A Nightingale Sang (and the world listened)
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This week marked the anniversary of what has been considered by many to be one of the most important cultural events of the twentieth century. Tonight, we try to recapture that moment and explore why its power to move still remains today.  Journal entry: 18th May, Thursday, “Is there anything more beautiful  Than the softness  Of April and May light  While the clouds scramble  For height  Amid a sky of towering blue?” Episode Information: In this episode I read from: Charlie Connelly (2020) Last Train to Hilversum: A Journey in the search of the magic of radio published by Bloomsbury Press. Seán Street (2012) The Poetry of Radio: The colour of sound published by Routledge. The nightingale song was recorded by ‘reinsaba’. You can access the full recording at Freesound.  With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast. Laurie and Liz Phil Pickin Orange Cookie Donna Kelly Mary Keane. Arabella Holzapfel. Rory and MJ. Narrowboat Precious Jet. Linda Reynolds Burkins. Richard Noble. Carol Ferguson. Tracie Thomas Mike 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.  For more information about Nighttime on Still Waters You can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life on the Erica on our website at noswpod.com. It will also allow you to become more a part of the podcast and you can leave comments, offer suggestions, and reviews. You can even leave me a voice mail by clicking on the microphone icon.  Support the showBecome a 'Lock-Wheeler' 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: Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoswPod Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@nosw 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 using the voicemail facility by clicking on the microphone icon.
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