York City, USA on 4th July 2023 – by Jon Moskowitz
“Every 4th of July in my neighborhood, there is an hours-long competition to see which corner can launch the most illegal fireworks. It gets quite intense, and I recorded it […]
Wed, July 05, 2023
Frogs of Lac Labelle at 1am, Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard, Quebec, Canada on 4th July 2023 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick
Sun, July 02, 2023
Via Balilla, Rome, Italy on 17th June 2023 – by Cosmin Sandu
“Via Balilla is a small street in Rome where people gather together once a year to celebrate the local community. Back in the days the street was famous for containing […]
Wed, June 28, 2023
Dawn, stone circle drums at Glastonbury, Worthy Farm, Shepton Mallet, UK in June 2023 – by Joe Harvey-Whyte
“About 20 drummers and hundreds of festival goers gathered around the fire at the centre of the stone circle and played throughout the night. This recording was made at 4am […]
Tue, June 27, 2023
Early evening by Lake Michigan, Northport, Michigan, USA on 20th May 2023 – by Roger Amundsen
“at a friend’s cottage on lake michigan. it was early evening & i wanted to capture the sounds of water breaking on the shore, and of our kids playing—singing to […]
Sun, June 25, 2023
Carillon, Sint Janskerk, Gouda, Netherlands in June 2023 – by Paul Ridout
“Here are some Dutch bells from last week. I was cycling from Amsterdam to Lille and stayed overnight in Gouda where I went to the market square just before 11pm […]
Mon, June 19, 2023
Mountain goats, Kefalonia, Greece, in June 2023 – by Tash Walker
“I was in Greece last week, on my first full day there I was on an early morning walk when I started to hear this distant sound of bells but […]
Mon, June 19, 2023
Royal Courts of Justice, London, UK on Saturday 17th June 2023 at 1.30pm
“Thousands of protestors gather outside the Royal Courts of Justice to call for the decriminalisation of abortion. Abortion in England and Wales still falls under criminal law in 2023 – […]
Sun, June 18, 2023
Dozing through thunder and rain, Tulse Hill, London, UK on Monday 12th June 2023 – by Matt Faulkner
“I was having an afternoon dose on Monday when the stormy weather rolled in around South London. My room is situated within a block of flats, and the courtyard reflects […]
Fri, June 16, 2023
Thunderstorm, Abney Park Cemetery, London, UK on 12th June 2023 – by Joe Harvey-Whyte
“12.06.2023. Caught in a thunderstorm on a hot London day in Abney Park cemetery. A passer by on her mobile phone remarks ‘not soaked, soaked…'”
Wed, June 14, 2023
Sea Organ, Zadar, Croatia on 24th July 2015 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick
Tue, June 13, 2023
Chair lift to the Wolzenalp, Switzerland, on Saturday 10th June 2023 – by This Wachter
“The history of the Wolzenalp chairlift, in eastern Switzerland, goes back over 50 years. It was built in 1965. The slow journey from the valley to the mountain takes a […]
Fri, June 09, 2023
Outside the Black Lion in Plaistow, London, UK, at 7.45pm on Thursday 8th June 2023, for the passing of the open top bus following West Ham’s victory in the Europa Conference League Final – by Alan Hall
Sun, June 04, 2023
Eider ducks in the glacier river lagoon (Jökulsárlón) as rain falls, Vatnajökull National Park, south coast of Iceland on Friday 26th May 2023 – by Eleanor McDowall
“Icebergs break off the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier and drift through the water into the Atlantic Ocean, some of them glowing a surreal, bright blue – others vast and blackened like old ships. […]
Fri, June 02, 2023
Whistling wind, Reykjavík, Iceland on 20th May 2023 – by agnieszka czyżewska jacquemet
Mon, May 29, 2023
The Basilica Cistern around closing time, Istanbul, Turkey on 10th May 2023 – by Ed Coulson
“More than 300 marble columns create a space that could hold 80,000 cubic metres of water. The space hums with constant reverberations from the slightest sounds. I stood at the […]
Sat, May 20, 2023
Bees, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada in August 2022 – by Luke Quinton
