Nighttime on Still Waters

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  • "Stretched into Tales that Leave a Mark"

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    Two rather wonderful things have happened recently that has prompted this episode to take a reflective look back at this podcast and the journey we have taken together. Join us tonight on NB Erica as we celebrate sharing these night-times on still waters. 

    Journal entry:

    31st October, Thursday, Samhain – All Hallow’s Eve

    “Still air.
     Wood smoke blends with night mist.
     A tawny’s call shivers
     Across the fields to the south.

    I pass a couple of boats
     With pumpkin jack o’ lanterns
     Grinning candlelight
     Onto their bows.

    The distant music of memories
     Swirl me loose from my moorings
     Casting me adrift into
     The night-times of my boyhood.”

    Episode Information:

    In this episode I read two poems
      ‘Slow Radio’ by Seán Street
     ‘The Narrowcaster’ by Archie.

    I refer to a previous episode, ‘The sun that shone on Eden (Still shines upon us here)’ and I include recordings from ‘Duck calls in the night.’ 

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

    Lois Raphael
    Sami Walbury
     Tania Yorgey
     Andrea Hansen
     Chris Hinds
     David Dirom
     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
    Donna Kelly
    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

    In the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org.

    Two-stroke 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 Long Village (Villages and tribes)

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    Tonight, we are  hunkered down awaiting another storm. So, come and join us for a cosy night as we reflect on the fairly unique nature of canal-life and the community that it supports, with thanks to Wayne (NB Spudley) for drawing attention to a great new canal-based charity and some wise words from Rich (by Bike & Boat). 

    Journal entry:

     16th October, Wednesday

    “October drips onwards.

    The towpath washed with mud
     And brushed silvers
     Wet with fallen leaf
     And windfall twigs
     Greets me with
     A familiar squelch.”

    Episode Information:

    In this episode I read Edward Thomas’ poem ‘Digging.’

    Wayne’s Narrowboat Spudley vlog is ‘Keeping heads above water – just!’ The charity’s website is Forces Veterans Afloat.

    Rich’s photographs and writing can be found at by Bike & Boat (Facebook).

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

    Sami Walbury
     Tania Yorgey
     Andrea Hansen
     Chris Hinds
     David Dirom
     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
    Donna Kelly
    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

    In the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org.

    Two-stroke 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
  • A Touch of Autumn (Apple picking time)

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    Join us on the narrowboat Erica on a moonless, star-filled night as we celebrate autumns, real and imagined, present and remembered. Although October (at the moment) is far from 'golden', it is apple picking time mem ries of which take us meandering down the wandering paths of my childhood.

    Journal entry:

    3rd October, Thursday

    “Afterglow of sunlight
     Ash etched into ice blue
     Overseen by a watching rook.

    Smoke curls
     Listless on no wind.
     Cabin lights call me home.”

    Episode Information:

    In this episode I read the following poems:

    ‘Equinox’ by Roger Garfitt
     ‘Autumn, 1964’ by John Betjeman.

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

    Sami Walbury
     Tania Yorgey
     Andrea Hansen
     Chris Hinds
     David Dirom
     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
    Donna Kelly
    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

    In the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org.

    Two-stroke 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. 

    37 min
  • The Consolation of Ducks

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    Did you know that ducks participate in ‘coordinated loafing’? But that might not be the only surprising/endearing thing about them. Tonight, we celebrate the joy ducks bring thanks to video posted by a stranger in Canada.

    Journal entry:

     20th September, Friday

    “Hanging at the still-point between
     Summer and winter’s
     Swing and counter-swing.

    Rooks roister joyously westwards,
     Red with promise.
     Above them, fourteen successive
     Straggles of geese
     Head eastwards
     Flying on swift wingbeats
     Against the grain of the day.”

     Episode Information:

    In this episode I refer to Mark Hogben’s video reel (11/09/24) on Instagram of him feeding the ducks. 

    I also briefly mention the following:

    Miles Hadfield’s (1950) An English Almanac
    Godfrey Baseley’s (1977) A Country Compendium
    Stefan Buczacki’s (2002) Fauna Britanica
    Jennifer Ackerman’s (2021) The Bird Way.

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

    Tania Yorgey
     Andrea Hansen
     Chris Hinds
     David Dirom
     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
    Donna Kelly
    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

    In the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org.

    Two-stroke 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. 

    34 min
  • It turned a bit wet (Afloat in Hiroshige's rain storm)

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    Join us tonight as Erica a wends ‘snailward’ home through a heavy rain storm - recorded, aptly enough, during another heavy rain storm! Hear also about our adventures with a drowning pigeon.

    Journal entry:

    3rd September, Tuesday

    “Cruising through a Hiroshige
     Woodblock print;
     Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge.
    Even the reeds look like bamboo.

    A heron pilots us home.”

     

    Episode Information:

    During this episode I read a short poem by Issa and read some of the lyrics from Finnegan Tui’s latest song ‘Old One.’

    I also refer to Hiroshige’s woodblock print Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, Cynthia Barnett’s (2016) Rain: Natural and cultural history, and an extract from Thomas Merton’s (2003) When the Trees say Nothing.    

     

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

    Andrea Hansen
     Chris Hinds
     David Dirom
     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
    Donna Kelly
    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

    In the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org.

    Two-stroke 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. 

