Nighttime on Still Waters

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  • Canal Life (Now and Future)

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    The failure of the Whitchurch embankment offered sobering viewing for those on and off the canal. This episode responds to listeners’ concerns and questions and then reflects on the wider implication of incidents like these on the future of life on the canals. *Spoiler -it is not all doom and gloom!*

    Journal entry:

    6th January, Tuesday

    “Colder night
    But slightly milder dawn
    A few desultory snowflakes fall
    Flightless feathers
    With no wind
    Upon which to dance

    Will these small flakes
    Ever get the chance
    To find the sea?”

    Episode Information:

    For a video diary of the Whitchurch Breach see Paul and Anthony’s Narrowboat Life Unlocked. For Prof Tim Wilson’s comment on canals in Britain, see The Sinkhole in Shropshire.

    I also refer to Skempton’s (1996) article on construction of early embankments and cuttings (railways), and the 2025 report by Whitfield Consulting Services.

    With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.

    Susan West
    Ana McKellar
    Susan Baker
    Mind Shambles
    Clare Hollingsworth
    Kevin B.
    Fleur and David Mcloughlin
    Lois Raphael
    Tania Yorgey
    Andrea Hansen
    Chris Hinds
    Chris and Alan on NB Land of Green Ginger
    Captain Arlo
    Rebecca Russell
    Allison on the narrowboat Mukka
    Derek and Pauline Watts
    Anna V.
    Orange Cookie
    Mary Keane.
    Tony Rutherford.
    Arabella Holzapfel.
    Rory with MJ and Kayla.
    Narrowboat Precious Jet.
    Linda Reynolds Burkins.
    Richard Noble.
    Carol Ferguson.
    Tracie Thomas
    Mark and Tricia Stowe
    Madeleine Smith

    General Details

    The intro and the outro music is ‘Crying Cello’ by Oleksii_Kalyna (2024) licensed for free-use by Pixabay (189988).
     
    Narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence.

    Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.

    All other audio recorded on site.

    Support the show

    Become a 'Lock-Wheeler'
    Would you like to support this podcast by becoming a 'lock-wheeler' for Nighttime on Still Waters? Find out more: 'Lock-wheeling' for Nighttime on Still Waters.

    Contact

    • Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpod
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/
    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/noswpod.bsky.social
    • Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@nosw  

    I would love to hear from you. You can email me at [email protected] or drop me a line by going to the nowspod website and using either the contact form or, if you prefer, record your message by clicking on the microphone icon.

    For more information about Nighttime on Still Waters

    You can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com. 

    41 min
  • The Remarkable Tale of Bertrum Crane (A story for Christmas)

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    It's Christmas on the canal, and the time when we traditionally gather around by firelight and tell stories of wonder and magic. So, tonight, there is an extra specially warm welcome aboard the Erica as we turn the lights down low and listen by firelight to a rather remarkable (and I think wonderful) tale of canal-side Christmases past and the magic hidden along the towpath. Grab a mug of your favourite drink, settle into your cosiest chair and join us into the heart of a canal-side Christmas.

    With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.

    Ana McKellar
     Susan Baker
    Mind Shambles
     Clare Hollingsworth
     Kevin B.
     Fleur and David Mcloughlin
     Lois Raphael
     Tania Yorgey
     Andrea Hansen
     Chris Hinds
     Chris and Alan on NB Land of Green Ginger
    Captain Arlo
    Rebecca Russell
    Allison on the narrowboat Mukka
    Derek and Pauline Watts
    Anna V.
    Orange Cookie
    Mary Keane.
    Tony Rutherford.
    Arabella Holzapfel.
    Rory with MJ and Kayla.
    Narrowboat Precious Jet.
    Linda Reynolds Burkins.
    Richard Noble.
    Carol Ferguson.
    Tracie Thomas
    Mark and Tricia Stowe
    Madeleine Smith

    General Details

    The intro and the outro music is ‘Crying Cello’ by Oleksii_Kalyna (2024) licensed for free-use by Pixabay (189988).

    Narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. 

    Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.

    All other audio recorded on site. 

    Support the show

    Become a 'Lock-Wheeler'
    Would you like to support this podcast by becoming a 'lock-wheeler' for Nighttime on Still Waters? Find out more: 'Lock-wheeling' for Nighttime on Still Waters.

    Contact

    • Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpod
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/
    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/noswpod.bsky.social
    • Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@nosw  

    I would love to hear from you. You can email me at [email protected] or drop me a line by going to the nowspod website and using either the contact form or, if you prefer, record your message by clicking on the microphone icon.

    For more information about Nighttime on Still Waters

    You can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com. 

    1 hr 23 min
  • An Advent on the Canal

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    As advent candles burn into their second half, and berries blaze along the towpath, why not join us tonight aboard the Erica to hear about what it feels like to experience this advent on the cut. 

    Journal entry:

    8th December, Monday

    “A ragged river of rooks
     Stream across
     A watery sky
     On purposeful wings.

    They rise and circle
     Around the One Oak.
     The fire of their
     Jubilant chatter
     Warms the day.”

    With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.

    Susan Baker
    Mind Shambles
     Clare Hollingsworth
     Kevin B.
     Fleur and David Mcloughlin
     Lois Raphael
     Tania Yorgey
     Andrea Hansen
     Chris Hinds
     Chris and Alan on NB Land of Green Ginger
    Captain Arlo
    Rebecca Russell
    Allison on the narrowboat Mukka
    Derek and Pauline Watts
    Anna V.
    Orange Cookie
    Mary Keane.
    Tony Rutherford.
    Arabella Holzapfel.
    Rory with MJ and Kayla.
    Narrowboat Precious Jet.
    Linda Reynolds Burkins.
    Richard Noble.
    Carol Ferguson.
    Tracie Thomas
    Mark and Tricia Stowe
    Madeleine Smith

    General Details

    The intro and the outro music is ‘Crying Cello’ by Oleksii_Kalyna (2024) licensed for free-use by Pixabay (189988).

    Narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. 

    Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.

    All other audio recorded on site. 

    Support the show

    Become a 'Lock-Wheeler'
    Would you like to support this podcast by becoming a 'lock-wheeler' for Nighttime on Still Waters? Find out more: 'Lock-wheeling' for Nighttime on Still Waters.

    Contact

    • Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpod
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/
    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/noswpod.bsky.social
    • Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@nosw  

    I would love to hear from you. You can email me at [email protected] or drop me a line by going to the nowspod website and using either the contact form or, if you prefer, record your message by clicking on the microphone icon.

    For more information about Nighttime on Still Waters

    You can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com. 

    28 min
  • The Night Speaks with its Silences

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    These are the days of the long nights, when ¾ of our day gives way to the dark. If we listen carefully, their gifts are rich and restoring. In these strange times we need, once more, to slow down, look up, and hear the night speak to us with its silences. Come aboard the Erica and let’s journey into the night.  

    Journal entry:

    27th November, Thursday
    "This morning,
     The kingfisher wakes
     To a softer, kinder day.

    The willow leaf
     Finds the current
     That I cannot see.”

    Episode Information:

    In this episode I read an extracts from:
     Jen Ratcliffe’s wonderful and highly recommended Substack Mess in a Boat (with spoken word version).
    Chet Raymo’s The Soul of the Night (1985) published by Cowley.

    I also read Tom Hennan’s ‘Summer Night Air’ from his collection Darkness Sticks to Everything (2013) published by Copper Canyon Press, and refer to Nic Wilson’s Country Diary column.

    With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.

