However, you CAN still order The Sound of Musings through regular online sites, including Eden and Aslan Books or through your local bookshop.

Perhaps you could even wrap the book up as a ‘brown paper package tied up with string’?

Normal service will resume when I return to Edelweiss Towers in February.

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Author Bryony Wood talks about getting the support when you are a writer and finding reliable alpha and beta readers, in this case, Bryony’s dog, Hector. He has been an inspiration and a great help in helping Bryony find the right words.

For more on my book, The Sound of Musings, please visit my website (if viewing this on social media) or please click here.

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Book Bryony: Christian Speaker for Church Events, Missional Outreach & Retreats

Are you looking for an experienced and engaging Christian speaker for your church service, missional event, or discipleship retreat? Bryony offers faith-filled, creative, and accessible events inspired by her book, The Sound of Musings.

Sunday Church Services

Bryony can lead a full Sound of Musings themed Sunday service, weaving together music, scripture, and reflections inspired by the book and its much-loved film counterpart. With years of experience leading churches across denominations, she’ll work with you to create a Christ-centred service that encourages both visitors and regular attendees.

Missional Events: Sound of Musings Live!

This 90-minute missional outreach event is ideal for inviting friends, newcomers, and those on the fringes of church life. Sound of Musings Live! combines music, personal testimony, and short readings to gently explore themes of life, love, and faith. It’s also a great launchpad for introducing the free Sound of Musings Bible Study to your church or small group. Free downloadable planning resources and ideas for themed refreshments are available on this site.

Discipleship Events & Retreats

The Sound of Musings isn’t just for mission—it’s a powerful discipleship resource too. Bryony can guide your church, parish day, or Christian retreat with themed reflections on identity, adversity, and living out God’s calling. Perfect for a parish weekend, leadership retreat, or spiritual development day.

To enquire, please contact Bryony Wood here

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We’re delighted to share something special from Bryony Wood—Anglican priest, author, and self-proclaimed Sound of Music theologian. Known for her unique blend of faith and film, Bryony brings fresh insight and joy to the classics we know and love.

In a delightful twist on the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, My Favourite Things, Bryony performs her own lyrical take, inspired by the themes of her recent book, The Sound of Musings. Her version weaves together spiritual reflection, gentle wit, and a deep love for storytelling through song.

Whether you’re a lifelong fan of The Sound of Music or simply curious about the meeting point between theology and popular culture, Bryony’s rendition is sure to bring a smile—and perhaps a moment of unexpected inspiration.

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📖 Part devotional, part celebration, always heartwarming. It’s the perfect companion for anyone who’s ever been captivated by Maria’s spirit.

🎶 The hills are alive… with 60 years of The Sound of Music! 🎉 This beloved classic first graced our screens 60 years ago this month, and we’re still swooning over spinning mountains and Do-Re-Mi.

✨ In The Sound of Musings, Bryony Wood invites us to journey through the film afresh — not just as fans, but as seekers of faith, joy, and purpose. Drawing from the story, songs and characters, she helps us reflect on what it means to trust God and live life in all its fullness — with a little help from a certain ‘flibbertigibbet’ governess.

📖 Part devotional, part celebration, always heartwarming. It’s the perfect companion for anyone who’s ever been captivated by Maria’s spirit.

BUY YOUR COPY HERE

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Whether you’re a seasoned retreat-goer or seeking a refreshing break, this is a golden opportunity to connect with fellow travellers on their faith journey. Expect not just fun and laughter, but also moments of personal growth, all accompanied by the delightful tunes from The Sound of Music.

To book, please visit the Scargill House (@scargillmovement) website by clicking the link below:

https://scargillmovement.org/event/the-sound-of-musings

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And of course, you can sign up to receive his regular updates with new episodes from different speakers and authors. It is so good that we can hear such encouraging podcasts that I’ve decided to support him by sponsoring an upcoming episode! To access Matt’s homepage and read/hear more information and all the different podcasts – Please click here.

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A themed resource to help think about living the life we were born to live, using themes from The Sound of Musings book, which of course is inspired by themes and songs of The Sound of Music! A journey of faith for those just wondering about God and church as well as a discipleship resource for those already rooted in church.

Download your copy from the menu above- Sound of Musings ‘Study Guide’

But don’t just take my word for it- here’s Revd Mark Cantrill sharing his thoughts after one recent Sound of Musings Session in his benefice…

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“Rude” and “abusive” behaviour by vicars towards wedding photographers needs to end, photographers say.

A petition, signed more than 900 times, has described vicars’ “humiliating” behaviour as a “huge issue” in the wedding photography industry.

Photographer Rachel Roberts said she started it to “reset the relationship”.

Vicars have told the BBC photographers should respect wedding ceremonies, but said they were sorry to hear of their bad experiences.

Ms Roberts said she wanted to start a “public conversation” about the relationship between photographers and clergy at church weddings.

“Some of the stories that have come out are quite shocking,” she told BBC Breakfast. “A lot of photographers and videographers say they now flat out refuse to go anywhere near church weddings.”

She was driven to start the petition after seeing a video on social media of a wedding photographer being “spoken to really aggressively” by a vicar in front of a church full of “horrified” wedding guests.

Ms Roberts said she had clergy members ask her to hide behind pillars or to stay at the back of the church and only take one photo.

One vicar threatened to pause the ceremony and kick her out if she took photos at the wrong time, she said.

Ms Roberts told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that at one wedding she was told to stay in one place and not make any noise, only for the vicar to welcome children to freely roam the church and play in the aisles.

The children caused an “absolute cacophony of noise” and “no one could actually hear the vows,” she said, adding this felt like a double standard.

“People can be quite dismissive of photographers for wanting the ‘shallow’ part of the day,” she said. “A lot of clergy members often say to us, ‘This is not Hollywood, it’s not a photoshoot’.”

Rev Bryony Wood said she has always had good experiences with wedding photographers, and she was sorry to hear about the negative encounters raised by Ms Roberts’s petition.

“I guess we do our best but some vicars can feel the pressure too,” Rev Wood told the Today programme.

Since a wedding is a legal process, “if we get it wrong, the couple might not even be married,” she said.

Rev Wood said: “I just think if you’re in a really quiet moment when the couples are sharing their vows, and there’s a click or a photographer’s moving around, then people will automatically look at what’s going on in the background rather than actually focusing on that incredible moment.”

But it is not just the priests who can cause problems with one reverend telling BBC Breakfast he had been pushed aside by a photographer, had one stand between him and the couple during the vows, and even had one stand between the bride and groom.

Dr Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, admitted some vicars could be a “complete pain” and “over controlling” with photographers, in an interview with the Sunday Times.

But he said it was “not unreasonable” to ask photographers to be respectful….

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