This is the official jingle for The KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook. It explains the concept for the book I am producing this year after running a successful funding campaign on the popular Kickstarter website. It is a very simple jing

Woodpecker and DIY Duet

Apr 6th, 2014 3m 11s

I was on my way to work when I noticed the sound of a Woodpecker up in the trees above the high wall to my left. Leant against the wall and listened to the woodpecker, then noticed that on the other side of the path, beyond the fence, someone w

Christchurch Bell Practice

Jan 19th, 2014 3m

singing train between London bridge and new cross stations

Sep 18th, 2013 2m 22s

Cumbrian wind in old chimneys

Jun 18th, 2013 2m 52s

#aeolianmap This is the sound of the cold, wintry wind blowing in the chimney in a big old house in Cumbria, in January 2012.

Light summer wind in the leaves of the mulberry tree in our garden

Jun 18th, 2013 3m 47s

#aeolianmap This is the wind very lightly teasing the papery leaves of the mulberry tree which I strapped my recorder to one nice day in Summer 2011.

Max Eastley's Aeolian Device at Audiograft 2013

Jun 17th, 2013 4m 38s

This is the sound of Max Eastley's Aeolian Device at Audiograft 2013, which was exhibited in the grounds of the Headington Hill Campus at Oxford Brookes University. The sound is produced by the wind exciting some wobbly tines, arranged into a

Spilly Jane's Tibetan Singing Bowl

Apr 10th, 2013 2m 1s

I was touched that on a trip to the UK, (travelling from Canada) the famous Spilly Jane of Spilly Jane Knits bought her singing bowl with her, in order to give me "a sound" following all of our wonderful interchanges on Twitter over the past fe

Audiograft performance by Pierre Berthet

Feb 27th, 2013 5m

Music Box Migrations by Kathy Hinde at Audiograft launch event

Feb 25th, 2013 5m

Kathy Hinde's Piano Migrations piece being winched and lifted into place

Feb 25th, 2013 3m 18s

Rook - Väike-Õismäe

Feb 1st, 2013 1m 6s

A young Rook by the lake at Väike-Õismäe. This was an extraordinary recording moment; the bird just roared into my microphone and I saw right down its dark pink throat #twitchr #caw #birds #Rook

Bird on canal near Reading

Feb 1st, 2013 1m 45s

Stopped to pause and listen to this bird on the canal, walking home from Reading. Would love to know what it is, anybody know? #twitchr #birdsong #Reading #Berkshire

Nightingale Thrush, Mooste

Feb 1st, 2013 1m 54s

This is a Nightingale Thrush singing in May, in Mooste, Estonia. The bird has chosen to sing very close to a humming electrical box nearby; this accounts for the low-level buzzing sound. There are several of these birds around MoKS in Estonia a

Cranes in Estonia, Jaani Talu

Feb 1st, 2013 43s

A pair of Cranes calling to one another in a field in Estonia. Joel Roos told me about these birds when I stayed with him and Julika on their sheep farm (Jaani Talu) in Pärnumaa, Estonia #Crane #twitchr #Bird

Bate collection steel drum

Dec 17th, 2012 2m 46s

Tom's treadle operated sewing machine!

Dec 15th, 2012 5m

airport sounds and luggage

Dec 10th, 2012 2m 43s

Baa tone

Oct 22nd, 2012 50s

This is a ringtone created especially for Wovember 2012. Download it as an mp3 and apply it to your phone, so that the sound of the source of wool can be spread around the world every time your phone rings!

Baarry White

Jan 5th, 2012 15s

Emma Shaw conserving Wallpaper samples at the Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture

Nov 9th, 2011 3m 50s

This boo was recorded at The Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture, and features the voices of Felicity Ford (sound artist) and Emma Shaw (preventative conservation officer) discussing some conservation work involving the flattening of 2 d