Cloud Herder (Won't you spin us one last story?)


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Along the towpath, the battle between winter and spring has begun with days of warmth and days of sleet. Although even the young ducks teach us a lesson in conflict avoidance. Join us tonight as we celebrate the lives of two people who were central to the creation of Nighttime on Still Waters.

Journal entry:

12th March, Wednesday.

“The day winds down.
A last walk along the canal side.
Pebbled rings form in the open water.

A kick of sleet
Drives against my face.
Captivated by the golden sun
Shining through rain mist.
Such unimagined golds.

Behind me
A pale rainbow
Bows and fades to such majesty.”

Episode Information:

This episode is dedicated to the memory to two people without whom this podcast would not have been created: Michael Goode and Clifford DeHaven.

Among many things, Clifford was a great musician. One of his musical incarnations was as 'Mournful Hornet' which seemed to capture his offbeat character and heart. You can hear him on SoundCloud. I also read the words of Meg Kara (Poetic Meg).

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

Gabriela Maria Rodriguez-Veinotte
Kevin B.
Fleur and David Mcloughlin
Lois Raphael
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
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

The intro and the outro music is ‘Crying Cello’ by Oleksii_Kalyna (2024) licensed for free-use by Pixabay (189988).

Narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons

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