Fiona Dunn's Podcast

Sunday Morning Birds and Squirrel 30 April 2023 01.05.2023 6:52 ↓

A soundscape of a few minutes in my garden before Church. My sneeze that echoed set the squirrel off and the trilling bird you hear is a wren.

Love's Redeeming Work is Done; London Gallery Quire and audience at a concert in Burnt Ash Methodist Church 2 April 2023 09.04.2023 2:23 ↓

A wonderful Easter hymn with enthusiastic audience participation

Morning Birdsong 1 April 2023 03.04.2023 8:54 ↓

I recorded these birds from my window starting around 9 AM.

The Lord's My Shepherd with Searching for Lambs melody in a concert on 2 April 2023; vocal solo by Fiona Dunn 03.04.2023 3:23 ↓

I discovered the pairing of these words with this melody quite by accident when researching other settings. I often sing folk music and it suits my singing style.

online vocal and piano concert on Tuesday 28th March 2023 by Fiona Dunn 30.03.2023 47:50 ↓

The brief was to sing lots of well-known songs so people could join in at home but there's one original in there too. Song List The Rose, Amanda McBroom, Thank God, Fiona Dunn, Will You Love Me Tomorrow? Carole King, Eternal Flame, The Bangles, So Far Away, Carole King, Hero, Mariah Carey, No need to Argue, The Cranberries, Runaway, The Corrs, You've Got a Friend, Carole King, My Heart Will Go on...

Friday Hail and Thunder in West London 24 March 2023 26.03.2023 5:57 ↓

The microphone was in the bathroom window and, if you listen carefully, you can hear hailstones bouncing into the bath and occasionally hitting the microphone.

Friday Afternoon Birds 17 March 2023 18.03.2023 5:08 ↓

A stereo recording of birds right outside my window.

Early morning birds right outside the window 7 March 2023 08.03.2023 17:52 ↓

I woke up at just gone 5 on 7 March and just had to record this beautiful birdsong. Relax and enjoy. :)

Early Morning Birdsong 2 March 2023 04.03.2023 16:09 ↓

I woke at around 5.45 AM on 2 March, while it was still dark, and heard this beautiful birdsong so decided to record it through my open West London window. Relax and enjoy.

Thank God ; my February song of joy and hope, written in Feb 2018 08.02.2023 3:32 ↓

Lyrics 1. The days are getting longer, thank God, And I am feeling stronger, thank God. It seemed to me dark nights would never end. Didn't know when I'd hear birdsong again. But now I can walk outside And hear the blackbird sing. Reminding me that Winter Must give way to Spring. The Days are getting longer, thank God. The sunshine's getting stronger, thank God. Thank God! 2. SO many friends who l...

A Sunday soundscape from my sunny garden on 5 February 2023: bells, birds and jazz sax practice 07.02.2023 20:54 ↓

A relaxing, stereo soundscape, with bell ringing from a nearby Church and sax practice from someone's house, plus lots of garden birds.

Light, Dark and Candlemas; Fi's sermon on 29 January 2023 29.01.2023 21:38 ↓

Candlemas inspired sermon about why darkness isn't all bad, Christ, the light of the World and an explanation of Candlemas. The reading I discussed was Luke 2:22-40

My sermon on 11 December 2022, the third Sunday of Advent 11.12.2022 17:29 ↓

Readings were Isaiah 35: 1-10 and Matthew 11: 2-11.

Loud fireworks on Bonfire Night, 5 November, 2022 08.11.2022 6:20 ↓

These were recorded from my open window at home and are the highlights from that night's local firework sounds. Use headphones or good stereo speakers for the best listening experience.

Loud Fireworks 3 November 2022 03.11.2022 8:51 ↓

The loudest of these were really nearby. All I had to do to record them was open the window.

Highlights from a performance by Eye Matter singers accompanied by musicians from @InnerVisionOrch, including Fiona Dunn on piano 31.10.2022 14:06 ↓

This concert was a program of songs from the Sound of Music, ABBA and Irish folksongs. The choir, made up of blind and partially sighted singers, was directed by Linn Davies, with accompaniment by Fiona Dunn on piano, Takashi Kikuchi on viola and Baluji Shrivastav on sitar and drums, with other percussion by audience members.

Diwali Fireworks 24 October 2022, starting with a boom! 31.10.2022 9:30 ↓

Edited highlights of fireworks I recorded during the Monday evening of Diwali 2022.

Highlights from afternoon thunderstorm on 23 October 2022 24.10.2022 7:39 ↓

A stereo recording of this storm in West London.

Thunder and heavy rain on the afternoon of 6 September 2022 #storm #weather #stereo #soundscape 06.09.2022 5:09 ↓

Use headphones or good speakers for the best audio experience.

Thunder and Rain in the early hours of 5 September 2022 #weather #stereo #soundscape 05.09.2022 4:04 ↓

Recorded from my open bathroom window, this storm started soon after one o'clock in the morning.

My prayers of Intercession 21 August 2022 #prayer #Christian #Church 24.08.2022 4:46 ↓

Particular attention was paid to the words of The Lord's Prayer, after my sermon on the subject.