“I made this tiny recording of bees in Gros Morne National Park on the west coast of Newfoundland. It was August, 2022, peak summer, and the big bees were zooming in […]
Thu, May 18, 2023
Musical cacophony pouring through the open windows of practice rooms, London, UK on 18th May 2023 – by Eleanor McDowall
“I’ve been walking past this music college on the way to work for nearly fifteen years. Each year, as the weather gets warmer, the musicians open the windows of their […]
Mon, May 15, 2023
Bullfight, Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla, Spain on 22nd April 2023 – by Charity Be
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Tue, May 09, 2023
A rickshaw journey through Bengaluru, India, at dusk, as heavy rain begins to fall on 1st May 2023 – by Siddharth Khajuria
Tue, May 02, 2023
Jack in the Green procession, Hastings, UK on 1st May 2023 – by Jorge Stride
“I was at the Jack in the Green procession in Hastings Old Town earlier today and managed to get a quick recording of the various players (in wonderful garbs) drifting […]
Tue, May 02, 2023
Market and funfair, Chesterfield, UK in April 2023 – by Larrie Knights
“At the bustling Chesterfield flea market, I was immersed in the vibrant sounds of a funfair. This popular weekly market is one of the largest in the UK.” Photo: David […]
Mon, April 24, 2023
Emergency alert system test, Oxford Circus, London, UK, around 2.58pm on 23rd April 2023 – by Anthony Ing
Two minutes before the testing of the emergency alert system. photo: Oxford Circus tube station building, London by Eluveitie
Sun, April 23, 2023
Woodpeckers in Wandle Park, London, UK on 3rd April – by Andrew Strangeway
“I was waiting to meet a friend and there were at least two woodpeckers in the trees in the park. I couldn’t see them, but I could hear them really […]
Thu, April 20, 2023
Traditional coffee house, Vienna, Austria in March 2023 – by Lucia Mair
“This is a short snippet of an afternoon in a traditional coffeehouse in Vienna, Austria in March 2023. Vienna is famous for its coffeehouse history, this coffeehouse being over 100 […]
Wed, April 19, 2023
Pigeon in the cinema, London, UK on 15th April 2023 – by Sam Clements and Louise Owen
“On Saturday 15 April, a pigeon showcased it’s cinephile credentials by joining a packed audience in the BFI Southbank’s biggest auditorium (NFT 1) for a screening of Mervyn LeRoy’s classic […]
Mon, March 27, 2023
River Thames tidal beach, London, UK on 19th September 2022 – by Joe Harvey-Whyte
“Made on the tidal beach on the river Thames watching people mudlarking just under Waterloo bridge… trains pulling into Waterloo station above and simultaneously waves lapping below… Towards the end […]
Sat, March 25, 2023
Whistling wind rattling the windows, inside the library, London, UK in January 2023 – by Siddharth Khajuria
Tue, March 21, 2023
Cadogan Pier, north bank of the Thames, London, Spring 2023 – by Lucy Wood
“Cadogan Pier, North Bank of the river Thames, beneath Albert Bridge near Chelsea Embankment. Built in 1841 Cadogan Pier has been Chelsea’s only river transport link for over 150 years […]
Tue, March 14, 2023
Outside the Houses of Parliament during the second reading of the bill, Parliament Square, London, UK on 13th March 2023
“Hundreds of people gather to demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament whilst MPs hold the second reading of the ‘Illegal Migration Bill’, a piece of legislation that denies asylum to […]
Thu, March 09, 2023
Underwater, Førdefjord, north of Bergen, Norway in February 2023 – by Jay Richardson
“Myself and my co-editor (at The Sonification) went to cover a story about a mining company that has permits to start an open pit project in a rural area about […]
Thu, March 09, 2023
Bacău, Romania at 10am on 27th December 2022 – by Cosmin Sandu
“A soundscape recorded on December 27, 2022 at around 10 a.m. in Bacău. It immortalises ‘Alaiul datinilor’ 56th edition, a special day when people from all over the Moldova region come to […]
Fri, March 03, 2023
Thunderstorm, the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica on 22nd May 2022 – by Ted White
Mon, February 27, 2023
Walking in the snow, Vancouver, Canada on 25th February 2023 at 11.30pm – by Martin Zaltz Austwick