    Susan Baker
    Mind Shambles
    Clare Hollingsworth
    Kevin B.
    Fleur and David Mcloughlin
    Lois Raphael
    Tania Yorgey
    Andrea Hansen
    Chris Hinds
    Chris and Alan on NB Land of Green Ginger
    Captain Arlo
    Rebecca Russell
    Allison on the narrowboat Mukka
    Derek and Pauline Watts
    Anna V.
    Orange Cookie
    Mary Keane.
    Tony Rutherford.
    Arabella Holzapfel.
    Rory with MJ and Kayla.
    Narrowboat Precious Jet.
    Linda Reynolds Burkins.
    Richard Noble.
    Carol Ferguson.
    Tracie Thomas
    Mark and Tricia Stowe
    Madeleine Smith

    General Details

    The intro and the outro music is ‘Crying Cello’ by Oleksii_Kalyna (2024) licensed for free-use by Pixabay (189988).

    Narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. 

    Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.

    All other audio recorded on site. 

    Support the show

    Become a 'Lock-Wheeler'
    Would you like to support this podcast by becoming a 'lock-wheeler' for Nighttime on Still Waters? Find out more: 'Lock-wheeling' for Nighttime on Still Waters.

    Contact

    • Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpod
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/
    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/noswpod.bsky.social
    • Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@nosw  

    I would love to hear from you. You can email me at [email protected] or drop me a line by going to the nowspod website and using either the contact form or, if you prefer, record your message by clicking on the microphone icon.

    For more information about Nighttime on Still Waters

    You can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com. 

    43 min
  • The Colour of Storms (Storm Claudia passing through)

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    Join us tonight aboard the Erica’s warm and cosy cabin as storm Claudia rages outside. Let us experience together the intimate feeling of being snug and safe in a tiny home afloat on the storm lashed canals. 

    Journal entry:

    14th November, Friday

    “Sky of smudged greys,
     Chalky, sooty, dirty laundry water,
     And a light of such silvery metallics
     Lead and steel, iron and zinc,
     That makes the canal surface shine
     And adds richness to berry and leaves.
     Why is it, that on dull mornings like these,
     Do I become so aware of such colour?
     The colour of storms.”

    Episode Information:

    The soundscape was recorded in the stern study of the narrowboat Erica at the height of Storm Claudia on 24th November 2025. 

    With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.

    Susan Baker
    Mind Shambles
     Clare Hollingsworth
     Kevin B.
     Fleur and David Mcloughlin
     Lois Raphael
     Tania Yorgey
     Andrea Hansen
     Chris Hinds
     Chris and Alan on NB Land of Green Ginger
    Captain Arlo
    Rebecca Russell
    Allison on the narrowboat Mukka
    Derek and Pauline Watts
    Anna V.
    Orange Cookie
    Mary Keane.
    Tony Rutherford.
    Arabella Holzapfel.
    Rory with MJ and Kayla.
    Narrowboat Precious Jet.
    Linda Reynolds Burkins.
    Richard Noble.
    Carol Ferguson.
    Tracie Thomas
    Mark and Tricia Stowe
    Madeleine Smith

    General Details

    The intro and the outro music is ‘Crying Cello’ by Oleksii_Kalyna (2024) licensed for free-use by Pixabay (189988).

    Narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. 

    Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.

    All other audio recorded on site. 

    Support the show

    Become a 'Lock-Wheeler'
    Would you like to support this podcast by becoming a 'lock-wheeler' for Nighttime on Still Waters? Find out more: 'Lock-wheeling' for Nighttime on Still Waters.

    Contact

    • Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpod
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/
    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/noswpod.bsky.social
    • Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@nosw  

    I would love to hear from you. You can email me at [email protected] or drop me a line by going to the nowspod website and using either the contact form or, if you prefer, record your message by clicking on the microphone icon.

    For more information about Nighttime on Still Waters

    You can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com. 

    32 min
  • Morton's Rise (A canal story for Halloween)

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    Welcome to Halloween on the canal. It’s a perfect night to turn down the lights, curl up in comfy chair with a warm mug, and listen to a spooky tale. Can anyone explain what really did happen on that celebrated (or notorious) section of canal at Morton’s Rise under the glowering presence of Draid Hill?  

