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Join us tonight as Erica a wends âsnailwardâ 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
âCruising through a Hiroshige
Woodblock print;
Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge.
Even the reeds look like bamboo.A heron pilots us home.â
Episode Information:
During this episode I read a short poem by Issa and read some of the lyrics from Finnegan Tuiâs latest song âOld One.â
I also refer to Hiroshigeâs woodblock print Sudden Shower over Shin-Ćhashi Bridge and Atake, Cynthia Barnettâs (2016) Rain: Natural and cultural history, and an extract from Thomas Mertonâs (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 SmithGeneral 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
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Traditionally, August has been the time for Britons to head off to the seaside for their annual holiday. This weekâs 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
âAll night the winds blew;
Battering and hooliganing
Around the boat.
Perhaps thatâs 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.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I read Mind Shambleâs poem âOver Steam (Spring 2021)â and read excerpts from John Betjemanâs poems, âSeaside Golfâ, âTrebetherickâ, and âGreenaway.â I also refer to the song âMorningtown Rideâ 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 SmithGeneral 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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Weâre 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
âThe 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 winterâs worth of survival
During the long cold of
Darkened days.My world must seem so
Totally incomprehensible
To them.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I recommend Wes and Amyâs 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 SmithGeneral 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 perform
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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 Camusâ The Outsider.
Please note that this episode contains themes relating to death and cremation.Journal entry:
25th July, Thursday
âFirst 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.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I read an extract from Albert Camusâ (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 SmithGeneral 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
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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
âLoosestrife 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.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I briefly mention a line from âWaltzing Alongâ by James (1997) and Kai T Muranoâs 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 SmithGeneral 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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For more information about Nighttime on Still WatersYou can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com.
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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
âFirst 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.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I recite a number of Larry Hammerâs translations of Japanese poems from the KokinshĆ« 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 Parikianâs (2021) Light Rains Sometimes Fall published by Elliott and Thompson, and Beth Kemptonâs (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 SmithGeneral 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
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Join us on a wet and windy night as, tonight, we listen the strange and untameable tale of Fionnghuala, Oadh, Fiacra and Conn, the children of Lir, and meet up with our own (children of the) children of Lir who share their own wild mythologies.
I also give an explanatory statement about the YouTube podcast channel.
Journal entry:
11th June, Tuesday
âStanding knee deep
In a green ocean of grass.
The woodpeckerâs
Seagull laughter
Tumbles among the trees below.And here am I,
On a summerâs evening,
Skimming stones across the stilled waters
Of a restless mind.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I retell the story of the Children of Lir. As can be expected from a tale birthed in orality it can be found in many forms. A good introduction can be found here: Wilderness Ireland. However, oral stories are not so much about the precise details but what you, the listener, bring to them.
I also refer to our old friend, Miles Hadfieldâs (1950) An English Almanac.
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 SmithGeneral 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.Pia
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Sometimes episodes have a mind of their own and take you to unplanned places they think you need to go. This is one of those episodes. One âsoftâ Sunday morning in May in John Clare country.
Journal entry:
31st May, Friday
âStanding looking south-west
Across the vale.
Four ducks circle above the water.
Then swoop down and land in unison.The fields and hills in the distance
Fade into soft light.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I read John Clareâs poem âDay-Breakâ and a very short extract from his Shepherdâs Calendar.
You can visit Deborah Vassâs beautiful website here: Still Sketching.
Cally Conwayâs gorgeous nature inspired linocuts can be viewed here: Cally Conway Prints.
You can view Karen and Jason Politteâs videos: Just Two People.
The soundscape was recorded in Weldon Woodland Park on 26/05/24.
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 SmithGeneral 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 int
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In tonightâs episode we meet a couple of beautiful spring flowers with some fearsome reputations and go about spring cleaning a very messy and cluttered boat with the help of Kenneth Grahameâs The Wind in the Willows.
Journal entry:
8th May, Wednesday.
âA May evening of golden haze
And drifting willow down
And the busy day winds down.Nearby, lambs call as mothers graze and nuzzle
Beyond them, chiff-chaff, robin, and bluetit.
Further distant, the sound of children playing.
Beyond that a dog barks and another answers.
Further still a train clatters over some points.Encircled by ever increasing concentric
rings of soundscapes
That pin me to the epicentre of this
May evening of golden haze."Episode Information:
Karen and Jason made a video of their time on NB Sam's Drum. You can view it here: Leaving America for a Narrowboat.
