A field recording made of fireworks on 31 December 2020.

Early morning field recording of birdsong in Bristol on 3rd May 2020 at 05:30am. Inspired by International Dawn Chorus Day.

Field recording of our neighbourhood taking part in #clapforourcarers. This was the second such event of the covid-19 UK lockdown.

Having talked about doing it for quite some time, I recently visited Alistair Park at his studio at Bower Ashton in Bristol to make field recordings of some of the sounds that his tools make in use.

Binaural field recording of a train journey from Lawrence Hill station in Bristol to Severn Beach taken on 23rd June 2018.

As hot air balloons passed over our neighbourhood, the local dog population went into overdrive.

Bikes and steam trains pass by on the cycle path, sometimes with snippets of conversation, and a backdrop of birdsong and occasional cow mooing. The bike sounds vary quite widely.

Recorded on 21/11/2016.It was a rainy day, so much of the subject matter is the sound of rain against the leaf mould, the trees, and puddles.

Binaural field recordings made while walking around the Cumberland Basin in Bristol. Road traffic, bird song, helicopter passing overhead...
Recorded on 20/04/2015.

Binaural recording of the Bedminster lantern parade precession, Bristol. Recorded on 6th December 2014 at 17:56.

Binaural field recordings of hot air balloons as they ascend at Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2014. Between 06:30 and 07:00 during the morning launch on Sat 9th August.

Recorded in The Lord Mayor's Chapel, Bristol, prior to Annika Kahrs' 'Concert for the Birds'. Recorded on 5th May 2014 at 13:45.

Temple Church Park, Bristol recorded on 24th April 2014 at 14:19.

Rainwater flowing over rooftops. Leaning out the back window. Recorded on 20th April 2014 at 17:57.

Two binaural recordings while exploring the Book Hive installation at Bristol Central Library.

Bristol greengrocer tempts the public with blueberries and oranges in a proper Bristolian style.

Recorded binaurally on 18th May 2013 12:03pm Under Temple Bridge, Bristol.

Creaky barge moorings recorded binaurally on 18th May 2013 at 11:59am in Bristol, near Temple Meads Station ferry Landing.

Recorded binaurally on 18th May 2013. I recently spent a morning with Chris Littleboat of The Paper Cinema collecting sounds for their latest show entitled West. Traversing Bristol's waterways featured heavily in the show, and The Bristol Ferry Boat Company were kind enough to let us on to capture some of that sonic experience.

Almost exactly a year ago I made some recordings at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta. We weaved between fairground rides and crowds of revelers.