Fiona Dunn's Podcast

You hear various birds in this stereo recording, as well as other garden sounds. Quality is lower than some as it was a quick recording made on my Samsung phone using a basic voice recording app.

This was recorded for an online meeting of trainee Methodist local preachers and worship leaders.

This stereo recording includes great tits and parakeets, as well as some sounds from a local building sight and distant traffic.

A short soundscape from my West London afternoon walk. I often hear the pianist as I pass one particular house.

Recorded from my open living room window

It was wonderful to hear this herald of Spring outside my window on a grey, rainy Saturday.

Readings were: John 1:1- 5, 9-12 Matthew 2:1-12 There are always glimmers of light, even in the darkest times, including the beauty of creation and acts of care and kindness, which are gifts we give to each other. Listen to find out my new and improved advert slogan for new year and why I may end up being known as the singing preacher.

This binaural recording shows the build-up to New Year with increasing amounts of fireworks, then lots of very loud fireworks close by after midnight and people cheering and wishing each other "happy new year" in the distance, then the number of fireworks decreasing at the end. It was recorded with my iPhone in conjunction with the Sennheiser Ambeo Smart Headset, which gives a brilliant stereo eff...

Recorded with the stereo microphones on my Samsung Galaxy phone.

Recorded for use during an online Christmas service for a period of reflective prayer.

I prayed these prayers during a morning service and have removed the prayers for members of the Church community to protect their privacy.

My unaccompanied rendition of Gabriel's Message recorded for online services in 2020, now with reverb added to give it that Church atmosphere.

Choosing hymns is an important part of preacher training. In a service about Methodism I chose various Wesley hymns, but this, by Marty Haugen, is the hymn that represents Methodism to me the most and I explained why in my introduction, which I shared during the service, followed here by my recording of the song, made earlier this year for online services during the lockdowns.

Another aspect of leading worship is reading from the Bible.

As part of my Methodist local preacher training I'm leading parts of services in various Churches. These were my opening prayers plus an unaccompanied rendition of one of my favourite hymns: How Great Thou Art. It's a prayer of praise set to music, with the wonderful line "then sings my soul". My soul sings the prayer, not just my voice.

Join me on an Autumn walk in West London with many vocal parakeets and fallen leaves to walk through. The occasional bangs were my cane hitting objects such as wheely bins and garden gates.

Many years ago I heard a program on Radio 4 called "Once Upon a Time on the Front Line" about a project, Storybook Soldiers, where soldiers could record stories for their children while they were abroad working. It was incredibly moving and made a big impression so I wrote this song and I shared it with the congregation at Church on Remembrance Sunday.

A few minutes of edited highlights from the evening of 6 November.

There were many fireworks in West London over the weekend but these were some of the loudest.

Here are some highlights from the various fireworks I could hear from my West London window on Bonfire Night. Some are suddenly really loud so may make you jump. Use good headphones or speakers for best stereo sound.

I've started training to become a Methodist local preacher and, as part of my training, I'm participating more in Sunday services. Here are my opening prayers, including a sung version of Psalm 150.