    Journal entry:

    31st October, Friday (All Hallows’ Eve)

    “The day grows thin
     Between light and darkness
     Heron spanned
     Silent as owl flight
     The canal listens.

    Samhain, All Hallows’ eve,
     Nut-crack night
     Hop-tu-Naa
     Halloween
     The canal waits.”

    Episode Information:

    This episode features a reading of my canal-side weird tale Morton’s Rise. 

    With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.

    Susan Baker
    Mind Shambles
     Clare Hollingsworth
     Kevin B.
     Fleur and David Mcloughlin
     Lois Raphael
     Tania Yorgey
     Andrea Hansen
     Chris Hinds
     Chris and Alan on NB Land of Green Ginger
    Captain Arlo
    Rebecca Russell
    Allison on the narrowboat Mukka
    Derek and Pauline Watts
    Anna V.
    Orange Cookie
    Mary Keane.
    Tony Rutherford.
    Arabella Holzapfel.
    Rory with MJ and Kayla.
    Narrowboat Precious Jet.
    Linda Reynolds Burkins.
    Richard Noble.
    Carol Ferguson.
    Tracie Thomas
    Mark and Tricia Stowe
    Madeleine Smith

    General Details

    The intro and the outro music is ‘Crying Cello’ by Oleksii_Kalyna (2024) licensed for free-use by Pixabay (189988).

    Narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. 

    Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.

    All other audio recorded on site. 

    Support the show

    Become a 'Lock-Wheeler'
    Would you like to support this podcast by becoming a 'lock-wheeler' for Nighttime on Still Waters? Find out more: 'Lock-wheeling' for Nighttime on Still Waters.

    Contact

    • Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpod
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/
    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/noswpod.bsky.social
    • Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@nosw  

    I would love to hear from you. You can email me at [email protected] or drop me a line by going to the nowspod website and using either the contact form or, if you prefer, record your message by clicking on the microphone icon.

    For more information about Nighttime on Still Waters

    You can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com. 

    1 hr 26 min
  • A Common Thread (Sunday at the moorings)

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    Have you ever wondered what it was like to visit a ‘moorings’ along one of Britain’s waterways and to stand and watch and listen as this small world flows to its own daily rhythms? Although every 'mooring' is different, we explore the common thread that unites them. Why not join us for a sunny autumnal Sunday and listen to the day unfold. 

    Journal entry:

    6th October, Monday

    “Wind buffets and rocks the boat
     The mooring lines tighten and then slack.
     Fenders creak and the calendar on my desk
     Gently swings.

    Reed pennants measure the gusts
     That sweep the length of the canal.
     Rooks stream ragged across
     A sky stabbed with jackdaw calls.”

    Episode Information:

    In the episode I read a short section from John Clare’s The Shepherd’s Calendar (‘The Leaves of Autumn’). 

    The soundscape in this episode was recorded at our current home mooring on 26th September 2025. 

    With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.

    Susan Baker
    Mind Shambles
     Clare Hollingsworth
     Kevin B.
     Fleur and David Mcloughlin
     Lois Raphael
     Tania Yorgey
     Andrea Hansen
     Chris Hinds
     Chris and Alan on NB Land of Green Ginger
    Captain Arlo
    Rebecca Russell
    Allison on the narrowboat Mukka
    Derek and Pauline Watts
    Anna V.
    Orange Cookie
    Mary Keane.
    Tony Rutherford.
    Arabella Holzapfel.
    Rory with MJ and Kayla.
    Narrowboat Precious Jet.
    Linda Reynolds Burkins.
    Richard Noble.
    Carol Ferguson.
    Tracie Thomas
    Mark and Tricia Stowe
    Madeleine Smith

    General Details

    The intro and the outro music is ‘Crying Cello’ by Oleksii_Kalyna (2024) licensed for free-use by Pixabay (189988).

    Narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. 

    Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.

    All other audio recorded on site. 

    Support the show

    Become a 'Lock-Wheeler'
    Would you like to support this podcast by becoming a 'lock-wheeler' for Nighttime on Still Waters? Find out more: 'Lock-wheeling' for Nighttime on Still Waters.

    Contact

    • Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpod
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/
    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/noswpod.bsky.social
    • Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@nosw  

    I would love to hear from you. You can email me at [email protected] or drop me a line by going to the nowspod website and using either the contact form or, if you prefer, record your message by clicking on the microphone icon.

    For more information about Nighttime on Still Waters

    You can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com. 

    39 min
  • That Very Particular Joy of Friday Nights (and crisps)

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    It's a blustery, moonless, and nearly starless night tonight, with the ever-present hint of rain in the air. So, why not come aboard the Erica for a while and reminisce about inconsequential things, the joy they bring, and how they form such strong bedrocks to our lives in an unsteady world?

    Journal entry:

    17th September, Wednesday

    “Summer has left
     And strewn all along the towpath
     Is the detritus of its sojourn.
     Rusting wires of sorrel and dock,
     Hogweed spokes like upturned
     Discarded umbrellas.
     Hawthorn berries
     Litter the ground
     Like carelessly flung confetti
     The wind has now blown out
     The willowherb candles
     A few whisps of seeds
     Hang like cobwebs.

    Now is the time
     For autumn’s
     Fires
     Hips, haws, rowan,
     Bryony and firethorn.”

    Episode Information:

    In the episode I mention the wonderful and beautifully produced celebration to nature and life on the canals and rivers of Britain, The Mindful Narrowboat vlog.

    With special thanks to our lock-wheelers for supporting this podcast.

    Susan Baker
    Mind Shambles
    Clare Hollingsworth
    Kevin B.
    Fleur and David Mcloughlin
    Lois Raphael
    Tania Yorgey
    Andrea Hansen
    Chris Hinds
    Chris and Alan on NB Land of Green Ginger
    Captain Arlo
    Rebecca Russell
    Allison on the narrowboat Mukka
    Derek and Pauline Watts
    Anna V.
    Orange Cookie
    Mary Keane.
    Tony Rutherford.
    Arabella Holzapfel.
    Rory with MJ and Kayla.
    Narrowboat Precious Jet.
    Linda Reynolds Burkins.
    Richard Noble.
    Carol Ferguson.
    Tracie Thomas
    Mark and Tricia Stowe
    Madeleine Smith

    General Details

    The intro and the outro music is ‘Crying Cello’ by Oleksii_Kalyna (2024) licensed for free-use by Pixabay (189988).

    Narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. 

    Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.

    All other audio recorded on site. 

    Support the show

    Become a 'Lock-Wheeler'
    Would you like to support this podcast by becoming a 'lock-wheeler' for Nighttime on Still Waters? Find out more: 'Lock-wheeling' for Nighttime on Still Waters.

    Contact

    • Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpod
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/
    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/noswpod.bsky.social
    • Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@nosw  

    I would love to hear from you. You can email me at [email protected] or drop me a line by going to the nowspod website and using either the contact form or, if you prefer, record your message by clicking on the microphone icon.

    For more information about Nighttime on Still Waters

    You can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com. 

    44 min
  • Down to the River (On this blue and grey September day)

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    Tonight, for a little while, let’s leave the sleeping canal in peace as it slowly recovers and heals after the summer long drought. Instead, let's go down to the river where the water is alive with light and chuckles and laps under rowing boats and let us see what we can see.

    Journal entry:

    4th September, Thursday

    “Clouds pillow and pile
     Black skies behind us
     A fleeting sun catches
     the scarlet of bryony berries
     That wrap themselves around
     Spiky vines of midnight blue blackthorn.
     The canal reflects the flight
     Of a raven passing overhead.”

