Sleeping with the Moon Michael Loader

Welcome to the last episode of Sleeping with the Moon and thank you for listening throughout the year. The December story is called 'The Moon is Cold’.
… 'The harsh rule of Sun has blistered the land and burnt many lives. Packs of wild dogs hunt without mercy through the long claws of night. Many have been forced to flee and now it is time for us to make our escape along the waterways, searching for safety, longing for a new place to call home.
As the longest night and darkest hour draw near Beaver sets off on a threatening voyage and finds himself in a land governed by the primitive mind of the Cold Moon.
A tale of hope, belief, instinct and recognition’ ...
Dedicated to Awet, Ali and Tahmina
If you want to hear any of the January-August stories live, meet Michael and participate in creative workshops - run by Michael and other artists - on the splendour of Clevedon Pier in North Somerset (including a bar), you can find more information below.
https://clevedonpier.co.uk
01275 878846
Credits
Written and performed by Michael Loader
Music written and performed by Mark Smulian
Produced by Pommy Harmar
Links
Mind Harp World
Naturally Bristol

Welcome to the latest episode of Sleeping with the Moon a rich mix of sound and words, exploration and worlds.
Watching the light draining from the November forest of last year drew me into the question of when do I cease differentiating colour and ultimately seeing colour, so I thought having an artist as the protagonist would be appropriate.
Researching the life and work of poet and artist William Blake has inspired a further deepening of experience.
… “And you feel warmed in the swell of orange gleaming light; lifted by the blue dome of cloud-streaked sky painted by the wings of angels.
And you feel wrapped in the burnished bronze of autumnal hues; bewitched by the transfiguring flames of sunset.
And you feel spellbound by the reflection of Heaven in the depths of a pool; enticed by the smouldering scent of drifting smoke” ...
Dedicated to an artist I know very well, Gail Mason
www.gailmason.co.uk
Credits
Written and performed by Michael Loader
Music: created and performed by Martin Solomon and Holly Jenkinson
Poetry: William Blake
Photo: Michael Loader
Produced: Pommy Harmar
Links
www.martinsolomon.com
https://soundcloud.com/hollyjenkinson
www.naturalbristol.wordpress.com

October’s full moon was called the Hunters Moon by the first Nations and peoples of northern Europe, as it was a time when animals were fattening for the lean winter months and therefore a good time for hunting.
This month’s story takes its inspiration from last year’s sleep out, a recent autumnal walk along the Wye Valley, the observation of ravens close to my home and the potent symbolism of birds from other cultures.
Credits
Thanks go to Ted Hughes for his poetry
Story and music written and performed by Michael Loader
Produced by Pommy Harmar
Links
www.naturalbristol.wordpress.com

Welcome to the ninth episode from September’s full moon sleep out of last year when Michael made the journey to Devon to meet a friend and then step along the Tarka Trail alongside the full Torridge flow.
"The sum of our labours is borne, Reaping the sowing through the knowing of timely planting and nurtured growingNow’s the season to pick and savour, relish the flavour, replenish and store,Bung in the freezer before the real winter freezer appears"Dedicated to Shaun and friendship

Thanks to 
Dominic Hall-Thomas for his drifting, somnolent music which compliments the sense of autumn's slow descent, so perfectly, and
Pommy Harmar for her production expertise.

Credits
Written and performed by Michael Loader
Music written and performed by Dominic Hall-Thomas
Produced by Pommy Harmar

Links
www.naturalbristol.wordpress.com

Welcome to the eighth episode of Sleeping with the Moon charting the 12 encounters and adventures Michael Loader had in 2021 with the twelve full moons.
On August 22 the night of a Blue Moon Michael drove just beyond Porlock in West Somerset before walking to The Valley of Rocks near Lynton North Devon.
With references to Coleridge and Wordsworth; thinking of and meeting friends along the way sharing personal moments and life stories, this episode features music by Amy Summers and ends with a poem written by Michael of the Grey Lady rock that haunts the valley, inspired by Kubla Khan.
Credits
Written and performed by Michael Loader
Music written and performed by Amy Summers - Intermezzo for Piano and Solo Strings
Produced by Pommy Harmar
Links
Instagram: amy.composer
soundcloud.com/amy-summers
www.naturalbristol.wordpress.com

In July 2021 I made my way to the shores of the Severn estuary at Littleton on Severn and Whale Wharf intrigued by the story of the whale that came ashore in 1885.
Inspired by the tale and its location, the tragedy that it stirred and the experiences encountered on a brooding moonless night set the scene for July’s episode of ‘Sleeping with the Moon’ alongside the music of Julian Leeks, the poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the musicianship of double bass player Lizzie Tucker.
Credits
Written and performed by Michael Loader
Music performed live by musician and artist Lizzie Tucker on her double base
Julian Leeks The Pains of Sleep. To hear Julian’s latest release please go to: https://apple.co/3ALsNBF or  https://amzn.to/3yICI9A or search for “Entwined by Sound World and the Bristol Ensemble” at any good download/streaming site.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Pains of Sleep
Produced by Pommy Harmar
Links
www.lamosaics.co.ukwww.naturalbristol.wordpress.com