Afleveringen
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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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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.
Support the Show.
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For pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: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 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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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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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.
Support the Show.
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Contact
For pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: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 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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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
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.
Support the Show.
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Contact
For pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: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 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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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.Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.
All other audio recorded on site.
Support the Show.
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Contact
For pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: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 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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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
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.
Support the Show.
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Contact
For pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: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 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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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.
Support the Show.
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Contact
For pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: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 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.
Support the Show.
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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
For pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: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 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.
Support the Show.
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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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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.
Support the Show.
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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
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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 interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.
All other audio recorded on site.
Support the Show.
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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
For pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: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 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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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 interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.
All other audio recorded on site.
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I've always felt that there is something rather singular about the month of November. Tonight I try to find out what it is and end up recounting the time when Guy Fawkes wore my old dressing gown (which might or might not have anything to do with it!).
Journal entry:
8th November, Wednesday.
âLook down for the healing.
A reluctant dawn this morning,
South wind plays with stray raindrops
And birch leaves.
Scars of grey paving slabs lined with green.
Willowherb, spurge, dandelion.
Green healing the grey.
Always there's the healing.
Look to the healing
Beneath your feet.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I read very short extracts from:
Ruth Binneyâs (2010) Weather Lore published by David and Charles.
Miles Hadfieldâs (1950) An English Almanac published by Dent and Sons.I also read a brief extract of John Clareâs âNovemberâ from his The Shepherdâs Calendar (1827).
âNorfolk Gregâsâ blog post on Banbury Canal Day.With special thanks to our lock-wheelers for 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 interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.
All other audio recorded on site.
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Itâs a foul November night, so why not come and join me aboard the Erica by the warm glow of fire light. I have with me a lovely book that I found last year in a second-hand bookshop and think that it's perfect for a night like this.
Journal entry:
1st November, Wednesday.
âNovember is born brave
This morning.The dark water is alive
With movement
And a scatter
Of light.The walk from the boat
To car
Is under a starfield and
A bold moon.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I read the following poems:
âThe Chilternsâ by Rupert Brooke (extract)
âCotswoldsâ by David Ashby
âCotswold Roadsâ by Eva Dobell
âTewkesbury Roadâ by John Masefield
âThe High Roadâ by John Haines
âDedicatory Odeâ by Hillaire Belloc (extract)
âThe Ancient Wallâ by Brian Waters
âThe Cotswold Farmers' by John Drinkwater
All poems (excluding Brookeâs) are found in Forest and Vale and High Blue Hill: Poems of Gloucestershire, the Cotswolds and Beyond collected by Johnny Coppin (1991).
I finish with an extract from LTC Roltâs Narrow Boat.
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 interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.
All other audio recorded on site.
Support the Show.
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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
For pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: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 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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I am not sure if it is just me, but so far autumn doesnât feel quite so âautumnyâ as it usually does. Therefore, I think that it is a perfect time to savour a reading from one of my most favourite childhood books, Brendon Chase by BB.
Journal entry:
26th October, Thursday.
âDarkness.
Mizzle transforms the water
Into star-fields of pinpricks of light.
Evanescent.Like walking
Through the tangle
Of watery
Spidersâ webs.A dance of tiny droplets
In the torchlightâs beam.
Cloud-walking
Beside the canal.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I read an extract from BBâs (1944) wonderful Brendon Chase republished in 2016 by Puffin Books.
I also refer to Miles Hadfieldâs An English Almanac (1950) published by Dent and Sons.
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 interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.
All other audio recorded on site.
Support the Show.
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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
For pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: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 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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It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the global events of the last couple of weeks. Following the battering of Storm Babet, this weekâs episode offers a space for us to reflect on a world that can be often violent and far from perfect.
Journal entry:
13th October, Friday
âBattered by the winds of the world
I stop to watch the free-flight of rooks
Diving from an oak into the full force
Of a westerly gale.Gothic wings outspread,
They surf the blast
Hanging on its back
In a rage of ecstatic life.I stand alone below
Looking upwards
And for a short while
My feet have left the ground
And I master the gale.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I read SeĂĄn Streetâs poem âListening with a spiderâ from his 2021 collection The Sound Recordist published by Maytree Press.
