The Lonely Voice

#48: 'The Boatman' by Billy O'Callaghan

The Lonely Voice

Show Notes

A man, lost in grief, finds solace in fiction.

Music: Excerpts from Folded Landscapes, by Erland Cooper (performed by Scottish Ensemble); 'Forever' and '21st March (Variation)' from Eight Winds by Sokratis Sinopoulos Quartet

Sound FX: from freesound.org

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