Sound action recordings are of sounds designed to affect people, including situations where many make sounds together towards a common goal. Often they're of voices, but they also include sirens, bells, fireworks and more.
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Southwark cathedral | The bells at Southwark cathedral ring on Sunday morning. | 2:00 | 2009 |
St Alban the Martyr bell | The bell of St Alban the Martyr, parish church for Holborn, tolls for Mass on a Friday. | 1:00 | 2010 |
St Clement Danes | The bells of St Clement Danes, central London ringing on a Sunday morning. | 1:29 | 2009 |
St Dunstans bells practice | Bellringers practice on a Thursday evening at St Dunstan's, Stepney. | 2:20 | 2010 |
St Magnus the Martyr | The bells ring at St Magnus-the-Martyr on Lower Thames Street in the City just before 7pm. | 1:00 | 2009 |
St Martins in the Fields | Bells peal on a Sunday morning at St Martins-in-the-Fields, central London. | 1:30 | 2009 |
St Mary le Bow peal | Peal attempt by the Southwark Cathedral Guild on the bells of St Mary-le-Bow. | 1:00 | 2012 |
St Pauls Cathedral 1 | A brief peal of bells at St Pauls Cathedral on a Sunday morning at around 10.30am. | 0:33 | 2009 |
St Pauls Cathedral 2 | Main peal of bells for Sunday morning worship at St Pauls Cathedral. | 1:00 | 2009 |
St Pauls Cathedral 3 | Bells peal at St Pauls on a Thursday lunchtime, with a brief interlude in the middle. | 2:20 | 2010 |
St Stephens Rochester Row | Bells peal on Sunday morning at St Stephens, Rochester Row, central London. | 1:30 | 2009 |
St Vedast | The bells of St Vedast, City of London, ringing on a Sunday morning. | 1:46 | 2009 |
Church service Stoke Newington | Worshippers chant and ring tiny bells at a service in a Stoke Newington church. | 3:36 | 2016 |
Outdoor Caribbean religious service | A small group of Caribbean worshippers hold an outdoor Sunday service on Canvey Island. | 3:15 | 2010 |
Southwark Cathedral organ | Southwark cathedral organ recorded in front of the organ pipes on south side of the cathedral. | 0:54 | 2012 |
Vespers Westminster Cathedral | A male choir sings Vespers at Westminster Cathedral. | 3:35 | 2010 |
Aldgate Christian singers | A Gospel band perform at Petticoat Lane, east London, on a Sunday morning. | 0:54 | 2008 |
Black Israelites Oxford Street | Members of the Black Israelites sect proselytise by word of mouth near Oxford Circus. | 1:32 | 2015 |
Christian fundamentalist Hyde Park | A Christian preacher argues vigorously with his detractors at Speakers Corner on a Sunday afternoon. | 2:20 | 2012 |
Christian preacher Brixton | A Christian preacher evangelises to passers-by in Brixton | 2:11 | 2009 |
Christian preacher Ealing | A man holds forth outside Ealing Broadway station about the need to turn from sin. | 2:44 | 2009 |
Christian rapper Holloway | A man broadcasts a redemptive message to a busy street through the medium of rap. | 1:27 | 2012 |
Christian singers Kings Cross | A group of Christian men sing in a call-and-response style in front of Kings Cross station. | 2:28 | 2017 |
Christian street preacher Stratford | A woman paces about near one of the entrances to Stratford station as she preaches of the redemptive power of Christ. | 2:54 | 2019 |
Croydon preacher | Street preacher holds forth at North End, Croydon. | 2:45 | 2005 |
Hare Krishnas Regent Street | A small group of Hare Krishnas chant as they make their way down Regent Street. | 2:37 | 2009 |
Jesus singer Liverpool Street | A woman sings praises to Jesus while shaking a pair of maracas outside Liverpool Street train station. | 2:10 | 2015 |
Lady in White preacher | A Christian preacher at the Elephant and Castle warns of the coming end time. | 1:19 | 2008 |
Night preacher Brixton | By a bus stop in Brixton, a woman preacher sings and tells of the dead rising to be judged. | 1:38 | 2009 |
Preacher Covent Garden | A preacher at Covent Garden holds forth while youngsters make sarcastic remarks. | 2:06 | 2008 |
Salvation Army | Salvation Army band play 'Away in a Manger'. | 1:23 | 2007 |
Scientology invite | A Scientologist invites the recordist to watch a short film about 'Dianetics'. | 0:14 | 2009 |
Speakers Corner preacher | A preacher at Speakers Corner describes how God has turned his life around. | 1:39 | 2008 |
Street preacher Uxbridge | A street preacher holds forth through a small PA as he paces about outside Uxbridge tube station. | 2:13 | 2017 |
Upton Park street preacher | A woman paces about outside Upton Park tube station urging listeners to attend to an unspecified religious message. | 2:28 | 2013 |
Wood Green religious singers | A Christian proselytiser leads religious singing on the pavement in Wood Green. | 1:28 | 2012 |
Battle of Karbala commemoration 1 | A procession of several thousand Muslims along Park Lane commemorates the death of Mohammed's grandson at the Battle of Karbala. | 3:26 | 2013 |
Battle of Karbala commemoration 2 | The Battle of Karbala procession turns round on Park Lane so that women's chanting is heard on one side and men's on the other. | 3:12 | 2013 |
Brockley carol singers | Carol singers perform 'Away in a Manger' at a busy Christmas street market. | 2:18 | 2010 |
Hare Krishna festival | Drumming, chanting and cheering at a Hare Krishna festival in Trafalgar Square. | 2:23 | 2008 |
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Clerkenwell | Annual procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel through Clerkenwell, with floats, singers and band. | 5:19 | 2009 |
Trafalgar Square carol singers | Carol singers and brass band perform 'Come All Ye Faithful'. | 1:44 | 2009 |
Classification: Religious > Services and rituals
Recording date: 19 April 2010
Description: A male choir sings Vespers at Westminster Cathedral. Faint noises from nearby worshippers, and more distant sounds from within the Cathedral.
Technical guff: Head-worn stereo. 2 x MM-HLSO/Sennheiser MKE-2 mics and Edirol R09-HR digital recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.