Visions of Half Sleep
A dreamscape of Bill Gillard's poetry and fiction that rides musical waves from a community of musicians in northeastern Wisconsin.
All poems and stories written and performed by Bill Gillard.
billgillard.com
Broadcast on Wednesdays at 10pm on WOCT 101.9 FM Oshkosh.
Art by Judith Waller.
Music by:
- Nani Agbeli, drums, Lawrence University
- Greg Cebulski, piano, Appleton
- Joanna Dane, flute, Appleton
- Loren Dempster, cello, Lawrence University
- Paul Dietrich, trumpet, Ripon College
- Bill Gillard, Appleton
- Tony Knuppel, piano, Appleton
- Ed Martin, piano, UW Oshkosh
- Tad Neuhaus, guitar and percussion, Appleton
- Nadje Noordhuis, trumpet, Lawrence University
- Offsite, music producer, Appleton
- Wilson Poffenberger, saxophone, UW Stevens Point
- Tom Washatka, many instruments, UW Oshkosh
- Drew Whiting, saxophone, UW Oshkosh
Visions of Half Sleep
Latest Episodes
No New York
When we really think about it, when we trace the genealogy back back back, then we must come to terms with the fact that old great grandma Persimmon from the old country had a grand who was a fish with legs. That had to be an awkward family reu...
Incident at the Vulcan Mill
The Great Peshtigo Fire swept through Northeast Wisconsin on October 8, 1871 — the same night as the far more famous Great Chicago Fire. Chicago lost something like 300 souls. Peshtigo lost 2,500. A managed burn for clearing brush and timber wa...
The Flotilla
Once upon a time there was a scientist whose fondest wish was to see the world clearly and to then help others to do the same. His favorite shoes are hip waders, and his friends are worms and tadpoles and the moss that grows above the water lin...
