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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. 

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