Mon, February 27, 2023
Sounding stairs, Kaunas, Lithuania on 19th January 2023 – by Marta Medvešek
“I was fascinated by these sounding stairs on the entrance / exit of a park in Kaunas, Lithuania. I heard the sound from afar, and thought it was in my head until […]
Thu, February 23, 2023
Applause after the set – before the encore, Princess Theatre, Brisbane, Australia on 17th October 2022 – by Michelle Ransom-Hughes
“I was way up in a crows nest style ‘box’ at the back of the mezzanine in the Princess Theatre for Aldous Harding’s concert. I recorded the crowd trying to […]
Tue, February 21, 2023
Last leaves of Autumn, on a road in suburban Pittsburgh, USA, 26th October 2022 – by Dennis Funk
“A really windy night in the days just before Halloween swept what was left from the old silver maple trees in the neighbourhood. As the final few fell to earth, […]
Thu, February 16, 2023
Department of Education, Westminster, London, UK on 15th February 2023 – by Tash Walker
“I went to Brianna Ghey’s vigil last night outside the Department of Education. It was a very emotional and affecting time, with people standing together holding candles and lighters, whilst […]
Wed, February 15, 2023
Plymouth nighttime, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, USA on 31st August 2022 – by Jon Moskowitz
“Plymouth Nighttime — Recorded August 31, 2022 in Plymouth, MA. We were staying at a house on a bluff overlooking Cape Cod Bay. At night you could see the lights […]
Wed, February 08, 2023
Orthodox Christmas service, Catholic Church of St. Johns, Vilnius, Lithuania on 7th January 2023 – by Vaida Pilibaitytė
“On January 7th I went to an unusual Orthodox Christmas service at the Catholic Church of St. Johns in Vilnius where the service was led by a chaplain father Heorhiy Kovalenko visiting […]
Tue, February 07, 2023
Thawing ice, Tammisalo canal, Helsinki, Finland on 4th February 2023 – by Miia Laine
“The February full moon had just come up and I was on a stunning Saturday afternoon walk around sunset, the sky was a beautiful red. I stopped by the Tammisalo […]
Tue, January 31, 2023
Goose night, Eskdalemuir, Scotland, UK on 24th January 2023 – by Geoff McQueen
“It gets really dark in Eskdalemuir. In winter it is sometimes so dark and foggy that you can literally see nothing. Once or twice a winter I step out my […]
Sun, January 29, 2023
Crows, Vancouver, Canada on 27th January 2023 at 4pm – by Martin Zaltz Austwick
“Walking down the street and a shitload of crows tipped up. #crowzone”
Sun, January 15, 2023
Tuning the organ, Peterborough Cathedral, UK on 24th October 2022 – by Paul Ridout
“We had walked into Peterborough Cathedral at lunchtime on 24th October 2022 and it took us a while to work out that the sound we were listening to was two […]
Fri, December 30, 2022
A short shower in Battle Woods, Sussex, UK on 21st December 2022 – by Jorge Stride
Thu, December 29, 2022
Geese on snow, Springfield Park, London, UK on 16th December 2022 – by Eleanor McDowall
“Geese pad softly over the top of a snowy hill (while I walk heavy-footed behind them).”
Wed, December 28, 2022
Expressing with a pump, accompanied by Top Chef on a glitching internet connection, Chicago, USA at the end of April 2022 – by Sarah Geis
Tue, December 27, 2022
A Tree full of Birds, Christmas Day in Essex, UK in 2022 – by Siddharth Khajuria
Thu, December 15, 2022
The Sound of 2022
A slow weave of some of the past year’s Field Recordings, from a clock repair shop in January to snow falling in December. Clock repair shop, London, UK on Saturday […]
Wed, December 14, 2022
Trumpeter Swans, Sauvie Island Wildlife Area Portland, Oregon, USA on 28th January 2022 – by Jason Hovatter
Wed, December 14, 2022
Crunching ice and snow, London, UK in the early morning on 14th December 2022 – by Caspar Salmon
“The snow is not as gleaming and beautiful as on the first day but the CRUNCH underfoot is at its peak!”
Tue, December 13, 2022
Snow falling on the canal, London, UK, near midnight on Sunday 11th December 2022 – by Eleanor McDowall
“Listening to the snow fall on the surface of the water as I walk home. The white blanket underfoot softening the sound of the city.”
