Episode 11

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Published on:

8th Nov 2022

When Colours Fade

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

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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