60 acast.com The Cinder Path https://shows.acast.com/the-cinder-path en Paul Carmichael landscape,garner,hauntology,derive,spoken word,ambient,history,poetry,ghosts,haunting Paul Carmichael Part story, part soundscape, this series explores the hauntological seams between people and place.

Written and read by Paul Carmichael.

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Written and read by Paul Carmichael.

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]]> false Paul Carmichael info+698cc2c9fe55e6c6c35a8847@mg-eu.acast.com 698cc2c9fe55e6c6c35a8847 the-cinder-path episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1770832146680-4f4aba8b-0a3a-4bc5-b931-b1f83601677a.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/the-cinder-path The Cinder Path Take Flight Take Flight Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:40:44 GMT 4:34 6a53d19ca410914b5814d76f false https://shows.acast.com/the-cinder-path/episodes/take-flight 6a53d19ca410914b5814d76f 698cc2c9fe55e6c6c35a8847 take-flight full 1 7

Take Flight is a meditation on the quiet courage of solitude. Standing before a lonely lighthouse beneath an immense night sky, we discover that freedom is not found by escaping the world, but by allowing the mind and spirit to journey beyond fear. The lighthouse becomes a symbol of steadfastness amid uncertainty, whilst the stars and sea remind us that imagination, memory and hope are limitless. It is ultimately an (hopefully) uplifting reflection on resilience; that even in our darkest moments we possess the extraordinary ability to lift ourselves beyond the horizon of the present and discover new possibilities within ourselves.


With Take Flight I consciously wished to explore structure, principally the structure of the Sonnets of Shakespeare.. I borrowed one lesson directly from the sonnets: the volta. Rather than simply repeating an image, each verse turns it slightly until the chorus acquires a deeper meaning.


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Take Flight is a meditation on the quiet courage of solitude. Standing before a lonely lighthouse beneath an immense night sky, we discover that freedom is not found by escaping the world, but by allowing the mind and spirit to journey beyond fear. The lighthouse becomes a symbol of steadfastness amid uncertainty, whilst the stars and sea remind us that imagination, memory and hope are limitless. It is ultimately an (hopefully) uplifting reflection on resilience; that even in our darkest moments we possess the extraordinary ability to lift ourselves beyond the horizon of the present and discover new possibilities within ourselves.


With Take Flight I consciously wished to explore structure, principally the structure of the Sonnets of Shakespeare.. I borrowed one lesson directly from the sonnets: the volta. Rather than simply repeating an image, each verse turns it slightly until the chorus acquires a deeper meaning.


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]]> Brigadoon of the Fens Brigadoon of the Fens Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:44:02 GMT 5:01 6a46dba3ecd1239143ed5c69 false https://shows.acast.com/the-cinder-path/episodes/brigadoon-of-the-fens 6a46dba3ecd1239143ed5c69 698cc2c9fe55e6c6c35a8847 brigadoon-of-the-fens full 1 6 The other day I found a book. "Narrative Essays of Today". Published in 1964 it is stamped as being the property of Whitefield County Secondary School, Albert Road, Manchester, and features writings by Orwell, Wodehouse, Dylan Thomas and many others.

I took it with me on a lengthy dog walk. I also had a pencil.

Whilst Stanley sat poised, observing the squirrels, ready to give them the telling off he thinks they deserve, a story came to mind.

A couple. A girl and a boy, then a man and a woman, who meet in a field. It was all very Thomas Hardy in my imagination.

They met, loved and grew in the field. And even though they're long gone their spirit remains on the wind.

This is their story.

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]]> The other day I found a book. "Narrative Essays of Today". Published in 1964 it is stamped as being the property of Whitefield County Secondary School, Albert Road, Manchester, and features writings by Orwell, Wodehouse, Dylan Thomas and many others.

I took it with me on a lengthy dog walk. I also had a pencil.

Whilst Stanley sat poised, observing the squirrels, ready to give them the telling off he thinks they deserve, a story came to mind.

A couple. A girl and a boy, then a man and a woman, who meet in a field. It was all very Thomas Hardy in my imagination.

They met, loved and grew in the field. And even though they're long gone their spirit remains on the wind.

This is their story.

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]]> Polaroid Polaroid Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:51:49 GMT 10:32 6a2085d544a383b494df6669 false https://shows.acast.com/the-cinder-path/episodes/polaroid 6a2085d544a383b494df6669 698cc2c9fe55e6c6c35a8847 polaroid full 1 5 Those memories that we cannot return to.



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]]> Crossroads Crossroads Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:27:00 GMT 4:22 69cce4e54b85e2808cd31fe9 false https://shows.acast.com/the-cinder-path/episodes/crossroads 69cce4e54b85e2808cd31fe9 698cc2c9fe55e6c6c35a8847 crossroads full 1 4 Crossroads is named after the place I find myself now. Decisions, decisions.


I've made the decision to step forward.


Scary times ahead, but if you can't trust yourself, who can you trust?


The music is "Ambient" by Strange Day. You can find it here--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr6OrTpkM04

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]]> Crossroads is named after the place I find myself now. Decisions, decisions.


I've made the decision to step forward.


Scary times ahead, but if you can't trust yourself, who can you trust?


The music is "Ambient" by Strange Day. You can find it here--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr6OrTpkM04

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]]> Second Shore Second Shore Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:23:23 GMT 7:43 69a8ccfbd7234219a30c02b8 false https://shows.acast.com/the-cinder-path/episodes/second-shore 69a8ccfbd7234219a30c02b8 698cc2c9fe55e6c6c35a8847 second-shore full 1 3

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]]> Stone Stone Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:35:41 GMT 5:20 699c65bc68ec8626d22989d3 false https://shows.acast.com/the-cinder-path/episodes/stone 699c65bc68ec8626d22989d3 698cc2c9fe55e6c6c35a8847 stone full 1 2

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]]> The Shadow on the Tor The Shadow on the Tor Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:01:09 GMT 3:30 698cc3e53f15cb4dabd69549 false https://shows.acast.com/the-cinder-path/episodes/the-shadow-on-the-tor 698cc3e53f15cb4dabd69549 698cc2c9fe55e6c6c35a8847 the-shadow-on-the-tor full 1 1 For who knows when,

She will speak again.

And who knows when,

The mist will fall.


Written whilst looking out across the River Dee.

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She will speak again.

And who knows when,

The mist will fall.


Written whilst looking out across the River Dee.

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