    52 min
  • Shot through with wonder (First glimpse of the sea)

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    Traditionally, August has been the time for Britons to head off to the seaside for their annual holiday. This week’s episode celebrates this custom and causes me to reconsider the momentous moment when I saw the sea for the first time.   

    Journal entry:

    23rd August, Friday

    “All night the winds blew;
     Battering and hooliganing
     Around the boat.
     Perhaps that’s why I woke
     In a disquieted mood.

    I stand on the bank
     And feel my feet set squarely
     On the towpath.
     Each morning, a raven rows his way
     Across the sky, from east to west.”

     

    Episode Information:

    In this episode I read Mind Shamble’s poem ‘Over Steam (Spring 2021)’ and read excerpts from John Betjeman’s poems, ‘Seaside Golf’, ‘Trebetherick’, and ‘Greenaway.’ I also refer to the song ‘Morningtown Ride’ by M. Reynolds and sung by The Seekers. 

     

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

    Andrea Hansen
     Chris Hinds
     David Dirom
     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
    Donna Kelly
    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

    In the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org.

    Two-stroke 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. 

    31 min
  • Holiday Interlude (& the Cap'n's Dad)

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    We’re on HOLIDAY! And so, a rather truncated and spur of the moment podcast tonight. However, join us as we enjoy a spot of tranquillity canal-style. We also hear a lovely story from one of our long-time listeners and lock-wheelers.  

    Journal entry:

    25th July, Thursday

    “The sun flashes off the canal
     in a shimmering dance of light.

    Sweet fruit hang amid
     The dappled leaves and butterflies,
     Rotting on the higher branches.
     We below them look up
     Rueing such waste and decay;
     Sweetness lost to the wasps.

    But for the bottle green beetle
     There is no decay, only ripeness
     And life.  

    For the plum tree,
     There is no loss, no waste,
     Just the culmination
     Of a winter’s worth of survival
     During the long cold of
     Darkened days.

    My world must seem so
     Totally incomprehensible
     To them.” 

    Episode Information:

    In this episode I recommend Wes and Amy’s vlog: Boat Time.   

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

    Andrea Hansen
     Chris Hinds
     David Dirom
     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
    Donna Kelly
    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

    In the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org.

    Two-stroke 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
  • Meursault's Walk & Mine (Dad's ashes)

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    Join me tonight as I recount a strange and rather unnerving experience that I had just over a week ago, of feeling as if I were walking in the footsteps of Meursault, the main character of one of my favourite books, Albert Camus’ The Outsider.

    Please note that this episode contains themes relating to death and cremation.

    Journal entry:

    25th July, Thursday

    “First light of iron and steel.
     A mist of rain
     On the back of
     A wind from the south.

    A raven calls from the
     Topmost branch of the tallest
     Of the convocational oaks.

    We both look west
     And share this morning light
     Of rain and southerly wind.”

    Episode Information:

    In this episode I read an extract from Albert Camus’ (1942) The Outsider translated by Sandra Smith and published in 2012 by Penguin Classics. I also briefly refer to his The Plague  also published by Penguin.

    To listen to the episode  that I refer to in this podcast: Walking Home (in fading light).

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

    David Dirom
     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
    Donna Kelly
    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

    In the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org.

    Two-stroke 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. 

    47 min
  • Spun by Wonderment (above Hemel Hempstead)

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    There are times that can touch us deeply. Very often they are not about finding a place of peace or somewhere outstandingly beautiful. It is something else. Something beyond these things. It is about encountering something wonderful, and being spun by wonderment. 
    Join us tonight as we recover from dragging a very smelly and wet dog out of the canal!   

    Journal entry:

    13th July, Saturday

    “Loosestrife sets alight
     The greyness of the day
     With purple fire.

    Chiff chaff squeak
     Like rusty wheelbarrows
     Among the dog-rose
     And willowherb spires.

    Maggie sniffs each stone
     in turn of the snapped-back bridge
     As we pass underneath it
     With a thrash of white water.

    The heron is back
     And so are we.”

     Episode Information:

    In this episode I briefly mention a line from ‘Waltzing Along’ by James (1997) and Kai T Murano’s The Monk and the Butterfly, self-published in 2024.  

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

    David Dirom
     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
    Donna Kelly
    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

    In the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org.

    Two-stroke 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. 

    35 min
  • Living inside the Seasons

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    This episode was inspired by a sentence in Beth Kempton's Wabi Sabi and explores how calendars can connect us more closely to the world around us. Join us tonight as we explore the year through the eyes of some Japanese poets and celebrate the unfolding of the summer.  

    Journal entry:

     25th June, Tuesday

    “First day this summer
     Of real heat.
     All day, my shirt has stuck
     To my back.

    This evening
     The clover field
     Hums with
     The work of bees.”

     

    Episode Information:

    In this episode I recite a number of Larry Hammer’s translations of Japanese poems from the Kokinshū from his (2018)  Ice Melts in the Wind published by Cholla Bear Press, as well as haiku from The Four Seasons published (1958) by Peter Pauper Press. 

    I also refer to Lev Parikian’s (2021) Light Rains Sometimes Fall published by Elliott and Thompson, and Beth Kempton’s (2018) Wabi Sabi published by Piatkus.  

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

    David Dirom
     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
    Donna Kelly
    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

    In the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org.

    Two-stroke 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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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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