Let's fly back to the Once era with this bonus track and learn about the Finnish white nights. Also included is a chat with Vibeke Stene and Asgeir Mickelson about their project Veil of Secrets which released its debut album late last year.

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Featuring special guest: Vibeke Stene and Asgeir Mickelson (Veil of Secrets)

Fan Jury: Oha Cade of Valcata, Diana F, Pete Rawcliffe and Zayn (Ep 4 onwards)

Artwork by Matt Foulkes

Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro)

We're kicking off season four with a song about Eugene Shoemaker's inspiring legacy and chatting to Altamullan Road, the project of Johanna Iivanainen and Johanna Kurkela (who also features on this song!)

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Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo

Featuring special guest: Johanna Kurkela and Johanna Iivanainen (Altamullan Road)

Fan Jury: Oha Cade of Valcata, Diana F, Pete Rawcliffe and Zayn (Ep 4 onwards)

Artwork by Matt Foulkes

Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro)

Over fifty podcast listeners and Nightwish fans ranked the songs on Oceanborn and we can now reveal the results - which song came out on top? Which finished last? Did The Riddler get the justice it so vehemently deserved? Listen and find out!

If you enjoyed this episode, we've also done extensive deep-dives into Oceanborn tracks including Sleeping Sun, Stargazers and Gethsemane on earlier seasons - feel free to have a listen...

Created and hosted by Simon Edward McMurdo

Also featuring Dianne van Giersbergen of Ex-Libris (www.exlibrisband.com)

Artwork by Matt Foulkes

Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro),  Eyes of Glory (Aakash Gandhi)

Poetry, Panels and a Passion for Whitman A mammoth season finale – see you for season 4 later this year!...

Quests and Questionable Opinions

Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo

Artwork by Matt Foulkes

Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro),  Eyes of Glory (Aakash Gandhi), Vinyl Rewind (Tasmanian Power), Hm Huh (Ice of Doom)

Human empathy and Human. :||: Nature.

Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo

Featuring: Matthew Liu

Artwork by Matt Foulkes

Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro),  Eyes of Glory (Aakash Gandhi), Vinyl Rewind (Tasmanian Power)

Translating, Interpreting and Shining Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Forever Still (https://www.foreverstill.dk) Artwork by Matt Foulkes Music:...

Made In Hong Kong, Vietnam, Holland and Various Other Places

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Featuring: Nemesea (https://www.nemesea.com / http://twitter.com/nemesea)

Artwork by Matt Foulkes

Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro),  Eyes of Glory (Aakash Gandhi),

Sonata Arctica and Simon Getting His Life Listening to Oha Cade Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Oha...

Wishmaster and Wishing There Were More Crownless Quotes This one goes out to Crownlessaceofspades on Instagram! Hosted and created by...