Sat, December 10, 2022
Crackling fire and chimes, London, UK on 9th December 2022 – by Eleanor McDowall
Thu, December 08, 2022
Bells (church and cow) in the hills of Flüeli-Ranft, Switzerland in the evening of 6th December 2022 – by Charlie Shackleton
“There are three churches within earshot of the spot where this recording was made, in the Swiss village of Flüeli-Ranft, and their bells overlap but do not synchronise. A local […]
Mon, December 05, 2022
Koliada singers rehearsing for the Christmas season, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal, Québec, Canada on 30th November 2022 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick
“A traditional Ukrainian Koliada song – traditionally sung house to house, like a Christmas carol. This group of Montreal Koliada singers rehearsing for the Christmas season was founded by Natalia Telentso […]
Sun, December 04, 2022
Inside the bell tower, All Hallows, Twickenham on the morning of 16th November 2022 – by Alan Hall
Fri, December 02, 2022
Transmission Tower, Portland, Oregon, USA on 8th February 2022 – by Jason Hovatter
Thu, December 01, 2022
Cabin fireplace, Camp Sherman, Oregon, USA on 15th April 2022 – by Jason Hovatter
Wed, November 30, 2022
Winter Bees, Flitwick, Bedfordshire, UK in November 2022 – by Julian Higgs
“We keep a beehive, just the one in our back garden in Flitwick, Bedfordshire. we are about as far from any coast that you can get in the country, to my eternal […]
Wed, November 30, 2022
Woman, life, freedom, Iran solidarity protest in Trafalgar Square, London, UK on 26th November 2022
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/woman-life-freedom
Tue, November 29, 2022
Roaring cascades at Cajón del Azul, El Bolsón, Chubut, Argentina in January 2022 – by Joaquín Conde
“After 4 hours of walking in the forest, some friends and I reached Cajón del Azul where the ice-cold waters of Azul River have carved deep into the stone over […]
Tue, November 29, 2022
Birds cooing, Berlin, Germany in March 2022 – by Jeff Emtman
“An enclosure with about a dozen captive pigeons in a park who are fluffing their feathers and flying around with sticks.” Recorded for the Here Be Monsters episode 153: Klänge […]
Sat, November 05, 2022
Westminster Bridge, London, UK on 5th November 2022
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/05/thousands-expected-attend-london-rally-demand-general-election-peoples-assembly-cost-living-crisis
Sat, November 05, 2022
Katydids in the moonlight, Bearsville, New York, USA on 20th August 2022 – by Joe Dobkin
“I was sitting outside listening to the katydids and the moon.”
Wed, November 02, 2022
Bells on sheep, east of Rome around 7pm on 26th June – by Cosmin Sandu
“I love the randomness they produce and the contrast with the surround and distant car traffic… I recorded it with my zoomh6 – X/Y capsules.” immersedinsounds.wordpress.com
Fri, October 28, 2022
Blackbird hatchling, Melbourne, Australia on 27th October 2022 – by Jaye Kranz
Mon, October 24, 2022
Garden next door to a festival, Münster, Germany in October 2022 – by Tristan Konrad
“This one was recorded in my garden in Münster, Germany with a Zoom H1N. 3 times a year there is a huge folk festival called ‘Send’ going on right next […]
Mon, October 24, 2022
Heavy rain, North West London, UK in October 2022 – by Alex Micu
“I would like to share with you a field recording from my garden in NW London. It features this garden furniture cover and raindrops tap dancing on it during a […]
Fri, October 21, 2022
Binaural bells, St Pauls Cathedral, London, UK on 19th September 2022 – by Joe Harvey-Whyte
“St Paul’s cathedral bells ring for the state funeral on 19th September 2022. A binaural recording made using a matched pair of DPA 4060 microphones. Please use headphones for the […]
Thu, October 20, 2022
Hogpen Hill Farm, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA on Sunday 16th October 2022 – by Leah Kopperman
“I recorded the attached audio file on Sunday, October 16, at Hogpen Hill Farm in Litchfield County, Connecticut. Hogpen Hill is a 234-acre tree farm + landscape sculpture park in the mountains […]
Wed, October 19, 2022
Sukkot celebrations from my window, Brooklyn, New York, USA on 12th October 2022 – by Jess Shane
“I live close to a Chabad-Lubavitch in Brooklyn. Last night, the community was celebrating Sukkot, and I could hear peals of celebration a few blocks away from my bedroom window.” […]
Mon, October 17, 2022
Dusk chorus, Ewingar, New South Wales, Australia on 16th October 2022 – by Jaye Kranz
“A 300 acre farm in Ewingar NSW. The dusk chorus you can hear from the porch”
Sun, October 16, 2022
Enough is Enough National Day of Action, Outside Kings Cross Station, London, UK on 1st October 2022
Sat, October 15, 2022
Healcrest Green, Garfield, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on 11th October 2022 – by Andrea Laurion
“I recorded this while reporting a story on an urban farm that’s being turned into a community green space.” andrealaurion.com
Fri, October 14, 2022
Muffled Bells, Cuddington, Buckinghamshire, UK on 19th September 2022 – by Paul Ridout
