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.
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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
A Name He Knew But Did Not Remember Learning
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Bell wonders: “Whence a model for worthy life / measure? Where from a manual / for husbandly virtue? How to return / when thoughts negotiate escape / to spring worlds far and new?” This episode wonders how one figures out what kind of life is worth living. How does one keep score while the game is still in progress? How does a person understand the effects of actions and inactions across decades? These stories and poems build a home for the unsettling dreams that will arrive any moment now…
Story | Music Track Listing
Opening | “Cyberfrogs” — Bill Gillard
Bell is a Man | “They are obviously sounds; that's why they are shadows” — Drew Whiting
Soybeans of Paradise | “Drums Are Go!” — Bill Gillard
That Only Time Provides | “7 in the Pocket” — Offsite
A Name He Knew | “He Knew” — Bill Gillard
“Dear Bretagne” — Bill Gillard
Elegant Blankness | "Double Jeopardy" — Offsite
Home | “October Sweep” — Bill Gillard
Marbles | “Podcast Interlude 5” — Tad's Living Room
Closing | “Cyberfrogs” — Cyberfrogs
"Visions of Half Sleep" is a dreamlike soundscape, a collaboration among artists in northeast Wisconsin. It is Bill Gillard's words and voice along with music by many.
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