Field Recordings

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 […]

Flag poles drumming in the wind, La Napoule, France on 15th April 2024 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick

Solar Eclipse, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Québec at 3.24pm on 8th April 2024 – by Suzie McCarthy

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.”

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

Evening waves, La Napoule, France on 9th April 2024 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick

Partial eclipse, Morro Bay, California, USA at 11.11am on 8th April 2024 – by Rebecca Nolan

Two minutes before the total eclipse, McGill Campus, Montreal, Québec at 3.24pm on 8th April 2024 – by Cristal Duhaime

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 […]

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 […]

Air escaping from a wet, upturned jar on a drainer (on a windy day), Scotland on 20th February 2024 – by Katie Revell

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Palestina Libera فلسطين حرة Free Palestine protest, Rome, Italy on 28th October 2023 – by Cosmin Sandu

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 […]

Sunday Afternoon Snores, Pittsburgh, PA, USA on 11th February 2024 – by Dennis Funk

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”

Sunday morning footballers, Oak Hill Park, Barnet, UK on 14th January 2024 – by Siddharth Khajuria

Capitola, California, USA in December 2023 – by Sara Maino

“Quite noisy rain on the ocean…”

Harbour market, Kep, Cambodia in August 2022 – by Oliver Young and Lauren Lai

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.”

Naples, Italy, just before Christmas 2023 – by Mair Bosworth

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, […]

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, […]

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, […]

Edith purring, Glasgow, Scotland in December 2023 – by Steve Urquhart

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…”

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, […]

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.”

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 […]

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.”

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.”

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 […]

Spanish Point (Rinn na Spáinneach), County Clare, (Contae an Chláir), Ireland on 8th June 2023 – by Kalli Anderson

Crown green bowling club in Macclesfield, England, UK in June 2022 – by Geoff Bird

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]