“As a republican I probably shouldn’t have enjoyed this as much as I did – the bells in the village church were being rung this morning with muffled clappers so […]
Wed, September 14, 2022
Night train, Vedia, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina in April 2022 – by Joaquín Conde
“The sound of a distant night train reaches out to us over the barking dogs and the wind chimes at my parents’ house”
Sun, September 11, 2022
Trafalgar Square, London, UK around 1pm on 10th September 2022
https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/56908/1/justice-for-chris-kaba-we-need-to-defund-the-police-now-more-than-ever?amp=1
Fri, September 09, 2022
Midnight waves crashing on Overstrand Beach at high tide, Norfolk, UK on 1st August 2021 – by Joe Harvey Whyte
“Binaural recording using DPA 4060 matched pair & Sound Devices Mix Pre 3ii”
Mon, September 05, 2022
Thunderstorm through skylight, London, UK at 11.20pm on 5th September 2022 – by Eleanor McDowall
Wed, August 31, 2022
Takapou Bay, South Island, New Zealand in August 2022 – by Martin Zaltz Austwick
Tue, August 30, 2022
Cow chorus in the middle of the road, near Te Kao, New Zealand on 30th August 2022 – by Helen Zaltzman
Mon, July 25, 2022
Shingle Shack, Lydd on Sea, on the edge of Dungeness, UK in 2019 – by Grant Wilkinson
“I was recently given the gift of time and space, to blow at my own discretion, in Lydd on Sea, on the edge of Dungeness. I’ve visited half a dozen […]
Wed, July 20, 2022
Mid-afternoon by the river, near Uxbridge, London, UK on 19th July 2022 – by Andrea Rangecroft
“When it’s the hottest day ever recorded in the UK (40.2c) and you live in a small metal box, there’s only one thing to do and that’s go to the […]
Tue, July 19, 2022
8pm, rural village garden, Suffolk, UK on 19th July 2022 – by Melissa Harrison
“4 mins of a rural village garden, 29.7 degrees at gone 8pm on the day we broke 40, in the UK’s most water-stressed and lowest-rainfall region, featuring a greenfinch, collared […]
Tue, July 19, 2022
Sitting in the dark, by the fan, reading and writing emails, London, UK on 19th July 2022 – by Siddharth Khajuria
Tue, July 19, 2022
Pondweed bubbles, Raglan Castle moat, Wales, UK in the afternoon on 16th July 2022 – by Paul Ridout
“It was a blazingly hot afternoon and the sunshine on the pondweed in the moat was generating bubbles that were popping all around as I sat in a “Watergate” at […]
Mon, July 18, 2022
Afternoon rain, wild savanna rainforest on the border between Republic of the Congo and Gabon, 2018 – by George Vlad
“The patches of trees create small shaded havens for wildlife, but they don’t completely obstruct the soundscape as ancient rainforests will do. You can hear birdsong and insect calls from […]
Sun, June 26, 2022
Lake swim at sunrise, the morning after midsummer, Groß Köris, Germany in June 2022 – by Eleanor McDowall
“Swam out to watch the sun come up across the water. Bats overhead and roosters crowing in the distance.”
Fri, June 17, 2022
Parsley frogs at night, Lérouville, Lorraine, France on 5th June 2022 – by Colin Hunter
“The main goal of my trip to Lorraine in the east of France was to record Common Midwife Toads. The location was an old disused quarry just outside Lérouville and […]
Wed, June 15, 2022
July morning on Perent Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Northern Minnesota, USA in 2021 – by Rob Byers
“Most of the BWCA is only accessible by canoe —no motors are allowed — making it a quiet place. I like this recording because there are so many things happening […]
Tue, June 14, 2022
Rain on the sea, Camber Sands, East Sussex, UK on 23rd May 2022 – by Sam Clements and Louise Owen
“Stayed overnight in Camber Sands, East Sussex. Was hoping to go for a morning swim in the sea, but was so cold the best we could manage was paddle in the shallows […]
Thu, June 09, 2022
Hail on glass, Portland, Oregon, USA on 13th April 2022 – by Jason Hovatter
Wed, June 08, 2022
Rock jump cove, near Harlyn and Mother Ivy bay, Cornwall, UK in July 2021 – by Tash Walker
“This is the sound of the cove before I swam out to the rock and jumped in, it was completely deserted and about 8am in the morning. I wanted to […]
Tue, June 07, 2022
Church bells fading into birdsong, Berlin, Germany in March 2022 – by Jeff Emtman
“Bells on the weekend coming from the church. They give way eventually to birdsong.” Recorded for the Here Be Monsters episode 153: Klänge from Berlin https://www.hbmpodcast.com/podcast/hbm153-klange-from-berlin
Mon, June 06, 2022
Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, NY, USA in June 2022 – by JT Green
“I’ve got a new field recording for you. It’s of Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn. Quite an electric afternoon for being in the middle of the week. I went there […]
Wed, June 01, 2022
8pm, Herefordshire, UK on 14th May 2022 – by Simon Forster
“Alive with the sound of ducks, ewes & lambs, wood pigeons, a distant lawnmower & surprise appearance from light aircraft passing directly overhead (passing from right to left). Bliss!”