With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.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 SmithGeneral 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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For more information about Nighttime on Still WatersYou can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com.
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In tonightâs episode we meet a couple of beautiful spring flowers with some fearsome reputations and go about spring cleaning a very messy and cluttered boat with the help of Kenneth Grahameâs The Wind in the Willows.
Journal entry:
20th April, Saturday
âA ring of coltsfoot heads has been placed
In the crevice of an oak-beam used as a picnic table.
They lie bleached and desiccated
Shrouded in fine cobweb and dust.
They look just like the vestige
Of some prehistoric ritual.Perhaps some child placed them there
On a sunny day of picnic and leisure.
It is good to know
That we have not grown so far distant
From our forebears to have forgotten
Our need to be human.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I read the opening pages of Kenneth Grahameâs (1908) The Wind in the Willows republished by Penguin Classics.
I also refer to Roy Vickeryâs (2019) Vickeryâs Folk Flora, published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson and
With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.
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 SmithGeneral 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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For more information about Nighttime on Still WatersYou can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com.
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For us the river of the year has, so far, been roaring and fierce. It is difficult, at times, to see the bank or to even know whether we are floating or sinking. However, that is only one small part of the picture. What follows is a rather incoherent attempt to find coherence amid the noise.
Journal entry:
10th April, Wednesday
âThis morning dawned in chilled silver
I wore my coat up to my chin.
Now the sun is out
And coltsfoot down dances
On a warm wind.âWith special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.
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 SmithGeneral 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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As the slow march of Spring travels along the canal and towpaths, tonight I answer two more questions: How do we keep the boat from freezing when we have to leave it unattended, and how long does it normally take to buy a narrowboat?
Journal entry:
7th March, Thursday.
âA grey wind blows
From a grey sky
Troubling the surface
Of the canal.Damson blossom
Torn from branch
Spun snow-like
With each gust.Sweet smell of woodsmoke
And the throat-catch of coal
Crosses my path, head high,
And is lost along the towpath.ĂŸĂŠs ofereode,
ĂŸisses swa mĂŠg
(That passed overâŠ
so may this)Episode Information:
In this episode I refer to Miles Hadfieldâs (1950) English Almanac and Eleanor Parkerâs (2022) Winters in the World. I also read a verse from John Clareâs âLast of March written at Lolham Briggs.â
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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 SmithGeneral 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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As a family, we gained a reputation for the way our 'short walks' often turned into marathon hikes which invariably meant staggering home long after dark (usually without a torch). In this weekâs episode I reminisce on the lessons learnt, their prescient significance, and living in a culture that does growing old and dying so astonishingly badly.
Journal entry:
24th February, Saturday.
âCloud cliffs, grey and climbing
Early spring sunshine
Catching the stonework traceries
And Benedictine flint and brickwork.The hub of politicking and commerce
Silenced by the wheel-turn of centuries.
Now trees stand where monks walked
And daffodils nod in silent prayer.An hour of gentle talk and laughter
Among such emerald greens of spring.
And crows bathe in the Stiffkey brook
As the wayside flames with primrose,
Crocus, and snowdrop.Later, vast flights of wild geese fly south
Along the coastline.âEpisode Information:
This episode comprises largely of family recollections, but please note that it also touches on the themes on death and dying.
With special thanks to our lock-wheelers for supporting this podcast.
Chris and Alan on NB The 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 SmithGeneral 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.Pi
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Welcome aboard the NB Erica on a wet winterâs night. It is a perfect night to snuggle down and listen to JM Syngeâs turn of the 20th century accounts of his travels to the Aran Islands in a small currach on stormy seas.
Journal entry:
14th February, Wednesday (St. Valentineâs Day)
âOutside,
No coat,
On the hill that runs down to the cut.Warm sun, fleeting,
Cloud chasing with the gulls
And the circle of two buzzards.Maggie sits, watching,
From a throne of dried grass
And teasels.I too watch,
As the seconds pause.
I had never realised that the cormorantâs
Buoyant flight
Was quite like that.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I read passages from JM Syngeâs (1907) book The Aran Islands republished by Penguin Classics (1992).
For more information go to the episode page at noswpod.com
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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 SmithGeneral 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 Ingra
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It has been a rather tempestuous year so far! Currently, I am many miles from the boat and have not been able to record any podcasts. I have rather rushed this episode out to update you on the reasons why I have been so quiet of late and to bring you up to date with what has been happening.
Apologies for the sound quality of this episode. I do not have my recording gear with me at the moment.