    Episode Information:

    The soundscapes and washes for this episode were recorded beside the River Avon on 3rd September 2025 on the ‘River Steps’ in Bancroft Gardens, Stratford-upon-Avon, and by the chain ferry. 

    With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.

    Susan Baker
    Mind Shambles
    Clare Hollingsworth
    Kevin B.
    Fleur and David Mcloughlin
    Lois Raphael
    Tania Yorgey
    Andrea Hansen
    Chris Hinds
    Chris and Alan on NB Land of Green Ginger
    Captain Arlo
    Rebecca Russell
    Allison on the narrowboat Mukka
    Derek and Pauline Watts
    Anna V.
    Orange Cookie
    Mary Keane.
    Tony Rutherford.
    Arabella Holzapfel.
    Rory with MJ and Kayla.
    Narrowboat Precious Jet.
    Linda Reynolds Burkins.
    Richard Noble.
    Carol Ferguson.
    Tracie Thomas
    Mark and Tricia Stowe
    Madeleine Smith

    General Details

    The intro and the outro music is ‘Crying Cello’ by Oleksii_Kalyna (2024) licensed for free-use by Pixabay (189988).

    Narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. 

    Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.

    All other audio recorded on site. 

    Support the show

    Become a 'Lock-Wheeler'
    Would you like to support this podcast by becoming a 'lock-wheeler' for Nighttime on Still Waters? Find out more: 'Lock-wheeling' for Nighttime on Still Waters.

    Contact

    • Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpod
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/
    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/noswpod.bsky.social
    • Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@nosw  

    I would love to hear from you. You can email me at [email protected] or drop me a line by going to the nowspod website and using either the contact form or, if you prefer, record your message by clicking on the microphone icon.

    For more information about Nighttime on Still Waters

    You can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com. 

    43 min
  • Under a Canopy of Trees ('Your word')

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    A newly born moon is still below the horizon and the parched ground breathes in the quiet of a summer's night. The water levels may be low, but you're assured a welcome that is full and warm aboard the NB Erica as we catch up on life with all its ebbs and flows, and unfuriating complexities that make it all so worthwhile. 

    Journal entry:

    18th August, Monday

    “Rain in the night
     Woke up to streaks on the windows.
     I take the rake off the cabin roof
     And lower it into the water.
     Still a good rake handle's worth of water.

    The levels have now dropped by almost 9 inches.
     Somehow, it feels more.
     
     The skies brood,
     But no more promises of rain.”

    Episode Information:

    In this episode I read numerous extracts from Darby Hudson’s (2024) You’re Going to be OK (Because you’re fucked no matter what) published by Ingram Content, as well as a couple of my own poems; ‘Poems like prayers’ and ‘Your word.’

    With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.

    Susan Baker
    Mind Shambles
    Clare Hollingsworth
    Kevin B.
    Fleur and David Mcloughlin
    Lois Raphael
    Tania Yorgey
    Andrea Hansen
    Chris Hinds
    Chris and Alan on NB Land of Green Ginger
    Captain Arlo
    Rebecca Russell
    Allison on the narrowboat Mukka
    Derek and Pauline Watts
    Anna V.
    Orange Cookie
    Mary Keane.
    Tony Rutherford.
    Arabella Holzapfel.
    Rory with MJ and Kayla.
    Narrowboat Precious Jet.
    Linda Reynolds Burkins.
    Richard Noble.
    Carol Ferguson.
    Tracie Thomas
    Mark and Tricia Stowe
    Madeleine Smith

    General Details

    The intro and the outro music is ‘Crying Cello’ by Oleksii_Kalyna (2024) licensed for free-use by Pixabay (189988).

    Narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. 

    Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.

    All other audio recorded on site. 

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About Nighttime on Still Waters

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A narrowboat-based audio journal on canal life, living aboard, the elements, and the night. Perfect late-night listening for dreamers, insomniacs, night owls, nocturnalists, drifters, and nomads. For…

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