Tue, May 31, 2022
Industrial area with birds and a working crane, Lempdes, Auvergne, France on 30th May 2022 – by Elena Lazic
“My parents have sold their previous house and now temporarily live in a small apartment within the sort of hangar where the trucks and machines of my dad’s company are […]
Wed, May 11, 2022
Stream in a forest glade, Ambleside, Cumbria, UK in April 2022 – by Geoff Marsh
“I just sent you a recording from a lovely little glade in the forests above Ambleside, which was covered in bluebells, and loads of pesky bumblebees feeding off them. Also sat […]
Mon, May 02, 2022
Spring peepers at dusk, Glen Arbor, Northern Michigan, USA on 21st April 2022 – by Roger Amundsen
“Was out for an evening run off Lake Michigan, and i was quite literally stopped mid-stride by this deafening cacophony of spring peepers and the lot.”
Sat, April 30, 2022
Picaflor Bronceado (Gilded Sapphire) in Mármol, Buenos Aires, Argentina on 8th October 2021 – by María Emilia Pérez
“I walked along Canale Street with Damián, we talked about what life is like in José Mármol while we enjoyed the rich sound and visual landscape, more than anything the […]
Fri, April 29, 2022
Goats walking on pebbles close to the sea, just beyond Kas, Turkey in April 2022 – by Phoebe McIndoe
“This was part of the Lycean way we did and this recording was made just beyond a town called Kaş. We thought we had reached the middle of nowhere when this […]
Wed, April 27, 2022
Creaky trees at Rannoch Moor, Scottish Highlands, Scotland on 23rd April 2022 – by Steve Urquhart
“I recorded this at dawn, at the edge of a vast forest on the north-west bank of Loch Laidon on Rannoch Moor, on a dry and bright but blustery Spring […]
Fri, April 22, 2022
Dawn Chorus, Forêt du Grand Duc, Mandelieu, France in April 2021 – by Colin Hunter
“Here is a recording I made of the spring dawn chorus in the Tanneron Ridges, about 5km inland from the Mediterranean Sea in the south of France. The Forêt Du Grand Duc […]
Thu, April 21, 2022
In the gloaming, Eskdalemuir, Scotland on 19th April 2022 – by Geoff McQueen
“Lambs and their mothers. Pheasants shouting and roosting. Other, nicer sounding birds, doing their things. The steady sound of the river at the bottom of the valley. An annoying aeroplane. […]
Wed, April 20, 2022
Halla-san, sacred mountain and shield volcano on Jeju ‘island of 18,000 gods’, South Korea on the Jupiter-Neptune conjunction in Pisces on 12th April 2022 – by Sarah Shin
Tue, April 19, 2022
Night Chorus, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA on 8th June 2019 – by Eleanor McDowall
“Standing by the lake in the dark.”
Wed, April 13, 2022
Ironbark Gorge, Victoria, Australia in the early morning on Sunday 20th February 2022 – by Anouk and Camilla Hannan
“It’s recorded down the coast at a place called Ironbark Gorge early on a sunny Sunday in February this year. Lots of tall eucalypts and tree ferns and sweet tiny finches. Anouk […]
Tue, April 12, 2022
Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany in early April 2022 – by Barnaby Nutt
“Put on your headphones to hear a binaural recording of trains arriving at the platform in front of me and the one behind. Hear announcements, people walking by and a couple […]
Sun, April 03, 2022
Cemetery before the storm, Key West, Florida, USA on the morning of 12th March 2022 – by Eleanor McDowall
“Hours before the storm breaks, watching iguanas sunbathe on the gravestones in the cemetery.”
Fri, April 01, 2022
South Fork Creek, Pennsylvania, USA on 21st March 2022 – by Sam Clevenger
“The recording is of South Fork Creek in Pennsylvania, which runs through the site of the Johnstown Flood of 1889. The creek used to be the source of a reservoir […]
Sun, March 20, 2022
Roosters, Southernmost Point, Key West, USA on Monday 14th March 2022 – by Eleanor McDowall
“Hidden amidst the greenery, by the side of a busy beach in Key West – hens, tiny newborn chicks and a couple of roosters shade from the morning sunlight. The […]
Fri, March 18, 2022
Cotorras, Buenos Aires, Argentina on 11th March 2022 – by Pablo Fisher
“Last summer a group of parakeets, very popular birds in Argentina -species: Myiopsitta monachus, known as monk parakeet in English, cotorras here-, began to nest in the square in front of my house. And what a […]
Thu, March 10, 2022
Woodpeckers by the water, Buckinghamshire, England, in March 2022 – by Paul Ridout
“Here are some woodpeckers in a stand of trees by the Thame – it’s 11 minutes, but it’s worth listening for the birds hammering on different instruments.”
Wed, March 09, 2022
Birds, morning, Oxford, England on 23rd February 2022 – by Georgia Melodie Hole
“The growing morning birdsong of early spring on the green outskirts of Oxford, England, 23rd February 2022.”