Episode Information:
In this episode I read parts of the lyrics from âSit Downâ by James, written by Jim Glennie, Larry Gott, Tim Booth, Gavan Whelan (1989).
I also read a very short extract from John Moriartyâs (2009) Dreamtime published by Lilliput Press and featuring the words of Julian of Norwich.
With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.
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 SmithGeneral 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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For more information about Nighttime on Still WatersYou can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com.
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You are invited to join us for a very special episode as we celebrate Christmas Eve onboard the Erica and remember the Christmas Eves of our childhood.
Journal entry:
21st December, Thursday, Winter Solstice
âThe yearâs turning
And the longest night.Thereâs a rough wind
And angry skies.The polestar oak
Finally felled.The ducks donât seem
To notice."Episode Information:
Can I take this opportunity to wish you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a happy NEW YEAR!
With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.
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 SmithGeneral 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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For more information about Nighttime on Still WatersYou can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com.
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You have seen the Instagram photographs/videos of happy boat-dogs gambolling along summer towpaths, dense with colour and sunshine, or happily curled up in front of cosy fires, but what is the reality of sharing a boat with a dog really like, especially in the winter?
Journal entry:
15th December, Friday.
âAll night,
The owls echoed
Along the valley
In the long tunnel
Of the night.This morning,
A magpie scratched
Her jagged song
Across the metalled dome
Of first light.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I read a short extract from Tom Roltâs (1944) Narrow Boat re-published in 2014 by The History Press
Links to all the vlogs that I mention in this episode can be found in the transcript below.
With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.
Rebecca Russell
Allison on the narrowboat Mukka
Derek and Pauline Watts
Anna V.
Sean James Cameron
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 SmithGeneral 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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Join us on a stormy December night to listen to the next part of âHow Mum met Dadâ in celebration of Dadâs 95th birthday. This week, we hear about their crack of dawn wedding and their honeymoon on the Norfolk Broads in the Whippet.
Journal entry:
7th December, Thursday
âUntidy smoke trail of jackdaws
Stream across an iron sky
Of scalding wind and rain flail.Maggie and I pick our way
Across the sheep field,
December sings through the oaks.âEpisode Information:
For more information, photographs and readings from Mumâs book: The Start of it all.
With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.
Rebecca Russell
Allison on the narrowboat Mukka
Derek and Pauline Watts
Anna V.
Sean James Cameron
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 SmithGeneral 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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For more information about Nighttime on Still WatersYou can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com.
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This week is a very special episode as we celebrate Dadâs 95th birthday and we go back in time to hear about how a 1938 Hilman Minx was instrumental in how Mum met Dad.
Journal entry:
1st December, Friday
âShort sections of the canal
Are covered in a frosted skim of ice.
Wafer thin
But firm enough to bear a moorhenâs weight.She walks parallel to the offside bank
Left foot raised in a high arc
Then place it flat upon the ice
Slide it forwards half an inch or so.Pivot
Right foot raised in a high arc
Then place it flat upon the ice
Slide it forwards half an inch or so.Pivot
And so on.
This is how to adapt
When your environment
Is suddenly changed
Beyond recognition.Skating slowly
With an assured deliberation.
The canal is still
Your home.âEpisode Information:
Vanessaâs vlog can be viewed here: The Mindful Narrowboat.
For more information, photographs and readings from Mumâs book: The Start of it all.
With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.
Allison on the narrowboat Mukka
Derek and Pauline Watts
Anna V.
Sean James Cameron
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 SmithGeneral 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 int
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Autumn is a good time for contemplation and a place by the fireside encourages reflection. Recently I have been revisiting the journals of Thomas Merton and, with the help of John Moriarty, I have found myself relearning some valuable lessons. The Edens of our flourishing are sometimes not quite what we dream them to be.
Journal entry:
15th November, Wednesday
"Across the fields,
A train clatters it's way to Birmingham.
The lit carriages flickering like
A procession of glow worms
Through the hedges.A rabbit's tail strobes white in my torchlight.
The hill becomes alive with
Unblinking ovine eyes."Episode Information:
In this episode I read a number of entries from:
Thomas Mertonâs Dancing in the Water of Life published in 2009 by HarperCollins.
For more information on John Moriarty and the âyoga of horrorâ see his What the Curlew Said published in 2007 by Lilliput Press.
With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.
Allison on the narrowboat Mukka
Derek and Pauline Watts
Anna V.
Sean James Cameron
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 SmithGeneral 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 int
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