Episode 7

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13th Jul 2022

The Whaling Moon

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.uk
  • www.naturalbristol.wordpress.com
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About the Podcast

Sleeping with the Moon
What does a full moon mean to you? Have you ever slept out under one and watched it rise?

Storyteller Michael Loader has done just that. During the year of 2021, he spent one night a month sleeping out in a bivvi bag under the full moon and each experience inspired him to create a unique piece of writing.

On each full moon during 2022, we will release that story.

Produced by Pommy Harmar
Photo by Alex Andrews from www.pexels.com

About your hosts

Michael Loader

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Michael Loader is a storyteller, writer and workshop leader working with all ages from pre-schoolers to elders. He works with the Read For Good charity in children’s hospitals, director of Somerset Storyfest and storyteller in residence with Wild Words at St George’s concert hall Bristol.

“Michael clearly has storytelling in his soul and his love of people and of engaging the audience in the story is abundantly apparent in all of his wonderful shows”.
National Arboretum Westonbirt

Email: foolworks@yahoo.co.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Somerset-Storyfest-428942520456383/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCPBIzlPFZQiO4HwRlwMjz4w

Pommy Harmar

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Freelance journalist, radio producer, podcaster and walker, Pommy has been working in radio since 2013. She has produced and hosted podcasts including Footprints, The Quarantini, and Follow The Sun.

Footprints season 2 starts January 2022, a podcast produced for Bathscape exploring inter-generational themes around the landscape surrounding the city of Bath.

"Big, big fan of your podcast. All your topics were relevant and fascinating to me as an older, female solo walker for the first time in the U.K." (Season 1 listener)

Email: pommyharmar@yahoo.co.uk