Sun, February 27, 2022
Black Growler Steam Vent, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA in winter 2021 – by Jason Hovatter
“On a recent trip to Yellowstone i spent a few days recording many of the park’s geysers with LOM Uši Pro and Geofón”
Thu, February 24, 2022
Five hours walk from the Sheep’s Head peninsula, County Cork, Ireland in February 2022 – by Barnaby Nutt
“I’d been walking for hours. It started off as a fun hike with fine views of the Atlantic Ocean from the Sheep’s Head Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland. But 5 hours in, […]
Mon, February 21, 2022
Fireworks, Meersbrook Park, Sheffield, UK on 5th November 2021 – by Joe Wilkins
“People gather on 5th of November in Meersbrook Park to watch the fireworks over Sheffield. From the top of the park you can see across the city to the hills […]
Thu, February 17, 2022
Corno do Bico, Paredes de Coura, Portugal on 19th April 2021 at 7pm – by Sofia Saldanha
“This soundscape was recorded at Corno do Bico, a small natural reserve of fauna and flora, located in Paredes de Coura, Portugal. In this recording, made at around 7pm on […]
Mon, February 14, 2022
The bells at St Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday 13th February 2022 at 4.43pm – by Barny Smith
Sat, February 12, 2022
Just before dawn, a garden in County Clare, Ireland in February 2022 – by Barnaby Nutt
“Twenty minutes in our garden in County Clare, just before dawn in mid-February, 2022. There are rooks, tits, pigeons, robins, wrens and the star of the show, a blackbird. There’s also […]
Fri, February 11, 2022
Birdsong, Co. Cavan, Ireland on 19th November 2021 – by Laura Fitzpatrick
“I recorded this in my garden in the countryside of Co. Cavan using a pair of Rode NT55’s. It was quite a mild day for mid-November and the birds were […]
Wed, February 02, 2022
Paten Park, The Gap, Brisbane, Australia, Jagera / Turrbal land on 1st February 2022 – by Michelle Ransom-Hughes
“I made this yesterday, standing with my sister in the park behind our childhood home, 40 years after we moved out. It’s the height of summer in Brisbane, hot and […]
Sun, January 30, 2022
Clock repair shop, London, UK on Saturday 22nd January 2022 at 11am – by Andrew Strangeway
“I work in a clock shop in London where we service antique and vintage clocks. This is recorded from my bench on a quiet Saturday morning, there are sounds of […]
Thu, January 20, 2022
Krasnogorskaya square, Sergiyev Posad, Russia on Thursday 6th January 2022 – by Vladimir Kryuchev
“The Orthodox Church in Russia celebrates Christmas on January 7, and this is the day when the most powerful of church bells ring. This one, I believe, is the 72-ton […]
Tue, January 18, 2022
Mer du Nord, Sunset at Koksijde-Bad, Belgium on Thursday 13th January 2022 – by Sara Maino
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Mon, January 17, 2022
Dawn, Brynberian, north Pembrokeshire, Wales on 14th January 2021 – by Siddharth Khajuria
“Visiting friends in west Wales. Went for a frosty walk at dawn with their ten-month old puppy Lyra. The river in the distance is Afon Brynberian.”
Fri, January 14, 2022
Ice storm stomp, sometime around Christmas 2021, Conway, Massachusetts, USA – by Sara Brooke Curtis
“Left the warmth of the wood stove to check out the dusk post ice storm. Icicles dropped from trees, trees dripped with water. Pushed shimmering sheets of ice off of porch railings, […]
Wed, December 29, 2021
Milky complex geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA on 18th October 2021 – by Jason Hovatter
“On a recent trip to Yellowstone i spent a few days recording many of the parks geysers with LOM Uši Pro and Geofón.”
