Owl Light Trio - The Politician, the Lighthouse & the Trained Cormorant |Towpath Productions, Oxford

Owl Light Trio performing The Politician, the Lighthouse & the Trained Cormorant.
** Credits **
Artist: Owl Light Trio
www.owllighttr...
Owl Light Trio are an instrumental group based in Oxfordshire that takes good tunes to pieces and put them back together again. Sometimes the insides end up on the outside.
At other times the tunes will seem to go back together seamlessly, until we find a stray note or two in a pocket or under the sofa. Tunes treated in this way often reveal hidden passageways, trapdoors, overgrown gardens and forgotten attics. When these turn up we like to explore them thoroughly. On occasion, reconstructed tunes have been known to unfold in dramatic and unpredictable ways, but nobody has ever been harmed as a result. The tunes come from a variety of sources. Some are traditional tunes from Britain, Ireland or Europe. Many are our own compositions.
Jane uses a fiddle or a viola when handling tunes. This technique appears to be particularly effective and Jane is sought after as a performer, teacher, music editor and session musician. She performs and records with Duotone and the Two Piece Orchestra. She is an expert in the correct use of the semi-colon.
Colin has many years experience dismantling and reassembling objects. This makes him eminently qualified to play acoustic guitar in the Owl Light Trio. Aficionados of experimental culinary sound art will know him from the Sonic Catering Band.
Jim once grew a giant pumpkin weighing 12 st. He lives on the Street of Concertinas, under the Sign of the Hexagon.
Directed, Recorded, Mixed and Edited by Ryan Quarterman
Future Human Design Co. www.futurehuma...
Captian: Stuart Miller
**About Towpath Productions**
Towpath Productions - Moving music hosted aboard our historic canal boats on the Oxford canal. We host and record live intimate music sessions to be enjoyed for free live from the canal towpath and online.
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**Gear**
Canon 80d
Sony A7III
Sigma 17-50mm 1:2.8 EX DC OS HSM Zoom Lens
Samyang T1.5 35mm AS UMC II Cine Lens
DJI Ronin-S
Insta360 One X2
Zoom H8 Handy Recorder
SURE SM57
SURE SM58
**About Progress**
Progress was built in 1936 by Peter Keay & Sons (Walsall) for W. Elwell & Sons - the Tipton-based coal carrying company operating on the Birmingham Canal Network. In her previous prime, she would have towed eight 'Joey' boats each holding around 35 tonnes of coal.
Progress was converted to a hire boat by Jimmy Yates in the late 1950s and renamed Pintail. The present Fowler 2DYM diesel engine (1944) was first installed in 1958.
She was fully renovated between 1997 and 2000 by Jem Bates and Trevor Whitling - including having her name restored to Progress. Bill Mann, Trevor Allum and Phil Kidd acquired Progress in 2017 for the David Blagrove Trust and completed a full restoration of the cabin.
Progress was bought by Stuart Miller in 2020. She was the first acquisition for the fleet of Towpath Productions.
CONSTRUCTION
Builder: Keay, Peter & Son, Walsall
Built in: 1936
Hull material: Wood
Number of decks: 1
Number of masts: 0
Propulsion: Motor
Number of engines: 1
Primary engine type: Inboard diesel
DIMENSIONS
Breadth: Beam: 7.00 feet (2.14 m)
Depth: 2.50 feet (0.76 m)
Length: Overall 50.00 feet (15.25 m)

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Love it. Miss you guys. You should have stayed on the boat all the way to Canterbury!