Field Recordings

Convoy of Snowplows during the blizzard, Harlem, NYC, USA in late February 2026 – by @willcoley.bsky.social fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/02/23/c...

Hydrophone in the river ice at Old Pier 48, Hudson River, Manhattan, NY, USA on Imbolg, 2026 (1st February) – by @kallipearl.bsky.social and @willcoley.bsky.social fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/02/03/h...

In the ice at Gansevoort Beach, Hudson River, Manhattan, NY, USA on Imbolg, 2026 (1st February) – by @kallipearl.bsky.social and @willcoley.bsky.social fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/02/03/i...

"One spot is popular for stopping for a chat, and has been nicknamed ‘Gossip’s Corner’.

Under ‘Gossip’s Corner’ passes a stream which continues to flow most of the winter, often under layers of ice and snow. On December 22, 2025, it was partially covered and gurgled raucously..."

Invasion Day / Australia Day speech from Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance, Naarm / Melbourne, Australia on 26th January 2026 – by @msmrh.bsky.social fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/01/26/i...

“To me, the sound of bagpipes playing is like being healed from the inside out. Outside the temperature was 14 degrees, inside the air warmed by the comfort of poetry, scotch, and music — a roomful of people gathered in midwinter.” fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/01/25/b...

Bagpipes on the eve of Burns Night, Brooklyn, New York, USA on 24th January 2026 – by Lauren Sharpe fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/01/25/b...

Gurgling stream at ‘Gossip’s Corner’, Gatineau Park, Quebec, Canada on 22nd December 2025 – by Laura Nerenberg fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/01/24/g...

Good morning everyone 🌎 ⚘️🍂🪶

Hecke eskaliert^^

The hedge is escalating

#EveryHedgeMeterCounts
#AmbassadorsOfUrbanNature

“...some combination (maybe – I’m not an expert!) of parakeets, a robin, magpies, and a crow or two (??)…. Hoping another listener might correct / help on that front.”

Birders unite! Do you recognise these sounds? fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/01/21/w...

Walking along the Pymmes Brook, London, UK on 16th January 2026 – by @siddharthkhajuria.bsky.social fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/01/21/w...

Another hedge-ful of sparrows, Southgate, London, UK on 11th January 2026 – by @siddharthkhajuria.bsky.social fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/01/21/a...

Arsenal vs. Manchester United, 0 – 0 draw, WSL, Emirates Stadium, London, UK on 10th January 2026 – by Charlotte Petts fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/01/19/a...

Hedge filled to the brim with sparrows, Chicago, USA on 18th January 2026 – by Sarah Geis fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/01/18/h...

“As a child, I watched similar protests as our newly independent Lithuanian public broadcaster was taken over by soviet troops... I could never imagine that I would have to protest in the same square, defending the broadcaster I work for, this time from an attempted take over by our own politicians”

“On 16-18th of December 2025 tens of thousands of Lithuanians gathered by the Parliament in protest against plans to politicise the public broadcaster, LRT. Over 143,000 people also signed a petition, making it the most popular online petition to date…” fieldrecordings.xyz/2025/12/31/h...

‘Hands Off Free Speech’ protests, Independence Square, Vilnius, Lithuania on 16th, 17th and 18th December 2025 – by Vaida Pilibaitytė fieldrecordings.xyz/2025/12/31/h...

Midnight Church Bells, Zgornje Jezersko, Slovenia on Christmas Eve 2025 – by @alexjrlewis.bsky.social fieldrecordings.xyz/2025/12/25/m...

The Field Recordings compilation mix is a lovely annual tradition now, like Seasonal Affective Disorder and that odd Christmas card that next door sends.

No presenters and no ads so you can listen without wondering whether you should join Better Help.

Oh and I did the frogs that sound like geese.

Super pleased to have contributed a thread to this sonic fabric woven together by @fieldrecordings.bsky.social Listen via link below

* Proudly making people’s festive season worse since 2020 🎄 *

Merry Christmas @thegeoffmcq.bsky.social!

Recordings from @willcoley.bsky.social @alexjrlewis.bsky.social @thegeoffmcq.bsky.social @camillahannan.bsky.social @resonance-archive.bsky.social @hackista.bsky.social @kallipearl.bsky.social @dnnsfnk.bsky.social @clarelynchred.bsky.social fieldrecordings.xyz/2025/12/21/t...

Including a frozen lake, squeaky frogs, owls calling out in the darkness, cathartic screaming, rustling leaves, nightingales, the last performance of the world’s largest pipe organ, bells, goats, silences, musical subways, gongs and snowman-building… fieldrecordings.xyz/2025/12/21/t...

The Sound of 2025

A slow weave of some of the past year’s Field Recordings, from a child playing in the snow to a brass band playing Christmas carols in the street… fieldrecordings.xyz/2025/12/21/t...

Thanks to everyone who bought a copy yesterday!

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Unknown instrument in the subway at two minutes to midnight, Metropolitan / Lorimer St station, New York, USA on 12th November – by Jonah Buchanan fieldrecordings.xyz/2025/12/15/u...

A sunny morning, trees in the background, a hand holds the A6 zine and blank postcard aloft.

A hand holds the A6 zine and blank postcard over the surface of a lake, the reflections of trees reflect on its surface

A blank postcard is held over a still lake, the reflection of tree branches emerge like tendrils in the background

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Crystal Palace Band playing at the Crystal Palace Christmas Tree lights turn-on, London, UK on 29th November 2025 – by Alan Hall fieldrecordings.xyz/2025/12/04/c...

Some snow hooves for yah