Sun, December 26, 2021
Foghorn, St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada in November 2021 – by Luke Quinton
“I was standing about 20 feet away from the Fort Amherst Foghorn, next to a flagpole, this past November, a day with a wild sea. The foghorn sits near a […]
Sat, December 25, 2021
The first snow storm of the season, Sergiyev Posad, Russia on 30th November 2021 – by Vladimir Kryuchev
“This is the first snow storm of the season, myriad tiny crystals of ice flying in all directions, and many of those houses will get lost in the snow tomorrow, […]
Fri, December 24, 2021
Pipe organ practice, St Peter’s Ad Vincula, Coggeshall, Essex on 4th December 2021 – by Ross Sutherland
“I spent most of my childhood living in Coggeshall. It’s a small (very old) town in the Essex countryside. Now that my family has moved away, I haven’t been back […]
Thu, December 23, 2021
Birdsong and carillon, outside Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, Chicago, USA on Sunday 19th December 2021 – by Eleanor McDowall
“I’d wanted to hear this sound again for years. On an autumnal day, nearly a decade ago, it had caught me by surprise – reverberating off the surrounding buildings, filling […]
Fri, December 17, 2021
Ice cream van funeral procession, New Cross, London, UK on 17th December 2021 – by Lucy Dearlove
“Sometimes I feel like the A road equivalent of a curtain twitcher as I often hear something unexpected happening outside my flat and rush to look out. This sound was […]
Fri, December 17, 2021
Waves at Cushendun, County Antrim, Northern Ireland after darkness falls in winter 2021 – by Phil Smith
“I had around an hour’s time in Cushendun, a small village just off the Antrim coast road. There was nobody in the streets and the pub was closed. This recording […]
Tue, December 14, 2021
Winter at Herring Cove, Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA in the morning on 9th December 2021 – by Eleanor McDowall
Mon, December 13, 2021
Rhythms in the rain, Portland, Oregon, USA in Winter 2021 – by Jason Hovatter
“It’s a rainy day and i’m messing around outside the house with my hydrophone… popped it in one of the little copper rain basins out front and WOAH! the bass […]
Sun, December 12, 2021
After the World Cup Final, Paris, France on 15th July 2018 – by Leland Buck
“On July 15, 2018, France beat Croatia in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final. Just moments after the game ended the city of Paris erupted in celebration. This short recording was made […]
Fri, December 10, 2021
At Blackwater Pond, Provincetown, USA on 8th December 2021 in the morning – by Eleanor McDowall
“Beech Forest seems entirely silent until I stand still. I’m at the edge of Blackwater Pond, surrounded by bare winter trees, when I start to hear the wingbeats overhead. Tiny […]
Wed, December 08, 2021
Skylarks, Buckinghamshire, UK in November 2021 – by Paul Ridout
“I went out at lunchtime hoping to see and hear some of the skylarks that gather in flocks in the fields round here. There were perhaps 50 or 60 circling […]
Wed, December 08, 2021
Walking in the snow, Gedimino prospektas, Vilnius, Lithuania in December 2021 – by Inga Janiulytė
“I have a field recording from Vilnius central prospect, Gedimino prospektas, which on the weekend becomes a pedestrian-only street. It was the last weekend, Saturday evening, people are going to see […]
Mon, December 06, 2021
The Sound of 2021
A slow weave of the past year’s Field Recordings, from sunset on the last day of 2020 to a gathering storm in Iceland at the end of 2021. Sunset on […]
Thu, December 02, 2021
Molhe Norte do Porto de Abrigo da Nazaré, Portugal on 16th October 2021 at 3.45 pm – by Sofia Saldanha
“Nazaré is an old fishing village, nowadays bustling with tourism. It is also known for its big waves, becoming a world-famous surfing location. In this binaural recording we hear the […]
Wed, December 01, 2021
Geroldsauer Waterfall, Black Forest, Germany on 28th November 2021 – by Sam Clements and Louise Owen
“We stopped on a little wooden bridge, passing over a river, whilst hiking through the Black Forest in Germany on Sunday 28 November. Pay close attention just before the 2 minute […]
Tue, November 30, 2021
Midday, Wellsford State Forest, Wellsford, Victoria, Australia on 5th November 2021 – by Jon Tjhia
“Birds, bugs, breeze, bushes, Box-Ironbark.”
Mon, November 29, 2021
Singing gate, Bronkham Hill, Dorset, UK on the winter solstice 2020 – by George Ridgway
“Recorded on a very windy and foggy morning on winter solstice, shortly after sunrise, en route to Bronkham hill. Whilst walking along the ridge, dotted with Burial Mounds and Barrows, […]
Sun, November 28, 2021
Before the storm, Stykkishólmur, Iceland in late November 2021 – by Ted White
“A recording that I captured in Stykkishólmur, a beautiful tiny fishing village. There was a storm brewing so after dinner I went out and hunkered down in the grass for […]
Sat, November 27, 2021
Two prop planes drone over Castle Cary, Somerset, England, UK on 24th November 2021 – by Matthew Faulkner
“I was with some friends on a quiet woodland walk in Castle Cary, when we noticed a drone appear from the soundscape, gradually getting louder and closer. It turned out […]
Fri, November 26, 2021
Dusk at Lerryn Creek on the Fowey Estuary, Cornwall, UK on 15th November 2021 – by Celia Robbins
“I went downstream of the village at dusk. It was very still, owl and jackdaw conversations echoing around the valley as they roosted. At one point a group of jackdaws […]
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