I also read an extract from Melanie Challengerâs (2023) essay: âAnimals in the room: Why We Can and Should Listen to Other Speciesâ.
I also refer to Thomas Hobbesâ (1651) Leviathan, Tennysonâs (1850) âIn Memoriamâ, and Max Richterâs (2003/2018) album The Blue Notebooks.
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 interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.
All other audio recorded on site.
Support the Show.
Become a 'Lock-Wheeler'
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoswPod Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@nosw
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
For pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: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 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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The temperature outside is dipping down towards zero, so join us for a cosy night by the glow of a hot stove, as we chat about two subjects close to my heart and the surprising way that living on a boat has altered my attitude to them.
Journal entry:
13th October, Friday
âBattered by the winds of the world
I stop to watch the free-flight of rooks
Diving from an oak into the full force
Of a westerly gale.Gothic wings outspread,
They surf the blast
Hanging on its back
In a rage of ecstatic life.I stand alone below
Looking upwards
And for a short while
My feet have left the ground
And I master the gale.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I answer the following questions from listeners:
10:59 = How did we decide which books to include in our library on the Erica?
19:39 - Will you do an episode on writings about the canals?
21:09 - Did you have a record collection and how do you listen to music on the canal?28:48 - Have you considered recreating the first voyage of the 'Kathy'?Click link to order a copy of Ruthie Windsor-Mannâs 12 months of 12 Acres.
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 June 2018. Creative Commons Licence.Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.
Support the Show.
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Contact
For pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: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 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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There's an old and trustworthy adage on the canals: when two or more boaters meet up it is only a matter of time before the conversation will turn to the subject of toilets. So guess what the topic of this week's episode is?!
Journal entry:
3rd October, Tuesday
âLight fades.
Dew Falls.
Maggie follows a rabbitâs scent-trail
Through the long, wet grass.
Two rooks head east into darkness.I struggle in the half-light
With the padlock on the gate
So we head upwards over the hill
Then down to the line of boats
With their windows shining into the night.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I answer the following questions from listeners:
11:33 - What are the pros & cons of pump-out toilets?
22:55 - Can boaters use compost toilets?
29:39 - Is drinking tap water safe & how do you know when the water tank needs filling?
To watch the episode when Maggie meets Zephyr on The Mindful Narrowboat: Come Here For A Narrowboating Break.
With special thanks to our lock-wheelers for supporting this podcast.
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
Mike 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.Support the Show.
Become a 'Lock-Wheeler'
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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
For pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: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 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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A week of serious problems with our internet has meant that I have been unable to record the episode answering listenersâ questions. However, join us tonight to enjoy a special meeting under the âghostâ of a harvest moon.
Journal entry:
29th September, Friday
âEarly this morning,
We met the swan slipping
Light upon the night-time mists.Behind us,
Cows stood knee deep
in milk- white meadows.This is the stillness that falls
After the storm.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I read a section from Neil Youngâs Harvest Moon published in 1992 by Big Deal Music.
I also read poems 137 and 42 by Ryokan from The Zen Fool Ryokan by Misao Kodama and Hikosaku Yanagishima published in 199 by Charles E Tuttle.
I also read a short passage from Eido Frances Careyâs biography Kakurenbo published 2013 in by Temple Ground Press.
You can find Vanessa and Zephyr on The Mindful Narrowboat vlog.With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.
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
Mike 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 recorde
Support the Show.
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Contact
For pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: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 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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Thereâs a chill in the air tonight and there will be mist on the water in the morning. Join me tonight as I answer some hard questions about how viability is a long term in the Erica on the canals?
Journal entry:
21st September, Thursday
âFor a short while this evening
The crescent moon and the setting sun
Shared the same length of skyline.
A fiery bronze heart and the ghost of bone.Then a robin sings as rain drops fall.
Here is tranquillity and peace.
The horned moon
And evensong among the patter
Of elder leaves.âEpisode Information:
In this episode I answer the following listenerâs questions:
Have we burnt our bridges?What do we do about dentists and GPs?How will the funding cuts affect us?With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.
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
Mike 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.
For more information about Nighttime on Still Waters
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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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