Features on this site

NEW!  Nightingale Diary 2012 - sound recordings and images as the nightingales arrive and start to sing  more...

World of Strings and Junk Instrument Workshops - Since 1986 Nick has visited more than 2,000 primary schools across the country, introducing half a million children to "World of Strings" performances and junk instrument making workshops... more...

Birdsong CDs - soundclips and information about Nightingale song, Dawn Chorus, and  Birds on a Spring Evening..... 

Music and unusual sounds - soundclips and information about Night and Day, By the River and Windharp and Wavesong....

Poetry and Music with David Garrett - more...

Sound Diary 2008...

Talks and Background playing - Harp music for special occasions... more...

Utterly Butterly Ukulele Project....

Junk Instrument Making - book published by A&C Black...  more...

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                   Nightingale Sound Diaries  2009-2012              Sound Diary 2008

                          School Music Workshops                                             

                                                Birdsong CDs

                                        Music and unusual sounds     

Contact details

To contact Nick Penny:

51 Gordon Road